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Linen Press.

Warm bone minimalism with a serif voice. Fraunces display headlines paired with Inter body, a single cognac accent reserved for active states, and generous hairline-only chrome. The quiet end of editorial — built for studios, journals, and brands that whisper.

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A complete design system, ready for your AI coding agent. Every primitive, token, and pattern below is generated straight from DESIGN.md — drop the file in your project and ship matching UI in minutes.

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01 · Color

Palette

primary

#1D1A16

secondary

#6E6760

tertiary

#1D1A16

neutral

#EFE9DF

surface

#F7F2E8

02 · Typography

Type scale

display

The quick brown fox

h1

A major section heading

h2

A subsection title

body

Body copy in the system's body font.

03 · Buttons

Buttons

PrimarySecondaryOutlineGhostText link →

Disabled

04 · Inputs

Form controls

Email

iris@studio.com

Password

••••••••••••

Bio

Designing for long-form publications. Based in Kyoto.

05 · Choices

Select & toggle

Plan

Starter

Free forever

Pro

$18 / month

Team

$48 / month

Toggles

Public profile

Require two-factor

Auto-accept invites

06 · Tags & badges

Labeling

NeutralAccentSolidWith dot

NEWBETAv2.0LIVE

07 · Cards

Cards

Feature

Editorial rigor

Prose-first token file — decisions live next to their reasoning.

Learn more →

Metric

24,810

▲ +12.4% vs last week

08 · Navigation

Tabs & breadcrumb

Overview

Analytics

Members

Workspace/Projects/Heritage System

09 · Spacing

Spacing scale

Fine micro-scale (1–5px) for pills, editorial scale (12–21px) for the grid.

1px

2px

5px

8px · base

10px

12px

14px

16px

18px

20px

21px

10 · Radius

Border radius scale

The system's own radius tokens — sm for chips and inputs, md for buttons, lg for cards, pill for fully-rounded CTAs.

