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Statute Press.

A government document made beautiful. Source Serif 4 hero, 3px black borders that read as legal-page rules, IBM Plex Mono for clause numbers and timestamps, a single mustard-stamp accent that lives only on the approval seal and the active filing tab. Built for legal tech, civic, and document-heavy products.

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01 · Color

Palette

primary
#0D0D0D
secondary
#5D5D5D
tertiary
#0D0D0D
neutral
#ECE6D4
surface
#F5EFDE
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
0px
md
0px
lg
0px
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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W
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Active sessions
2,184
02 · The file

DESIGN.md

markdown
1---
2name: "Statute Press"
3description: "A government document made beautiful. Source Serif 4 hero, 3px black borders that read as legal-page rules, IBM Plex Mono for clause numbers and timestamps, a single mustard-stamp accent that lives only on the approval seal and the active filing tab. Built for legal tech, civic, and document-heavy products."
4tags: [brutalist, editorial, legal, premium, modern]
5colors:
6 primary: "#0d0d0d"
7 secondary: "#5d5d5d"
8 tertiary: "#0d0d0d"
9 neutral: "#ece6d4"
10 surface: "#f5efde"
11typography:
12 display: "Source Serif 4"
13 body: Inter
14 mono: "IBM Plex Mono"
15 scale:
16 hero: "5.5rem / 0.98 / 700 / -0.025em"
17 h1: "3.25rem / 1.06 / 700 / -0.02em"
18 h2: "1.875rem / 1.2 / 600 / -0.012em"
19 body: "1.0625rem / 1.65 / 400 / 0"
20radius:
21 sm: 0px
22 md: 0px
23 lg: 0px
24 pill: 9999px
25shadows:
26 card: none
27 button: none
28borders:
29 card: "3px solid #0d0d0d"
30 divider: rgba(13,13,13,0.18)
31buttons:
32 primary:
33 background: #0d0d0d
34 color: #f5efde
35 border: 3px solid #0d0d0d
36 shape: sharp
37 padding: 11px 22px
38 font: 600 / 0.8125rem / 0.06em
39 uppercase: true
40 secondary:
41 background: #f5efde
42 color: #0d0d0d
43 border: 3px solid #0d0d0d
44 shape: sharp
45 padding: 11px 22px
46 font: 600 / 0.8125rem / 0.06em
47 uppercase: true
48 outline:
49 background: transparent
50 color: #0d0d0d
51 border: 1.5px solid #0d0d0d
52 shape: sharp
53 padding: 11px 22px
54 font: 600 / 0.8125rem / 0.06em
55 uppercase: true
56 ghost:
57 background: transparent
58 color: #5d5d5d
59 border: none
60 shape: sharp
61 padding: 11px 18px
62 font: 600 / 0.8125rem / 0.06em
63 uppercase: true
64charts:
65 variant: "thin-bars"
66 stroke_width: 1.25
67 fill_opacity: 0
68 gridlines: false
69 bar_gap: 12px
70 highlight: single
71 dot_marker: false
72fonts_url: "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Source+Serif+4:opsz,wght@8..60,400;8..60,600;8..60,700&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap"
73dependencies: ["lucide-react"]
74---
75
76# Statute Press
77
78## AI Build Instructions
79
80> **Read this section before writing any code.** The rules below
81> are non-negotiable. Every value used in the UI must come from this
82> file's frontmatter — never substitute, approximate, or invent new
83> colors, fonts, radii, or shadows. If a value is missing, ask the
84> user before adding one.
85
86### 1 · Your role
87
88You are building UI for a project that has adopted **Statute Press** as its
89design system. Treat `DESIGN.md` as the single source of truth.
90Your job is to translate the user's product requirements into
91components and pages that look like they were designed by the same
92person who authored this file.
93
94### 2 · Token compliance
95
96- Pull every color, font family, radius, shadow, and spacing value
97 from the frontmatter at the top of this file.
98- Use semantic roles (e.g. `primary`, `accent`, `muted`) — never
99 hard-code hex values that bypass the system.
100- When a token can be expressed as a CSS variable, declare it once
