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DESIGN.md

Design System Inspiration of Airtable

1. Visual Theme & Atmosphere

Airtable's website is a clean, enterprise-friendly platform that communicates "sophisticated simplicity" through a white canvas with deep navy text (#181d26) and Airtable Blue (#1b61c9) as the primary interactive accent. The Haas font family (display + text variants) creates a Swiss-precision typography system with positive letter-spacing throughout.

Key Characteristics:

  • White canvas with deep navy text (#181d26)
  • Airtable Blue (#1b61c9) as primary CTA and link color
  • Haas + Haas Groot Disp dual font system
  • Positive letter-spacing on body text (0.08px–0.28px)
  • 12px radius buttons, 16px–32px for cards
  • Multi-layer blue-tinted shadow: rgba(45,127,249,0.28) 0px 1px 3px
  • Semantic theme tokens: --theme_* CSS variable naming

2. Color Palette & Roles

Primary

  • Deep Navy (#181d26): Primary text
  • Airtable Blue (#1b61c9): CTA buttons, links
  • White (#ffffff): Primary surface
  • Spotlight (rgba(249,252,255,0.97)): --theme_button-text-spotlight

Semantic

  • Success Green (#006400): --theme_success-text
  • Weak Text (rgba(4,14,32,0.69)): --theme_text-weak
  • Secondary Active (rgba(7,12,20,0.82)): --theme_button-text-secondary-active

Neutral

  • Dark Gray (#333333): Secondary text
  • Mid Blue (#254fad): Link/accent blue variant
  • Border (#e0e2e6): Card borders
  • Light Surface (#f8fafc): Subtle surface

Shadows

  • Blue-tinted (rgba(0,0,0,0.32) 0px 0px 1px, rgba(0,0,0,0.08) 0px 0px 2px, rgba(45,127,249,0.28) 0px 1px 3px, rgba(0,0,0,0.06) 0px 0px 0px 0.5px inset)
  • Soft (rgba(15,48,106,0.05) 0px 0px 20px)

3. Typography Rules

Font Families

  • Primary: Haas, fallbacks: -apple-system, system-ui, Segoe UI, Roboto
  • Display: Haas Groot Disp, fallback: Haas

Hierarchy

Role Font Size Weight Line Height Letter Spacing
Display Hero Haas 48px 400 1.15 normal
Display Bold Haas Groot Disp 48px 900 1.50 normal
Section Heading Haas 40px 400 1.25 normal
Sub-heading Haas 32px 400–500 1.15–1.25 normal
Card Title Haas 24px 400 1.20–1.30 0.12px
Feature Haas 20px 400 1.25–1.50 0.1px
Body Haas 18px 400 1.35 0.18px
Body Medium Haas 16px 500 1.30 0.08–0.16px
Button Haas 16px 500 1.25–1.30 0.08px
Caption Haas 14px 400–500 1.25–1.35 0.07–0.28px

4. Component Stylings

Buttons

  • Primary Blue: #1b61c9, white text, 16px 24px padding, 12px radius
  • White: white bg, #181d26 text, 12px radius, 1px border white
  • Cookie Consent: #1b61c9 bg, 2px radius (sharp)

Cards: 1px solid #e0e2e6, 16px–24px radius

Inputs: Standard Haas styling

5. Layout

  • Spacing: 1–48px (8px base)
  • Radius: 2px (small), 12px (buttons), 16px (cards), 24px (sections), 32px (large), 50% (circles)

6. Depth

  • Blue-tinted multi-layer shadow system
  • Soft ambient: rgba(15,48,106,0.05) 0px 0px 20px

7. Do's and Don'ts

Do: Use Airtable Blue for CTAs, Haas with positive tracking, 12px radius buttons

Don't: Skip positive letter-spacing, use heavy shadows

8. Responsive Behavior

Breakpoints: 425–1664px (23 breakpoints)

9. Agent Prompt Guide

  • Text: Deep Navy (#181d26)
  • CTA: Airtable Blue (#1b61c9)
  • Background: White (#ffffff)
  • Border: #e0e2e6