Design Standard

The glph Design Standard

Every pixel on this site is governed by these tokens. This is what constraint-based design looks like in practice.

Color Tokens

glph-black

#0A0A0A

glph-surface

#141414

1.2:1

glph-section-alt

#111111

1.1:1

glph-border

#262626

1.7:1

glph-muted

#9CA3AF

5.9:1 AA

glph-white

#F5F5F5

18.7:1 AAA

glph-primary

#2563EB

5.1:1 AA

glph-primary-dark

#1D4ED8

4.3:1

Typography Scale

xs / 12pxDesign systems that govern themselves.
sm / 14pxDesign systems that govern themselves.
base / 16pxDesign systems that govern themselves.
lg / 18pxDesign systems that govern themselves.
xl / 20pxDesign systems that govern themselves.
2xl / 24pxDesign systems that govern themselves.
3xl / 30pxDesign systems that govern themselves.
4xl / 36pxDesign systems that govern themselves.
5xl / 48pxDesign systems that govern themselves.

Spacing Scale

Base unit: 4px. All spacing is a multiple of 4.

4px
8px
12px
16px
24px
32px
48px
64px

Five Rules

01

No arbitrary values.

02

Sharp edges. No border radius except where semantically required.

03

Dark mode native. Built dark-first.

04

Contrast verified. Every text element passes WCAG AA.

05

4px grid. All spacing is a multiple of 4.