--- version: "alpha" name: "Vertical Whiteboard Timeline" description: "Vertical whiteboard tutorial landing page with metallic aluminum frame border (gray gradient, dual box-shadow) and decorative Expo markers at the bottom. Ideal for tutoriais passo a passo, onboarding de produto, guias educativos, how-to pages, documentacao visual, landing pages long-form. AI-ready template." colors: primary: "#F9FAFB" secondary: "#1A1A1A" tertiary: "#B8BBBE" neutral: "#E8E9EB" surface: "#A5D8FF" accent: "#FFF9E6" typography: h1: fontFamily: Permanent Marker fontSize: 2.5rem fontWeight: 700 body-md: fontFamily: Permanent Marker fontSize: 1rem fontWeight: 400 spacing: sm: 5.0rem md: 10.0rem lg: 20.0rem components: button-primary: backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}" textColor: "{colors.neutral}" padding: 12px --- ## Overview Vertical whiteboard tutorial landing page with metallic aluminum frame border (gray gradient, dual box-shadow) and decorative Expo markers at the bottom. Ideal for tutoriais passo a passo, onboarding de produto, guias educativos, how-to pages, documentacao visual, landing pages long-form. AI-ready template. The vertical timeline is one of those patterns that predates digital design entirely. Think of any whiteboard session where someone draws a line down the center and starts plotting milestones — that's the mental model we're working with. It's deeply rooted in how humans process sequential information: top to bottom, cause to effect, past to future. What makes the whiteboard aesthetic particularly interesting is its deliberate rejection of polish. In the early 2010s, skeuomorphic design tried to simulate real-world textures, and hand-drawn UI elements were everywhere — then flatness killed most of it. But the whiteboard timeline survived because it solves a real communication problem. When you strip away the grid perfection and let connectors breathe with slight imperfection, readers instinctively trust the content more. It reads as 'someone thought this through' rather than 'someone ran a template.' The vertical orientation itself carries weight. Horizontal timelines fight against scroll direction on every device. Vertical ones embrace it. They scale naturally from three steps to thirty without layout gymnastics. - Density: 5/10 — Balanced - Variance: 8/10 — Expressive - Motion: 4/10 — Subtle - **Style:** Handmade, Vertical Timeline, Step-by-Step, Whiteboard, Tutorial, Onboarding - **Keywords:** vertical whiteboard, timeline, step-by-step, tutorial, onboarding, handmade, sketch, doodle icons, sticky notes, hard shadows, moldura metalica, marcadores expo, Permanent Marker, Caveat, Kalam, Patrick Hand, setas curvas, circulos numerados, bordas irregulares, pastel fills, flowchart vertical - **Era:** 2024-2026 Handmade Digital / Tutorial Sketchnote - **Light/Dark:** ✓ Full / ✗ None ## Colors - **Branco-Gelo** (#F9FAFB) — Light surface, card backgrounds - **Tinta Preta Marcador** (#1A1A1A) — Secondary surface or text color - **Moldura Cinza** (#B8BBBE) — Secondary text, borders, muted elements - **Fundo Pagina** (#E8E9EB) — Primary background surface - **Azul Pastel** (#A5D8FF) — Secondary accent - **Amarelo Pastel** (#FFF9E6) — Warning states, attention indicators - **Verde Claro** (#C3E8BD) — Success states, positive indicators - **Rosa Suave** (#FADADD) — Decorative accent, highlight elements - **Laranja Suave** (#FFE0C2) — Warm accent, call-to-action secondary - **Lavanda** (#E8DCF5) — Extended palette, decorative use ## Typography - **Display / Hero:** Permanent Marker — Weight 700, tight tracking, used for headline impact - **Accent:** Kalam — Used for decorative or emphasis text - **Body:** Permanent Marker — Weight 400, 16px/1.6 line-height, max 72ch per line - **UI Labels / Captions:** Permanent Marker — 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 MOLDURA METALICA: Borda cinza gradient multi-stop simulando frame de aluminio de whiteboard fisico com box-shadow duplo. Na base, marcadores Expo e apagador como elementos decorativos (divs estilizados). | TIMELINE VERTICAL: Linha tracejada ou solida preta irregular descendo do lado esquerdo (30-40% largura), conectando circulos numerados de cada step. | CIRCULOS NUMERADOS: Circulos com borda preta grossa 2.5-3px, fill pastel (azul, verde, rosa alternando), numero grande em Permanent Marker. | SETAS CONECTORAS: SVG paths com stroke-linecap round, stroke-width 3-4px variavel, curvatura organica. Setas horizontais do circulo para a caixa de conteudo a direita. Setas verticais descendentes entre steps. | CAIXAS DE CONTEUDO: Retangulos com bordas pretas irregulares 2-3px, fundo branco ou amarelo pastel, hard shadow 4-6px offset sem blur. Screenshots internos com bordas grossas e cantos levemente amassados. | ICONES DOODLE: SVG stroke-only (laptop, pasta, engrenagem, play, megafone, cursor), contorno preto 2-3px, fill pastel opcional, tamanho 40-80px. | SOMBRAS HARD: box-shadow com blur ZERO, offset 4-6px, cor #333 opacity 0.3-0.5. | TEXTURA WHITEBOARD: Background noise sutil 5-8% opacity sobre fundo branco-gelo. - **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: 12px. See rounded tokens in front matter for the full scale. ## Components - **Primary Button:** Moderately rounded (0.75rem) 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:** Moderately rounded (0.75rem) 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 Moldura metalica com gradient cinza e marcadores Expo decorativos na base - Do Timeline vertical esquerda com linha tracejada preta - Do Circulos numerados com fill pastel alternado e borda preta grossa - Do Setas SVG curvas horizontais (circulo → caixa) e verticais (step → step) - Do Caixas de conteudo com bordas irregulares e hard shadow sem blur - Do 4 fontes Google: Permanent Marker + Kalam + Patrick Hand + Caveat - Do Icones doodle SVG stroke-only com fill pastel opcional - Do Sombras hard 4-6px offset sem blur em todos os elementos - Do Textura whiteboard sutil no fundo - Do Layout 35/65 colapsando para stack em mobile - Do Fade-in sequencial dos steps ao scroll - Do CTA final com destaque de cor mais forte ## Use Case Tutoriais passo a passo, Onboarding de produto, Guias educativos, How-to pages, Documentacao visual, Landing pages long-form