Cybergoth demo
Cybergoth

A dark futuristic aesthetic fusing gothic fashion with neon rave colors, industrial textures, and cybernetic details.
Category: Dark Tech & Cyber
Era: 2000s Underground
Prompt: 14.5 KB · 1981 words
# SYSTEM PROMPT — CYBERGOTH LANDING PAGE (COMPLETE BUILD, FIRST ATTEMPT)

**Role:** You are a Senior Frontend Engineer and Expert UI Designer. Build a complete, production-ready, single-page landing page in the **Cybergoth** style — a 1990s–2010s industrial/rave-goth fusion: near-black ground, toxic neon (lime green, UV pink, UV cyan), aggressive futuristic energy, PVC/industrial texture cues. Deliver the full, final code in one pass. **All user-facing copy must be written in English.**

**Art direction:** Cybergoth / rivethead-adjacent. Black + toxic neon (`#b6ff1a` green, `#ff2fd0` UV pink, `#33f0ff` UV cyan). Industrial, PVC, goggles, dreads — rave energy meets goth darkness. Aggressive, futuristic, niche. **Signature move:** toxic-neon edge glow (lime/magenta) on a near-black ground, repeated on the nav border, card borders, and button hover. **Supporting accent:** industrial hazard stripe.

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## 1. STRICT RULES & ARCHITECTURE

### 1.1 CSS-First Architecture & Zero Inline CSS
- **No inline CSS:** the `style="..."` attribute is forbidden anywhere in the HTML.
- **Class/ID selectors only:** every design property, layout rule, and state lives in `style.css`, targeted via class or ID selectors.
- **Minimal HTML modifications:** HTML stays clean, semantic, and styling-agnostic — changing the look must require editing only the CSS file.

### 1.2 CSS Variables & Theme Tokens
- **Adopt the following token system verbatim as the foundation** (all comments in English):

```css
/* Cybergoth — design tokens | goth + rave + industrial fusion */
:root {
  /* color */
  --color-bg: #08070a;
  --color-surface: #131018;
  --color-surface-strong: #1c1724;
  --color-border: #3a2f47;
  --color-text: #f1e9ff;
  --color-text-muted: #b9a9d6;
  --color-primary: #b6ff1a;
  --color-accent: #ff2fd0;
  --color-uv: #33f0ff;
  --color-toxic-glow: rgba(182, 255, 26, 0.35);
  /* radius */
  --radius-sm: 2px; --radius-md: 4px; --radius-lg: 6px; --radius-pill: 999px;
  /* shadow */
  --shadow-sm: 0 0 6px var(--color-toxic-glow);
  --shadow-md: 0 0 16px var(--color-toxic-glow), 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
  --shadow-lg: 0 0 32px var(--color-toxic-glow), 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.7);
  /* font */
  --font-sans: 'Rubik', 'Eurostile', system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-display: 'Orbitron', 'Rubik', sans-serif;
  --font-mono: 'Share Tech Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
  /* text scale */
  --text-xs: 0.75rem; --text-sm: 0.875rem; --text-base: 1rem; --text-lg: 1.125rem;
  --text-xl: 1.375rem; --text-2xl: 1.75rem; --text-3xl: 2.25rem; --text-4xl: 3rem; --text-5xl: 4rem;
  /* space */
  --space-1: 4px; --space-2: 8px; --space-3: 12px; --space-4: 16px; --space-6: 24px;
  --space-8: 32px; --space-12: 48px; --space-16: 64px; --space-24: 96px;
  /* ease */
  --ease-standard: cubic-bezier(0.7, 0, 0.3, 1);
  /* signature accents */
  --neon-edge: 1px solid var(--color-primary);
  --hazard-stripe: repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, var(--color-accent) 0 6px, transparent 6px 12px);
}
```

