--- version: "alpha" name: "BlockFrame" description: "BlockFrame — Neobrutalist deck with pastel-neon color blocks and chunky black borders. Space Grotesk typography. off-white background with neon pastel blocks (hot pink, sky blue, lime green, go. Best for creative agency pitch, indie SaaS launch, designer portfolio. AI-ready design system." colors: primary: "#FE90E8" secondary: "#C0F7FE" tertiary: "#99E885" neutral: "#F7CB46" surface: "#FFDC8B" accent: "#000000" typography: h1: fontFamily: Space Grotesk fontSize: 2.5rem fontWeight: 700 body-md: fontFamily: Space Grotesk fontSize: 1rem fontWeight: 400 spacing: sm: 1.0rem md: 2.0rem lg: 4.0rem components: button-primary: backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}" textColor: "{colors.neutral}" padding: 12px --- ## Overview BlockFrame — Neobrutalist deck with pastel-neon color blocks and chunky black borders. Space Grotesk typography. off-white background with neon pastel blocks (hot pink, sky blue, lime green, go. Best for creative agency pitch, indie SaaS launch, designer portfolio. AI-ready design system. Brutalism in graphic design was never meant to be pretty — it was a rejection of the polished, the corporate, the safe. When it migrated to the web in the mid-2010s, it carried that same defiance: raw HTML energy, system fonts, borders that screamed rather than whispered. But something interesting happened around 2020. Designers started softening the edges — literally. Pastel backgrounds crept in. Neon accents replaced monochrome severity. The chunky borders stayed, but they became playful rather than aggressive. Neobrutalism was born from this tension. BlockFrame sits squarely in this lineage. It takes the structural honesty of brutalism — visible borders, flat surfaces, no pretense of depth — and wraps it in candy colors. The hard drop shadows aren't decorative; they're architectural. They tell you exactly where one element ends and another begins. There's no blur, no gradient trying to fake materiality. Every pixel knows its place. What makes this approach endure is its legibility. In an era of glassmorphism and blurred overlays competing for attention, neobrutalism cuts through by being unapologetically flat and loud. It's the design equivalent of speaking in a clear voice instead of whispering through frosted glass. - Density: 8/10 — Dense - Variance: 5/10 — Moderate - Motion: 7/10 — Kinetic - **Style:** Neo-Brutalist, Pop-Graphic, Bold, Design-Led - **Keywords:** Neobrutalist, pastel-neon, chunky borders, color blocks, Space Grotesk, pop-graphic, bold, offset shadow - **Era:** 2020s Neo-Brutalist - **Light/Dark:** ✓ Full / ✗ None ## Colors - **Pink** (#FE90E8) — Primary surface or dominant color - **Blue** (#C0F7FE) — Accent highlight, links and focus states - **Green** (#99E885) — Secondary accent - **Yellow** (#F7CB46) — Accent color, emphasis elements - **Cream** (#FFDC8B) — Extended palette, decorative use - **Black** (#000000) — Background alternate - **Offwhite** (#FFFDF5) — Muted text / borders ## Typography - **Display / Hero:** Space Grotesk — Weight 700, tight tracking, used for headline impact - **Body:** Inter — Weight 400, 16px/1.6 line-height, max 72ch per line - **UI Labels / Captions:** Inter — 0.875rem, weight 500, slight letter-spacing - **Monospace:** JetBrains Mono — Used for code, metadata, and technical values Scale: - Hero: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem) - H1: 2.25rem - H2: 1.5rem - Body: 1rem / 1.6 - Small: 0.875rem ## Layout - **Grid:** CSS Grid primary. Max-width containment: 1280px centered with 1.5rem side padding. - **Spacing rhythm:** Balanced. Base unit: 0.5rem (8px). - **Section vertical gaps:** clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem). - **Hero layout:** Split-screen (text left, visual right). - **Feature sections:** Zig-zag alternating text+image rows. No 3-equal-columns. - **Mobile collapse:** All multi-column layouts collapse below 768px. No horizontal overflow. - **z-index contract:** base (0) / sticky-nav (100) / overlay (200) / modal (300) / toast (500). ## Elevation & Depth display font Space Grotesk for hero headlines, bold hover color shift (150ms), high-contrast active states, chunky 3px black borders, offset box-shadow brutalist cards, dense grid, compact 1.2rem gaps - **Physics:** Ease-out curves, 200-300ms duration. Smooth and predictable. - **Entry animations:** Fade + translate-Y (16px → 0) over 420ms ease-out. Staggered cascades for lists: 80ms between items. - **Hover states:** Subtle color shift + shadow adjustment over 200ms. - **Page transitions:** Fade only (200ms). - **Performance:** Only transform and opacity animated. No layout-triggering properties. ## Shapes Base corner radius: 0px. See rounded tokens in front matter for the full scale. ## Components - **Primary Button:** 0px border-radius. Accent color fill. Hover: 8% darken + subtle lift shadow. Active: -1px translate tactile press. Font weight 600. No outer glows. - **Secondary / Ghost Button:** Outline variant. 1.5px border in muted color. Text in primary color. Hover: subtle background fill. - **Cards:** 0px corners. Surface background. Subtle shadow (0 2px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.06)). 1px border stroke. - **Inputs:** Label above input. 1px border stroke. Focus ring: 2px accent color offset 2px. Error text below in semantic red. No floating labels. - **Navigation:** Primary surface background. Active item: accent color indicator. Font weight 500 when active. - **Skeletons:** Shimmer animation matching component dimensions. No circular spinners. - **Empty States:** Icon-based composition with descriptive text and action button. ## Do's and Don'ts - No emojis in UI — use icon system only (Lucide, Heroicons) - No pure black (#000000) — use off-black or charcoal variants - No oversaturated accent colors (saturation cap: 80%) - No 3-column equal-width feature layouts — use zig-zag or asymmetric grid - No `h-screen` — use `min-h-[100dvh]` - No AI copywriting clichés: "Elevate", "Seamless", "Unleash", "Next-Gen" - No broken external image links — use picsum.photos or inline SVG - No generic lorem ipsum in demos - Do Space Grotesk display font loaded via Google Fonts - Do Color palette variables applied consistently - Do Typography scale: hero clamp(2.5rem,5vw,4rem) - Do H1 2.25rem - Do body 1rem/1.6 - Do WCAG AA contrast ratio verified (4.5:1 body text) - Do Brutalist borders 2-3px solid applied - Do Offset box-shadow on cards - Do Mobile responsive layout (stack below 768px) ## Use Case creative agency pitch, indie SaaS launch, designer portfolio, brand redesign, modern startup deck