sm

4px

md

8px

lg

14px

pill

9999px

11 · Elevation

Depth & elevation

00 · Flat

Elevation 00

01 · Low

Elevation 01

02 · Medium

Elevation 02

03 · High

Elevation 03

12 · Data

Charts

Weekly revenue

$48,210

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T

W

T

F

S

S

Active sessions

2,184

02 · The file

DESIGN.md

markdown

1---
2name: "Linen Press"
3description: "Warm bone minimalism with a serif voice. Fraunces display headlines paired with Inter body, a single cognac accent reserved for active states, and generous hairline-only chrome. The quiet end of editorial — built for studios, journals, and brands that whisper."
4tags: [editorial, minimal, premium, warm, modern]
5colors:
6  primary:   "#1d1a16"
7  secondary: "#6e6760"
8  tertiary:  "#1d1a16"
9  neutral:   "#efe9df"
10  surface:   "#f7f2e8"
11typography:
12  display: Fraunces
13  body:    Inter
14  mono:    "JetBrains Mono"
15  scale:
16    hero: "4.25rem / 1 / 400 / -0.03em"
17    h1:   "2.75rem / 1.08 / 400 / -0.025em"
18    h2:   "1.75rem / 1.2 / 500 / -0.015em"
19    body: "1.0625rem / 1.65 / 400 / -0.005em"
20radius:
21  sm: 4px
22  md: 8px
23  lg: 14px
24  pill: 9999px
25shadows:
26  card:   "rgba(29,26,22,0.04) 0 1px 2px"
27  button: none
28borders:
29  card:    "1px solid rgba(29,26,22,0.08)"
30  divider: rgba(29,26,22,0.10)
31buttons:
32  primary:
33    background: #1d1a16
34    color: #f7f2e8
35    border: none
36    shape: rounded
37    padding: 11px 22px
38    font: 500 / 0.875rem
39  secondary:
40    background: #efe9df
41    color: #1d1a16
42    border: 1px solid rgba(29,26,22,0.10)
43    shape: rounded
44    padding: 11px 22px
45    font: 500 / 0.875rem
46  outline:
47    background: transparent
48    color: #1d1a16
49    border: 1px solid rgba(29,26,22,0.18)
50    shape: rounded
51    padding: 11px 22px
52    font: 500 / 0.875rem
53  ghost:
54    background: transparent
55    color: #6e6760
56    border: none
57    shape: rounded
58    padding: 11px 16px
59    font: 500 / 0.875rem
60charts:
61  variant: "thin-bars"
62  stroke_width: 1.25
63  fill_opacity: 0.04
64  gridlines: false
65  bar_gap: 14px
66  highlight: single
67  dot_marker: true
68fonts_url: "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,400;9..144,500;9..144,600&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap"
69dependencies: ["lucide-react"]
70---
71 
72# Linen Press
73 
74## AI Build Instructions
75 
76> **Read this section before writing any code.** The rules below
77> are non-negotiable. Every value used in the UI must come from this
78> file's frontmatter — never substitute, approximate, or invent new
79> colors, fonts, radii, or shadows. If a value is missing, ask the
80> user before adding one.
81 
82### 1 · Your role
83 
84You are building UI for a project that has adopted **Linen Press** as its
85design system. Treat `DESIGN.md` as the single source of truth.
86Your job is to translate the user's product requirements into
87components and pages that look like they were designed by the same
88person who authored this file.
89 
90### 2 · Token compliance
91 
92- Pull every color, font family, radius, shadow, and spacing value
93  from the frontmatter at the top of this file.
94- Use semantic roles (e.g. `primary`, `accent`, `muted`) — never
95  hard-code hex values that bypass the system.
96- When a token can be expressed as a CSS variable, declare it once
97  in your global stylesheet and reference it everywhere downstream.
98- The Google Fonts `<link>` is provided in the Typography section.
99  Add it to `<head>` before any component renders.
100 
101### 3 · Component recipes
102 
103Use these recipes verbatim when building the corresponding component.
104 
105#### Buttons
106 
107Four variants are defined. Pick one — never blend variants or invent a fifth.
108 
109- **Primary** — rounded shape, bg `#1d1a16`, text `#f7f2e8`, padding `11px 22px`, weight `500`.
110- **Secondary** — rounded shape, bg `#efe9df`, text `#1d1a16`, border `1px solid rgba(29,26,22,0.10)`, padding `11px 22px`, weight `500`.
111- **Outline** — rounded shape, text `#1d1a16`, border `1px solid rgba(29,26,22,0.18)`, padding `11px 22px`, weight `500`.
112- **Ghost** — rounded shape, text `#6e6760`, padding `11px 16px`, weight `500`.
113 
114Reach for **primary** as the single dominant CTA per screen.
115**Secondary** for the supporting action. **Outline** for tertiary
116actions in toolbars. **Ghost** for inline links and table actions.
117 
118#### Cards
119 
120- Background: `#f7f2e8`
121- Border: `1px solid rgba(29,26,22,0.08)`
122- Shadow: `rgba(29,26,22,0.04) 0 1px 2px`
123- Radius: `radius.lg` (`14px`)
124- Internal padding: `20px` for compact cards, `24–28px` for content cards.
125 
126#### Tabs
127 
