---
name: Tofucollective
description: "Worth including as a masterclass in typographic-led editorial design and the effective use of negative space."
version: alpha

colors:
  background: "#FFFFFF"
  primary: "#000000"
  secondary: "#282828"
  neutral: "#282828"
  line: "rgba(0,0,0,1)"

typography:
  display:
    fontFamily: humanist-sans
    fontSize: 90px
    lineHeight: 0.95
    fontWeight: 400
    letterSpacing: "-1px"
  body:
    fontFamily: system-ui-sans
    fontSize: 16px
    lineHeight: 1.25
    fontWeight: 400
    letterSpacing: "normal"
  caption:
    fontFamily: system-ui-sans
    fontSize: 12px
    lineHeight: 1.3
    fontWeight: 400
    letterSpacing: "normal"

rounded:
  sm: 0px
  md: 0px
  lg: 0px
  pill: 999px

spacing:
  xs: 4px
  sm: 8px
  md: 16px
  lg: 24px
  xl: 32px
  2xl: 48px
  3xl: 64px

---

## Overview

A restrained, typographically driven editorial platform for Sinophone contemporary art.

*A minimalist gallery catalog with editorial restraint*

## Colors

High-contrast monochrome with strict binary palette.

- **Background (`#FFFFFF`)** — uses `bg` token
- **Primary text (`#000000`)** — uses `ink` token
- **Secondary text (`#282828`)** — uses `ink-soft` token
- **Muted (`#282828`)** — uses `muted` token
- **Borders (`rgba(0,0,0,1)`)** — uses `line` token

## Typography

- **Display:** humanist-sans
- **Body:** system-ui-sans

- Use tight leading for display headlines
- Maintain high contrast for all text elements
- Align text to a strict left margin

## Layout

Asymmetric two-column grid with a heavy typographic left column and a full-height image on the right

*Rhythm:* Strict 8px grid with generous whitespace

## Elevation & Depth

- Borders: Hard, 1px solid black lines separating navigation elements

## Shapes

- `sm`: 0px
- `md`: 0px
- `lg`: 0px
- `pill`: 999px

## Components

- **button:** Text-only navigation links separated by vertical borders
- **card:** No visual cards; content is presented as raw typographic blocks and images
- **hero:** Full-height split screen with a massive typographic title on the left and a photographic image on the right

## Do's and Don'ts

**Don't:**
- don't use rounded corners — screenshot shows perfectly square edges on navigation lines
- don't use drop shadows — screenshot shows flat surfaces without depth
- don't use colorful accent buttons — screenshot shows text-only navigation separated by lines
- don't use decorative serif fonts — screenshot shows clean sans-serif typography
- don't center-align hero text — screenshot shows strict left-alignment
- don't use background colors other than white — screenshot shows a pure white canvas

---

## System Prompt (paste into AI agent)

```
This is a minimalist, editorial-focused website for a Sinophone contemporary art collective. The design is built on a strict monochrome palette using only black (#000000) and white (#FFFFFF), with occasional dark grey (#282828) for softer ink tones. Typography is the primary driver, utilizing a clean humanist-sans for display and standard system-ui for body text. Layouts are asymmetrical and grid-based, often featuring massive headlines with tight leading. Key critical donts include avoiding any rounded corners, never using drop shadows, and maintaining high-contrast, left-aligned text. The overall aesthetic is one of 'academic restraint,' functioning like a high-end art catalog or exhibition guide.
```