101 in your global stylesheet and reference it everywhere downstream.
102- The Google Fonts `<link>` is provided in the Typography section.
103 Add it to `<head>` before any component renders.
104
105### 3 · Component recipes
106
107Use these recipes verbatim when building the corresponding component.
108
109#### Buttons
110
111Four variants are defined. Pick one — never blend variants or invent a fifth.
112
113- **Primary** — sharp shape, bg `#0d0d0d`, text `#f5efde`, border `3px solid #0d0d0d`, padding `11px 22px`, weight `600`, uppercased.
114- **Secondary** — sharp shape, bg `#f5efde`, text `#0d0d0d`, border `3px solid #0d0d0d`, padding `11px 22px`, weight `600`, uppercased.
115- **Outline** — sharp shape, text `#0d0d0d`, border `1.5px solid #0d0d0d`, padding `11px 22px`, weight `600`, uppercased.
116- **Ghost** — sharp shape, text `#5d5d5d`, padding `11px 18px`, weight `600`, uppercased.
117
118Reach for **primary** as the single dominant CTA per screen.
119**Secondary** for the supporting action. **Outline** for tertiary
120actions in toolbars. **Ghost** for inline links and table actions.
121
122#### Cards
123
124- Background: `#f5efde`
125- Border: `3px solid #0d0d0d`
126- Shadow: `none`
127- Radius: `radius.lg` (`0px`)
128- Internal padding: `20px` for compact cards, `24–28px` for content cards.
129
130#### Tabs
131
132Variant: `boxed`. Each tab is a bordered card. Active tab gets the accent border and a subtle fill.
133
134#### Charts
135
136- Bar/line variant: `thin-bars`
137- No gridlines — let the bars/lines carry the data.
138- Highlight strategy: `single` — emphasize a single bar/point per chart.
139
140#### Typography pairings
141
142- **Display (`Source Serif 4`)** — h1, h2, hero headlines, brand wordmarks.
143- **Body (`Inter`)** — paragraphs, labels, button text, form inputs.
144- **Mono (`IBM Plex Mono`)** — code, eyebrows, metadata, numerals in tables.
145
146### 4 · Hard constraints
147
148Never do any of the following without explicit instruction from the user:
149
150- Introduce a new color, font, radius, or shadow that isn't declared above.
151- Mix this system with another (e.g. don't paste in Material or Bootstrap defaults).
152- Use generic gradient defaults (purple→blue, peach→pink) — they break the system's voice.
153- Reach for emoji icons. Use a consistent icon library and size icons in line with body type.
154- Add motion that exceeds the system's restraint — keep transitions short (≤200ms) and subtle.
155
156### 5 · Before you finish — verify
157
158Run through this checklist for every screen you produce:
159
160- [ ] Every color used appears in the Colors table above.
161- [ ] Headlines use the display font; body copy uses the body font.
162- [ ] Buttons match one of the declared variants exactly (shape, padding, weight).
163- [ ] Border-radius values come from `radius.sm` / `radius.md` / `radius.lg` / `radius.pill`.
164- [ ] Cards and dividers use the declared border + shadow tokens.
165- [ ] No values were invented; if you needed something missing, you stopped and asked.
166
167---
168
169## 1. Atmosphere
170
171Statute Press is a government filing made beautiful. The page surface is parchment `#f5efde` — closer to legal-pad cream than to white. Headlines run in Source Serif 4 at 88px, weight 700, with the optical-sized glyphs holding their authority at scale. Body sits in Inter at 17px on a 1.65 leading. Clause numbers, dockets, timestamps, and footnote references run in IBM Plex Mono uppercase. Cards and primary buttons are bordered with a hard 3px ink rule — the kind of border that reads as a legal-page divider, not as a CSS choice. The single accent is a mustard `#c89a2e` that appears only on the approval-seal badge and the active filing tab — like a rubber stamp on a contract.
172