128Variant: `underline`. Flat row of labels. Active tab gets a 2px underline in the accent color — no fill.
129 
130#### Charts
131 
132- Bar/line variant: `thin-bars`
133- No gridlines — let the bars/lines carry the data.
134- Highlight strategy: `single` — emphasize a single bar/point per chart.
135 
136#### Typography pairings
137 
138- **Display (`Fraunces`)** — h1, h2, hero headlines, brand wordmarks.
139- **Body (`Inter`)** — paragraphs, labels, button text, form inputs.
140- **Mono (`JetBrains Mono`)** — code, eyebrows, metadata, numerals in tables.
141 
142### 4 · Hard constraints
143 
144Never do any of the following without explicit instruction from the user:
145 
146- Introduce a new color, font, radius, or shadow that isn't declared above.
147- Mix this system with another (e.g. don't paste in Material or Bootstrap defaults).
148- Use generic gradient defaults (purple→blue, peach→pink) — they break the system's voice.
149- Reach for emoji icons. Use a consistent icon library and size icons in line with body type.
150- Add motion that exceeds the system's restraint — keep transitions short (≤200ms) and subtle.
151 
152### 5 · Before you finish — verify
153 
154Run through this checklist for every screen you produce:
155 
156- [ ] Every color used appears in the Colors table above.
157- [ ] Headlines use the display font; body copy uses the body font.
158- [ ] Buttons match one of the declared variants exactly (shape, padding, weight).
159- [ ] Border-radius values come from `radius.sm` / `radius.md` / `radius.lg` / `radius.pill`.
160- [ ] Cards and dividers use the declared border + shadow tokens.
161- [ ] No values were invented; if you needed something missing, you stopped and asked.
162 
163---
164 
165## 1. Atmosphere
166 
167Linen Press is the quiet end of editorial. Headlines run in Fraunces 400 with optical sizing, set on a warm bone surface (`#f7f2e8`) that reads closer to uncoated paper than to white. Body sits in Inter at 17px on a 1.65 leading. Chrome is hairlines at 8% ink — no shadows, no decorative borders, no gradients. The single accent is a cognac `#a35828` that appears only on the active tab underline and the focus ring. Everything else is ink on bone.
168 
169The discipline is in the restraint: serif display + sans body, one accent on one element, and surfaces that shift only by hairline.
170 
171**Signature moves**
172- Fraunces 400 with optical sizing for hero — never bold, never italic in the hero
173- Warm bone surface `#f7f2e8` — never white, never grey
174- Single cognac accent `#a35828` reserved for the active tab underline and focus
175- Hairline-only chrome — no shadows on cards
176- Underline tabs only — pills feel too playful for this voice
177 
178## 2. Palette
179 
180### Surfaces
181- **Bone** `#f7f2e8` — page background
182- **Bone Lift** `#efe9df` — secondary card surface, secondary button
183- **Hairline** `rgba(29,26,22,0.08)` — every divider, every card edge
184 
185### Ink
186- **Ink** `#1d1a16` — text, headings, primary CTA fill
187- **Ink 60** `#6e6760` — secondary text
188 
189### Accent
190- **Cognac** `#a35828` — active tab underline, focus ring, chart highlight
191- **Cognac Soft** `rgba(163,88,40,0.14)` — hovered tab background
192 
193## 3. Typography
194 
195| Role | Font | Size | Weight | Leading | Tracking |
196|------|------|------|--------|---------|----------|
197| Hero | Fraunces | 68px | 400 | 1.0 | -0.03em |
198| H1 | Fraunces | 44px | 400 | 1.08 | -0.025em |
199| H2 | Fraunces | 28px | 500 | 1.2 | -0.015em |
200| Body | Inter | 17px | 400 | 1.65 | -0.005em |
201| UI | Inter | 13px | 500 | 1.4 | 0 |
202| Caption | JetBrains Mono | 11px | 500 | 1.0 | 0.10em uppercase |
203 
204Fraunces only at 400 / 500 — anything heavier breaks the quiet voice. Inter handles all UI weight.
205 
206## 4. Buttons
207 
208### Primary (Ink)
209```css
210background: #1d1a16;
211color: #f7f2e8;
212padding: 11px 22px;
213border-radius: 8px;
214font-weight: 500;
215```
216 
217### Secondary (Bone Lift)
218- Bone-lift surface, 1px hairline at 10% ink, ink text — same shape, same padding
219 
220### Outline & Ghost
221- Outline: transparent, 1px ink hairline at 18%
222- Ghost: no border, ink-secondary, hover underlines
223 
224## 5. Cards
225 
226```css
227background: #f7f2e8;
228border: 1px solid rgba(29,26,22,0.08);
229border-radius: 14px;
230box-shadow: rgba(29,26,22,0.04) 0 1px 2px;
231```
232 
233That single 1px shadow is the maximum. Featured cards lift to bone-lift surface — no second shadow, no second border.
234 
235## 6. Charts
236 
237Thin precise bars (4px wide, 14px gap). One bar in cognac, others in 16% ink. NO gridlines. Line charts at 1.25px ink with a 4% fill, ending in a cognac dot marker. Y-axis labels in JetBrains Mono uppercase 11px.
