Sumi-e Tech Scroll

---
version: "alpha"
name: "Sumi-e Tech Scroll"
description: "Sumi-e style landing, ink wash painting, rice paper texture, red seal accent, isometric tech details, east asian aesthetic. Ideal for landing pages, modern websites. AI-ready template."
colors:
  primary: "#F4F1E8"
  secondary: "#0D0D0D"
  tertiary: "#8A1C15"
  neutral: "#000000"
  surface: "#808080"
  accent: "#F4F1E8"
typography:
  h1:
    fontFamily: Noto Serif JP
    fontSize: 2.5rem
    fontWeight: 700
  body-md:
    fontFamily: Noto Serif JP
    fontSize: 1rem
    fontWeight: 400
components:
  button-primary:
    backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
    textColor: "{colors.neutral}"
    padding: 12px
---

## Overview

Sumi-e style landing, ink wash painting, rice paper texture, red seal accent, isometric tech details, east asian aesthetic. Ideal for landing pages, modern websites. AI-ready template. Sumi-e didn't arrive in digital design through some trend cycle. It seeped in. The practice — born in Tang Dynasty China, refined into spiritual discipline by Japanese monks — was never about depicting reality. It was about capturing essence in a single, irreversible stroke. No undo button. No layers panel. Just ink, water, and breath.

That philosophy translates to interfaces more honestly than most designers admit. The controlled imperfection of a brush loaded with varying ink density maps directly to how we think about visual weight and hierarchy. A thick downstroke commands attention the way a bold headline does. A trailing whisper of dry brush creates the same tension as generous whitespace around a call to action. The relationship between mark and void — that's layout theory distilled to its oldest form.

What makes sumi-e genuinely useful as a design reference isn't the aesthetic (though it's gorgeous). It's the underlying constraint: say more with less. Ma — the Japanese concept of negative space as active, breathing presence — predates every minimalism manifesto by centuries. Empty space isn't absence. It's architecture.

- Density: 5/10 — Balanced
- Variance: 8/10 — Expressive
- Motion: 4/10 — Subtle

- **Style:** Cultural, Artistic, Fused
- **Keywords:** sumi-e, ink, asian, traditional, landscape, tech, isometric, red accent
- **Era:** Traditional/Modern Fusion
- **Light/Dark:** ✓ Full / ✗ No

## Colors

- **Background** (#F4F1E8) — Primary background surface
- **Text** (#0D0D0D) — Primary text color
- **Accent** (#8A1C15) — Primary accent, CTAs and interactive elements
- **Ink Black** (#000000) — Deep contrast surface
- **Wash Grey** (#808080) — Secondary text, borders, muted elements
- **Paper Cream** (#F4F1E8) — Secondary surface


## Typography

- **Display / Hero:** Noto Serif JP — Weight 700, tight tracking, used for headline impact
- **Body:** Noto Serif JP — Weight 400, 16px/1.6 line-height, max 72ch per line
- **UI Labels / Captions:** Noto Serif JP — 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

Traditional ink wash landscapes mixed with modern isometric technical diagrams, aged rice paper grain, ink bleed.

- **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: 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 Rice paper texture background
- Do Ink wash (sumi-e) visual elements
- Do Red stamp/seal accents
- Do Isometric/Tech overlays on traditional art
- Do Brush stroke borders


## Use Case

Landing pages, Modern websites

Act as a Senior Frontend Engineer and Expert UI Designer.
Your task is to code a complete Landing Page on the first attempt.
- Landing Page Theme: <INSERT THEME>
- Sections to add: <INSERT SECTIONS>

Generate the final code immediately following these definitions:

## Style

- **Name:** Sumi-e Tech Scroll
- **Type:** Cultural, Artistic, Fused
- **Keywords:** sumi-e, ink, asian, traditional, landscape, tech, isometric, red accent
- **Era:** Traditional/Modern Fusion
- **Light/Dark:** ✓ Full / ✗ No

## Color Palette

- **Primary:** Background #F4F1E8, Text #0D0D0D, Accent #8A1C15
- **Secondary:** Ink Black #000000, Wash Grey #808080, Paper Cream #F4F1E8

## Visual Effects

Traditional ink wash landscapes mixed with modern isometric technical diagrams, aged rice paper grain, ink bleed.

## AI Visual Direction

sumi-e style landing, ink wash painting, rice paper texture, red seal accent, isometric tech details, east asian aesthetic.

## CSS Technical

```css
background-color: #F4F1E8; color: #0D0D0D; font-family: 'Noto Serif JP', serif; background-image: url('https://www.transparenttextures.com/patterns/rice-paper.png'); border-left: 5px solid #8A1C15;
```

## Design System Variables

```css
--rice-paper: #F4F1E8, --ink-black: #0D0D0D, --seal-red: #8A1C15, --font-serif: 'Noto Serif JP', serif, --ink-wash: rgba(0,0,0,0.1)
```

## Implementation Checklist

- ☐ Rice paper texture background
- ☐ Ink wash (sumi-e) visual elements
- ☐ Red stamp/seal accents
- ☐ Isometric/Tech overlays on traditional art
- ☐ Brush stroke borders

## Execution Rules

1. Strictly follow the defined visual style.
2. Use high-quality inline SVG icons (Heroicons or Lucide style) — NEVER use emojis as icons.
3. Add `cursor-pointer` and smooth `hover` states (transition-all) on all interactive elements.
4. Required Page Structure:
   - Navbar (Logo + Links + CTA)
   - Hero Section (Impactful Headline + Subtitle + 2 buttons + 3D/Abstract visual element via CSS)
   - Features (3 cards with icons)
   - Testimonials (3 cards)
   - Pricing (3 tiers, highlight the middle one)
   - Final CTA
   - Full Footer with social links, privacy policy, terms of use, contact and SEO links.
5. All text content must be in English.
6. The visual must be CLEARLY distinct — do not create a "default Bootstrap" design. Force the use of the provided design system variables.
7. Use `<style>` tags in the head for custom classes (especially for complex backdrop-filter effects and animations) that Tailwind CDN doesn't cover.
8. Full Responsiveness: Layout must adapt perfectly to Mobile, Tablet and Desktop (vertical stack on mobile).
9. Include basic SEO, Viewport and Open Graph meta tags in `<head>`.
10. Footer must contain: Copyright 2026, Secondary navigation links and Social media icons.
11. Make the creative decisions needed to deliver the complete, functional result now.