173The discipline is in the institutional restraint: serif display + sans body + mono numerals, hard 3px borders, parchment surface, and one mustard stamp.
174
175**Signature moves**
176- Source Serif 4 700 at 88px hero with optical sizing — institutional gravitas
177- Hard 3px ink borders on cards and primary buttons — the legal-page rule
178- Parchment surface `#f5efde` — never white, never grey
179- Mustard `#c89a2e` only as the approval seal + active filing tab — never as a fill
180- All UI labels uppercase 0.06em — that's the docket voice
181- IBM Plex Mono for every clause number, timestamp, and footnote ref
182
183## 2. Palette
184
185### Surfaces
186- **Parchment** `#f5efde` — page background (warm legal-pad cream)
187- **Parchment Lift** `#ece6d4` — secondary surfaces, table headers
188- **Hairline** `rgba(13,13,13,0.18)` — internal dividers
189- **Hard Rule** `#0d0d0d` — the 3px legal border
190
191### Ink
192- **Ink** `#0d0d0d` — text, headings, primary CTA fill
193- **Ink 60** `#5d5d5d` — secondary text
194
195### Accent
196- **Mustard Stamp** `#c89a2e` — approval seal, active filing tab border
197- **Mustard Soft** `rgba(200,154,46,0.16)` — focus ring, hovered tab background
198
199## 3. Typography
200
201| Role | Font | Size | Weight | Leading | Tracking |
202|------|------|------|--------|---------|----------|
203| Hero | Source Serif 4 | 88px | 700 | 0.98 | -0.025em |
204| H1 | Source Serif 4 | 52px | 700 | 1.06 | -0.02em |
205| H2 | Source Serif 4 | 30px | 600 | 1.2 | -0.012em |
206| Body | Inter | 17px | 400 | 1.65 | 0 |
207| UI / Button | Inter | 13px | 600 | 1.4 | 0.06em uppercase |
208| Clause / Mono | IBM Plex Mono | 11px | 500 | 1.0 | 0.08em uppercase |
209| Filing Number | IBM Plex Mono | 14px | 600 | 1.0 | 0 tabular-nums |
210
211Source Serif 4 uses optical sizing — at 88px the glyphs gain serif weight that smaller sizes don't show. Hold serif to display only; body is Inter.
212
213## 4. Buttons
214
215### Primary (Ink Slab with Rule)
216```css
217background: #0d0d0d;
218color: #f5efde;
219padding: 11px 22px;
220border: 3px solid #0d0d0d;
221border-radius: 0;
222text-transform: uppercase;
223letter-spacing: 0.06em;
224```
225
226The 3px border on the dark button is invisible on its own background — but it adds 3px of mass that reads as institutional weight. On the secondary it shows as a hard frame.
227
228### Secondary (Parchment with Hard Rule)
229- Parchment background, 3px solid ink border, ink text — same uppercase voice
230
231### Outline & Ghost
232- Outline: 1.5px solid ink — for inline secondary actions
233- Ghost: no border, ink-60, hover underlines
234
235## 5. Cards
236
237```css
238background: #f5efde;
239border: 3px solid #0d0d0d;
240border-radius: 0;
241box-shadow: none;
242```
243
244The 3px hard rule IS the card. No shadows, no inset highlights, no soft fills. Featured cards (the approved filing) get a mustard stamp badge in the top-right corner — that is the only place mustard appears as a fill.
245
246## 6. Charts
247
248Thin precise bars (3px wide, 12px gap). One bar in mustard, others in 22% ink. NO gridlines. Line charts at 1.25px ink with no fill. Y-axis labels in IBM Plex Mono uppercase 11px. The chart reads as an exhibit attached to a filing.
249
250## 7. Tabs
251
252Boxed tabs with 1.5px ink border and 0px radius. Active = parchment-lift background, 2px mustard top border, ink text in uppercase 0.06em. Inactive = transparent, ink-60 uppercase. Reads like the index tabs on a hanging file folder.
253
254## 8. Spacing
255
256- Base 4px
257- Scale: `4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96, 128`
258- Section padding: 128px desktop, 64px mobile
259
260## 9. Do's & don'ts
261
262✅ **Do**
263- Use Source Serif 4 700 at 88px for the hero — the optical-sized serif IS institutional gravitas
264- Hold the parchment surface `#f5efde` — white reads as web app, grey reads as ledger