238 
239## 7. Tabs
240 
241Underline only. Active = cognac 1.5px underline, ink text. Inactive = ink-secondary, no underline. Hover = cognac-soft background wash.
242 
243## 8. Spacing
244 
245- Base 4px
246- Scale: `4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96`
247- Section padding: 96px desktop, 48px mobile
248 
249## 9. Do's & don'ts
250 
251✅ **Do**
252- Use Fraunces 400 for the hero — the optical-sized weight is the voice
253- Hold the bone surface `#f7f2e8` — white kills the warmth
254- Reserve cognac for active state + focus + chart highlight only
255- Keep chrome to hairlines — shadows break the paper feel
256 
257❌ **Don't**
258- Use Fraunces bold or italic in the hero — too theatrical for this register
259- Add a second accent — cognac alone, on three specific surfaces
260- Use pill tabs — underline is the only correct treatment
261- Add card shadows beyond the 1px hairline lift
262 
263---
264 
265## Tokens
266 
267> Generated from the same source the live preview renders from.
268> Treat the values below as the contract — never substitute approximations.
269 
270### Colors
271 
272| Role      | Value |
273|-----------|-------|
274| primary   | `#1d1a16` |
275| secondary | `#6e6760` |
276| tertiary  | `#1d1a16` |
277| neutral   | `#efe9df` |
278| surface   | `#f7f2e8` |
279 
280### Typography
281 
282- **Display:** Fraunces
283- **Body:** Inter
284- **Mono:** JetBrains Mono
285 
286| Role | size / leading / weight / tracking |
287|------|------------------------------------|
288| Hero | 4.25rem / 1 / 400 / -0.03em |
289| H1   | 2.75rem / 1.08 / 400 / -0.025em |
290| H2   | 1.75rem / 1.2 / 500 / -0.015em |
291| Body | 1.0625rem / 1.65 / 400 / -0.005em |
292 
293### Radius
294 
295- sm: `4px`
296- md: `8px`
297- lg: `14px`
298- pill: `9999px`
299 
300### Shadows
301 
302- **card:** `rgba(29,26,22,0.04) 0 1px 2px`
303- **button:** `none`
304 
305### Borders
306 
307- **card:** `1px solid rgba(29,26,22,0.08)`
308- **divider:** `rgba(29,26,22,0.10)`
309 
310### Buttons
311 
312Four variants, each fully tokenized. The preview renders from these exact values.
313 
314#### Primary
315 
316| Property | Value |
317|----------|-------|
318| shape | `rounded` |
319| background | `#1d1a16` |
320| color | `#f7f2e8` |
321| border | `none` |
322| padding | `11px 22px` |
323| fontWeight | `500` |
324| fontSize | `0.875rem` |
325 
326#### Secondary
327 
328| Property | Value |
329|----------|-------|
330| shape | `rounded` |
331| background | `#efe9df` |
332| color | `#1d1a16` |
333| border | `1px solid rgba(29,26,22,0.10)` |
334| padding | `11px 22px` |
335| fontWeight | `500` |
336| fontSize | `0.875rem` |
337 
338#### Outline
339 
340| Property | Value |
341|----------|-------|
342| shape | `rounded` |
343| background | `transparent` |
344| color | `#1d1a16` |
345| border | `1px solid rgba(29,26,22,0.18)` |
346| padding | `11px 22px` |
347| fontWeight | `500` |
348| fontSize | `0.875rem` |
349 
350#### Ghost
351 
352| Property | Value |
353|----------|-------|
354| shape | `rounded` |
355| background | `transparent` |
356| color | `#6e6760` |
357| border | `none` |
358| padding | `11px 16px` |
359| fontWeight | `500` |
360| fontSize | `0.875rem` |
361 
362### Charts
363 
364| Property | Value |
365|----------|-------|
366| variant | `thin-bars` |
367| strokeWidth | `1.25` |
368| fillOpacity | `0.04` |
369| gridlines | `false` |
370| barGap | `14px` |
371| highlight | `single` |
372| dotMarker | `true` |
373

03 · How to use it

Wire it into your agent.

markdown

# CLAUDE.md
 
Reference @DESIGN.md for all styling decisions. Apply tokens strictly — do not introduce colors, fonts, or radii outside the system. When in doubt, prefer the values declared in DESIGN.md frontmatter.

04 · Required setup

Three snippets.

Google Fonts link

html

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Fraunces:opsz,wght@9..144,400;9..144,500;9..144,600&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&display=swap" />

Install dependencies

bash

npm install lucide-react

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
export default {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      fontFamily: {
        display: ['"Fraunces"', 'serif'],
        sans:    ['"Inter"', 'sans-serif'],
        mono:    ['"JetBrains Mono"', 'monospace'],
      },
      colors: {
        primary:   '#1d1a16',
        secondary: '#6e6760',
        accent:    '#1d1a16',
        neutral:   '#efe9df',
        surface:   '#f7f2e8',
      },
      borderRadius: {
        sm: '4px',
        md: '8px',
        lg: '14px',
      },
    },
  },
};

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Status

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