IndieDex

# Design Brief: Retro & Nostalgic

Pixel typography, classic OS window chrome, or warm vintage print palettes.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #101a12;
  --surface: #1b291d;
  --foreground: #e7ebd7;
  --muted-foreground: #a8afa0;
  --accent: #36cc70;
  --radius: 9999px;
  --font-heading: "Arial", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Arial", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: "VT323", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #101A12 (~82%) · Surface #1B291D (~8%) · Text #E7EBD7 (~4%) · Muted Text #A8AFA0 (~3%) · Accent #36CC70 (~3%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Centered Headline + Input
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Dark · Balanced
- Border radius & elevation: Pill; use elevation shadows to separate layers
- Primary visual medium: Interactive Hero Demo / Tool
- Conversion CTA: Direct Input / Instant Try
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Hero components: Centered Prompt / Input, Interactive Hero Tool
- Spatial layout notes: Centered Headline + Input hero structure paired with direct input / instant try CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Retro & Nostalgic (Dark canvas, balanced density) featuring centered headline + input layout and interactive hero demo / tool visuals.

## Avoid

- Generic modern corporate gradients
- Inconsistent mixing of modern flat UI and retro chrome

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.