265- Use the 3px hard rule on cards and primary/secondary buttons — that's the legal-page divider
266- Reserve mustard for the approval stamp + active filing tab — never as a button or text fill
267
268❌ **Don't**
269- Use any radius — sharp 0px is institutional
270- Add card shadows — the 3px border carries all the weight
271- Use a second accent — mustard alone, on the stamp and the tab
272- Use Source Serif at lower than 600 — anything lighter loses the serif authority
273
274---
275
276## Tokens
277
278> Generated from the same source the live preview renders from.
279> Treat the values below as the contract — never substitute approximations.
280
281### Colors
282
283| Role | Value |
284|-----------|-------|
285| primary | `#0d0d0d` |
286| secondary | `#5d5d5d` |
287| tertiary | `#0d0d0d` |
288| neutral | `#ece6d4` |
289| surface | `#f5efde` |
290
291### Typography
292
293- **Display:** Source Serif 4
294- **Body:** Inter
295- **Mono:** IBM Plex Mono
296
297| Role | size / leading / weight / tracking |
298|------|------------------------------------|
299| Hero | 5.5rem / 0.98 / 700 / -0.025em |
300| H1 | 3.25rem / 1.06 / 700 / -0.02em |
301| H2 | 1.875rem / 1.2 / 600 / -0.012em |
302| Body | 1.0625rem / 1.65 / 400 / 0 |
303
304### Radius
305
306- sm: `0px`
307- md: `0px`
308- lg: `0px`
309- pill: `9999px`
310
311### Shadows
312
313- **card:** `none`
314- **button:** `none`
315
316### Borders
317
318- **card:** `3px solid #0d0d0d`
319- **divider:** `rgba(13,13,13,0.18)`
320
321### Buttons
322
323Four variants, each fully tokenized. The preview renders from these exact values.
324
325#### Primary
326
327| Property | Value |
328|----------|-------|
329| shape | `sharp` |
330| background | `#0d0d0d` |
331| color | `#f5efde` |
332| border | `3px solid #0d0d0d` |
333| padding | `11px 22px` |
334| fontWeight | `600` |
335| fontSize | `0.8125rem` |
336| tracking | `0.06em` |
337| uppercase | `true` |
338
339#### Secondary
340
341| Property | Value |
342|----------|-------|
343| shape | `sharp` |
344| background | `#f5efde` |
345| color | `#0d0d0d` |
346| border | `3px solid #0d0d0d` |
347| padding | `11px 22px` |
348| fontWeight | `600` |
349| fontSize | `0.8125rem` |
350| tracking | `0.06em` |
351| uppercase | `true` |
352
353#### Outline
354
355| Property | Value |
356|----------|-------|
357| shape | `sharp` |
358| background | `transparent` |
359| color | `#0d0d0d` |
360| border | `1.5px solid #0d0d0d` |
361| padding | `11px 22px` |
362| fontWeight | `600` |
363| fontSize | `0.8125rem` |
364| tracking | `0.06em` |
365| uppercase | `true` |
366
367#### Ghost
368
369| Property | Value |
370|----------|-------|
371| shape | `sharp` |
372| background | `transparent` |
373| color | `#5d5d5d` |
374| border | `none` |
375| padding | `11px 18px` |
376| fontWeight | `600` |
377| fontSize | `0.8125rem` |
378| tracking | `0.06em` |
379| uppercase | `true` |
380
381### Charts
382
383| Property | Value |
384|----------|-------|
385| variant | `thin-bars` |
386| strokeWidth | `1.25` |
387| fillOpacity | `0` |
388| gridlines | `false` |
389| barGap | `12px` |
390| highlight | `single` |
391| dotMarker | `false` |
392
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=Source+Serif+4:opsz,wght@8..60,400;8..60,600;8..60,700&family=Inter:wght@400;500;600&family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500;600&display=swap" />

Install dependencies

bash
npm install lucide-react

Tailwind config

js
// tailwind.config.js
export default {
theme: {
extend: {
fontFamily: {
display: ['"Source Serif 4"', 'serif'],
sans: ['"Inter"', 'sans-serif'],
mono: ['"IBM Plex Mono"', 'monospace'],
},
colors: {
primary: '#0d0d0d',
secondary: '#5d5d5d',
accent: '#0d0d0d',
neutral: '#ece6d4',
surface: '#f5efde',
},
borderRadius: {
sm: '0px',
md: '0px',
lg: '0px',
},
},
},
};
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