Design Philosophy

📱

Digital Native

Embraces the screen as an honest medium, rejecting skeuomorphic elements that mimic physical materials in favor of purely digital aesthetics.

⚡

Function First

Prioritizes usability and clarity over decoration, ensuring every element serves a functional purpose in the user experience.

🎯

Systematic Clarity

Uses consistent grid systems, strategic whitespace, and purposeful color application to create clear information hierarchies.

Core Techniques

01

Geometric Simplicity

Embrace crisp rectangles with minimal border radius (2-4px), clean lines without flourishes, and bold iconography that communicates function at a glance.

02

Strategic Color Usage

Apply bold, saturated colors purposefully with high contrast ratios, using fewer colors more strategically rather than complex schemes.

03

Typography Hierarchy

Create clear information hierarchy through significant size differences, clean sans-serif fonts, and strategic whitespace rather than decorative elements.

Heading
Subheading
Body Text

Interactive Elements

Button Styles

Card Components

Card Title
Clean content layout with proper spacing and typography hierarchy.

Color Palette

#3498db
#2ecc71
#f39c12
#e74c3c

Design Elements

Visual Characteristics

  • • No shadows or depth effects
  • • Minimal border radius (0-4px)
  • • Clean geometric shapes
  • • High contrast color schemes
  • • Sans-serif typography
  • • Strategic whitespace usage
  • • Grid-based layouts

Color Harmony

  • • Bold, saturated hues
  • • Triadic color relationships
  • • Accessibility-focused contrast
  • • Semantic color usage
  • • Minimal color palettes

Typography Guidelines

  • • Open Sans for body text
  • • Montserrat for headings
  • • 1.414x modular scale
  • • High legibility focus
  • • Responsive sizing with clamp()
  • • Consistent line heights
  • • Clear hierarchy

Layout Principles

  • • CSS Grid for structure
  • • Flexbox for alignment
  • • Mobile-first responsive
  • • Consistent spacing scale
  • • Minimal touch targets (44px)

Tools & Resources

📐 Design Tools

  • Figma (Interface Design)
  • Sketch (UI/UX Design)
  • Adobe XD (Prototyping)
  • InVision (Collaboration)

🎨 Color Tools

  • Coolors (Palette Generator)
  • Contrast Checker (Accessibility)
  • Material Design Colors
  • Flat UI Colors

⚡ Development

  • CSS Grid & Flexbox
  • CSS Custom Properties
  • SCSS/Sass
  • BEM Methodology

📚 Frameworks

  • Bootstrap (CSS Framework)
  • Tailwind CSS (Utility-First)
  • Bulma (Modern CSS)
  • Material-UI (React)