--- version: "alpha" name: "Chalkboard / Hand-Drawn" description: "Chalkboard hand-drawn interface. Ideal for landing pages, saas. AI-ready template." colors: primary: "#2D5016" secondary: "#FFFFFF" tertiary: "#FFFF00" neutral: "#FF6B6B" surface: "#4ECDC4" typography: h1: fontFamily: hand-drawn/chalk style fontSize: 2.25rem fontWeight: 700 body-md: fontFamily: hand-drawn/chalk style fontSize: 1rem fontWeight: 400 label-caps: fontFamily: hand-drawn/chalk style fontSize: 0.75rem fontWeight: 500 components: button-primary: backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}" textColor: "{colors.neutral}" padding: 12px --- ## Overview Chalkboard hand-drawn interface. Ideal for landing pages, saas. AI-ready template. The chalkboard aesthetic didn't start on Pinterest. It started in pubs, in classrooms, on the sidewalk signs of bakeries that couldn't afford printed menus. Hand-drawn lettering carried information before typography was democratized — and it carried personality with it. Every wobbly serif, every smudged edge said: a human was here. Digital design rediscovered this in the early 2010s. Suddenly every coffee shop website needed a blackboard texture and some faux-chalk script. Most of it was terrible — slapping a grunge overlay on Lobster font isn't craft, it's costume. But the good stuff understood something deeper: imperfection is a trust signal. When everything around you is pixel-perfect and suspiciously polished, a hand-drawn line feels like eye contact. Now, in a landscape flooded with AI-generated imagery, the chalkboard style hits differently. It's a deliberate rejection of frictionless production. The eraser smudges, the uneven baselines, the dust — they say this wasn't generated in three seconds. Whether that's true or not, the feeling lands. Warmth through visible effort. - Density: 5/10 — Balanced - Variance: 8/10 — Expressive - Motion: 6/10 — Expressive - **Style:** Hand-Drawn, Textured, Organic, Informal - **Keywords:** Chalk-drawn, hand-lettered, eraser smudges, classroom, educational, informal, workshop-style, sketch, whiteboard - **Era:** Classroom Aesthetic - **Light/Dark:** ✓ Full / ✗ No (dark BG only) ## Colors - **Dark Green Board** (#2D5016) — Dark surface, primary background - **Chalk White** (#FFFFFF) — Light surface, card backgrounds - **Chalk Yellow** (#FFFF00) — Warning states, attention indicators - **Chalk Red** (#FF6B6B) — Error states, destructive actions - **Chalk Teal** (#4ECDC4) — Secondary accent ## Typography - **Display / Hero:** hand-drawn/chalk style — Weight 700, tight tracking, used for headline impact - **Body:** hand-drawn/chalk style — Weight 400, 16px/1.6 line-height, max 72ch per line - **UI Labels / Captions:** hand-drawn/chalk style — 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:** Asymmetric composition. - **Feature sections:** Asymmetric grid with varied card sizes. 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 Flat classroom lighting, chalk drawing animations (stroke-dasharray), eraser wipe transitions, hand-drawn wobble, sketch reveal on scroll - **Physics:** Spring — stiffness 120, damping 20. Confident, weighted transitions. - **Entry animations:** Fade + translate-Y (16px → 0) over 480ms ease-out. Staggered cascades for lists: 100ms between items. - **Hover states:** Scale(1.03) + shadow lift over 200ms. - **Page transitions:** Fade + slide (300ms). - **Performance:** Only transform and opacity animated. No layout-triggering properties. ## Shapes Base corner radius: 8px. See rounded tokens in front matter for the full scale. ## Components - **Primary Button:** Subtly rounded (0.5rem) shape. 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:** Subtly rounded (0.5rem) 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 Chalkboard background - Do Chalk text effect - Do Hand-drawn elements - Do Eraser smudges subtle - Do Educational feel - Do Sketch icons present ## Use Case Landing pages, SaaS