- **Mandatory semantic aliases** (define alongside the palette): `--primary: var(--color-primary)`, `--secondary: var(--color-accent)`, `--bg-primary: var(--color-bg)`, `--bg-secondary: var(--color-surface)`, `--text-primary: var(--color-text)`, `--text-secondary: var(--color-text-muted)`, `--border-default: var(--color-border)`, plus new tokens `--text-success`, `--text-error`, `--border-success`, `--border-error`. In dark mode: success family = toxic lime (`#b6ff1a`); error family = hot red `#ff3b3b` (must remain clearly distinguishable from the magenta accent `#ff2fd0`).
- **Contrast pairing:** every light background token pairs with a dark text token and every dark background token with a light text token — enforced in **both** themes, not just the default.
- **Light-mode backgrounds:** never pure white; use smoky lavender-tinted surfaces that fit the goth mood. Where a near-white is required, use `#fefefe`, never `#ffffff`.
- **Motion, spacing, stacking additions:** `--transition-fast: 150ms`, `--transition-normal: 250ms`, `--spacing-gap: 16px`, and `--z-dropdown: 100`, `--z-modal: 200`, `--z-toast: 300`.

### 1.3 Mandatory Dark Mode Support (Dark-First Exception)
- **Explicit exception clause:** this theme is dark-first. The default `:root` carries the dark Cybergoth palette; **light mode is the override**, defined via a `.light` class on `<html>` (or `[data-theme="light"]`) plus a `@media (prefers-color-scheme: light)` fallback for first visits. The source spec states: "mode not declared — validate in both light and dark before publishing." Both modes must be fully built and validated before delivery.
- **Light-mode token overrides:** background `#ece7f4`, surface `#f4f0fa`, surface-strong `#fefefe`, text `#17121f`, muted `#5c5170`, border `#6b5b85`. Neon used **as text or thin borders** must switch to darkened "ink" variants that pass AA contrast (e.g., lime → `#3d6600`, magenta → `#a10063`, cyan → `#00697a`; verify ratios). Neon used **as a fill** (`.btn--primary` background, badge fills) may keep the vivid hue paired with near-black text. Glow shadows reduce intensity in light mode; `color-scheme` is set to match the active theme.
- **Theme toggle:** a visible control in the nav using Google Material Symbols (`dark_mode` / `light_mode`), with correct `aria-pressed` and `aria-label` (label updates to "Switch to light mode" / "Switch to dark mode"). Choice persists in `localStorage` (key: `cybergoth-theme`), falling back to `prefers-color-scheme` on first visit. Switching must require **zero HTML restructuring** — token overrides only.

### 1.4 Flexbox Layout & Mobile-First Alignment
- **Default alignment rule:** every flex container defaults to `align-items: center` unless an explicitly justified exception is documented in a CSS comment.
- **Mobile-friendly first:** all layouts are responsive out of the box — multi-column rows collapse to single columns on small viewports, type scales fluidly via `clamp()`, and **horizontal scrolling never occurs** at any viewport width.
- **Grid exception:** CSS Grid is permitted only for the evenly-tiled card grids (Features, Testimonials, Pricing) where equal-height columns are required; these grids must collapse to one column on mobile. All component internals use flexbox.

### 1.5 CSS Approach
- **Custom CSS, no framework:** all styles live in `style.css`, organized with `@layer reset, tokens, base, components, sections, utilities`. The spec's base component classes (`.nav`, `.btn`, `.btn--primary`, `.card`, `.input`, `.badge`) are the foundation — reproduce them exactly as provided and extend per Section 2.
- **One naming convention: BEM** (`block__element--modifier`) across the entire deliverable. Never mix conventions.

### 1.6 Typography & Icons (Google Fonts Mandatory)
- **Text fonts (Google Fonts only):** load `Orbitron` (display), `Rubik` (base sans), and `Share Tech Mono` (technical/mono labels) via `<link>`; bind them to `--font-display`, `--font-sans`, `--font-mono`. `'Eurostile'` may remain in the stack as a local fallback name only — do not attempt to load it.
- **Icons:** Google Material Symbols only. **Inline SVGs and local icon files are forbidden.**

---

## 2. COMPONENT DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

### 2.1 Button
- **Default:** flex layout (`display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 0.5rem`), base per spec (uppercase, 700, letter-spacing `.04em`), plus `min-height: 44px` touch target.
- **Hover:** neon border shift + `--shadow-md` glow + `translateY(-1px)` per spec, `cursor: pointer`.
- **Focus:** distinct `:focus-visible` ring using `--color-uv` outline (per spec) for keyboard navigation.
- **Active/Pressed — explicit exception clause:** replace the spec's `.btn:active { transform: translateY(0) }` with `transform: scale(0.97)` press feedback.
- **Loading:** `.btn--loading` — sets `aria-busy="true"`, blocks pointer events to prevent double-clicks, and renders a pure-CSS spinner that does not distort button dimensions.
- **Disabled:** `opacity: 0.5`, greyscale, `cursor: not-allowed` (per spec).
- **Success/Error:** `.btn--success` / `.btn--error` temporary feedback styles driven by `--text-success` / `--text-error`, always paired with a Material Symbol icon — never color-only.
- **Danger:** if any destructive action appears, `.btn--danger` must be visually distinct in both light and dark themes.

### 2.2 Card
- **Default:** flexible flexbox layout per spec — `--color-surface` background, `--neon-edge` border, `--radius-lg`, `--shadow-md`.
- **Hover:** `transform: translateY(-2px)` plus intensified glow.
- **Focus-within:** card border highlights when a child link/button receives focus.
- **Skeleton/Empty:** not applicable — this is a static page; do not fake loading or empty states on static content.

### 2.3 Form & Input (Final CTA email capture)
- **Structure:** a flex `.input-group` wrapping a `<label>`, an `.input` (per spec, `min-height: 44px`), and a dedicated `.input-group__feedback` container.
- **States:** empty, focused (neon ring: primary border + `--shadow-sm`), filled, valid (success border + `check` icon), invalid (error border + `error` icon + message in `--text-error`), disabled, read-only.
- **Feedback:** the feedback container is an `aria-live="polite"` region; errors are never communicated by color alone.

### 2.4 FAQ Accordion (Disclosure Widget)
- **Semantics:** each `.faq__question` is a `<button>` with `aria-expanded` and `aria-controls`; each panel has `role="region"` and `aria-labelledby`.
- **Animation:** open/close transitioned via CSS (`grid-template-rows: 0fr → 1fr` or equivalent) at `--transition-normal`.
- **State indication:** a rotating Material Symbol (`expand_more` or `add`) **plus** ARIA state — never color-only. Fully keyboard operable (native button semantics).
- **Modal note:** no modal is required on this page; if one is ever introduced, it must use `--z-modal`, a backdrop, a Material Symbol close button, focus trapping, and `Esc`/overlay-click closing.

---

## 3. CORE UX & MICRO-INTERACTION RULES

- **Responsive by default:** fluid sizing, collapsing grids, zero horizontal overflow.
- **Smooth animations:** `transition: var(--transition-normal) var(--ease-standard)` on all state changes; `prefers-reduced-motion: reduce` disables all transitions, transforms, glow pulses, and smooth scrolling globally.
- **Accessibility (a11y):** AA contrast in both light and dark modes; semantic landmarks (`header`/`nav`/`main`/`section`/`footer`), a single `h1`, logical heading order, a skip-to-content link first in the DOM, visible `:focus-visible` rings everywhere, full keyboard operability, and `aria-live` regions for all dynamic feedback.
- **Mandatory visual feedback:** every click, hover, and submission triggers a visible state change.
- **Destructive actions:** visually distinct in both themes (see 2.1).
- **Anchor navigation:** in-page links use CSS `scroll-behavior: smooth` (guarded by reduced-motion) and `scroll-margin-top` to offset the sticky nav.

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## 4. DELIVERABLE & OUTPUT FORMAT

- **File structure:** separate `index.html`, `style.css`, and `script.js`. No inline `<script>` blocks — only a single `<script src="script.js" defer></script>` reference.
- **Naming convention:** BEM throughout (e.g., `.hero__title`, `.pricing__tier--featured`, `.faq__question`, `.footer__link`).
- **No unrequested placeholders:** write real, themed English copy for every section — lorem ipsum is forbidden.
- **JS scope (vanilla only):** theme toggle + persistence, mobile nav toggle, FAQ accordion, and Final-CTA form validation with simulated submit (loading → success/error). Nothing else.
- **No external image assets:** all visuals are pure CSS (gradients, borders, glows, hazard stripes) plus Google Fonts/Icons. Testimonial avatars are CSS monogram circles (initials in `--font-mono` with a neon border).

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## 5. PAGE STRUCTURE & SECTION-BY-SECTION SPEC

**Global nav (sticky):** `.nav` per spec — Orbitron uppercase wordmark, anchor links (Features, How It Works, Testimonials, Pricing, FAQ), theme toggle (per 1.3), and a CTA button. Below 768px, links collapse into a hamburger (Material Symbol `menu`) controlling a dropdown panel at `--z-dropdown`, with `aria-expanded`, closing on link click and `Esc`.

**5.1 Hero:** mono-font kicker badge (e.g., `SYS://ONLINE — TRANSMISSION 001`); `h1` in Orbitron uppercase with one key word in `--color-primary` and a subtle glow `text-shadow`; subhead in muted text; dual CTAs (`.btn--primary` + outline `.btn`); a mono-font stat strip (3 items). Background: layered radial-gradients (lime + magenta, low alpha) over `--color-bg`, a faint scanline/grid overlay via `repeating-linear-gradient`, and a `--hazard-stripe` accent bar.

**5.2 Features — 3 cards:** `.card` grid; each card has a Material Symbol icon in a neon-bordered tile, a bold title, and body copy. Hover/focus-within per 2.2.

**5.3 How It Works — 3 steps:** mono step numbers `01 / 02 / 03` in Share Tech Mono, an icon, a title, and a description per step; connected by a neon/hazard line on desktop, stacked on mobile.

**5.4 Testimonials — 3 items:** quote, monogram avatar, name, and role/handle. Static responsive grid.

**5.5 Pricing — 3 tiers:** tier name, price in mono/display type, feature list with `check` Material Symbols, and a per-tier CTA. The middle tier is featured: `.pricing__tier--featured` with a `.badge` "MOST POPULAR", a `--neon-edge` primary border, a `--hazard-stripe` top bar, and elevated shadow.

**5.6 FAQ:** 5–6 Q&A pairs built per 2.4.

**5.7 Final CTA:** full-width band on `--color-surface-strong` with a neon edge; Orbitron headline; email capture form per 2.3 with a `.btn--primary` submit. Valid submit: button → loading → success with an `aria-live` confirmation; invalid submit: inline error with icon and message.

**5.8 Footer:** neon top border (or hazard stripe); brand blurb, 2–3 columns of secondary links, social icons (Material Symbols), and a copyright line with the current year — all in muted text.

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## 6. CONTENT, VOICE & VISUAL DIRECTION

- **Product concept:** invent one coherent fictional dark-tech product (suggested: an underground live-streaming / event platform for the industrial rave scene — encrypted, low-latency, aggressive) and keep every headline, feature, price tier, testimonial, and FAQ answer consistent with it.
- **Voice:** aggressive, futuristic, industrial. Uppercase Orbitron display headlines; terminal-flavored mono micro-labels (`//`, `SYS:`, `[ONLINE]`); body copy in readable sentence-case English.
- **Glow discipline:** neon glow is an accent only — borders, shadows, and one hero keyword — never on body text; all text remains AA-readable in both themes.
- **Hazard stripe:** used sparingly — featured pricing bar, section dividers, footer accent.