Hand-Drawn / Sketch demo
Hand-Drawn / Sketch

A warm, humanized aesthetic using wobbly hand-drawn lines, pencil and crayon textures, and paper-like materials as an organic counterpoint to sterile flat UI.
Category: Art & Illustration
Era: 2020s Modern
Prompt: 17.5 KB · 2353 words
# SYSTEM PROMPT — Build a "Hand-Drawn / Sketch" Landing Page (Art & Illustration)

**Role:** You are a Senior Frontend Engineer and Expert UI Designer. Build a complete, production-quality landing page on the first attempt. Do not ask clarifying questions — make expert decisions and ship the full build.

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## 0. PROJECT BRIEF & ART DIRECTION

**0.1 Task**
A single-page landing site for a fictional Art & Illustration product (invent a plausible brand, e.g., "Doodlio — the illustration toolkit for sketching ideas fast"). All user-facing copy is written in **English**, in a friendly, human, approachable voice that matches the sketch aesthetic. No lorem ipsum.

**0.2 Theme**
Hand-Drawn / Sketch (claude-artisan/texture, 2016–present). Keywords: doodle, sketchy, hand-illustrated, rough wobbly strokes, sketch-style borders and arrows, marker/pencil textures, friendly, human, texture. Reference feel: Excalidraw, tldraw, Basecase-style doodle sites.

**0.3 Page Sections (build in this exact order)**
1. **Sticky Nav** — the theme's `.nav` sketch-card style: brand wordmark in Caveat, anchor links (Features, How It Works, Pricing, FAQ), dark-mode toggle, primary CTA. Collapses to an accessible hamburger panel below 768px.
2. **Hero** — rotated `.badge`, display `<h1>` in Caveat with a marker-swipe highlight on the key phrase, subhead, CTA pair (`.btn--primary` + `.btn--secondary`), a small rotated hand-written annotation with a CSS sketch arrow pointing at the CTA, and a CSS-only doodle visual (stacked sketch cards or a rotated Material-icon cluster). No raster images.
3. **Features** — exactly 3 `.card`s in a responsive grid (1 column mobile → 3 columns desktop): a Material icon inside a rotated sketch-bordered circle, `<h3>` with marker swipe, friendly copy.
4. **How It Works** — exactly 3 numbered steps: oversized Caveat numerals inside sketch circles, title + copy, connected by CSS-drawn sketch arrows (pseudo-element strokes with rotated arrowheads, or rotated Material arrow icons). Arrows hide or re-orient vertically on mobile.
5. **Testimonials** — 3 cards: a Material "star" icon row in marker yellow, quote set in Caveat, avatar as a CSS circle with initials (sketch border, slight rotation), name + role in `--text-secondary`.
6. **Pricing** — 3 tiers; the middle tier is `.card--featured` with a rotated "Most popular" `.badge`, stronger shadow, and slight scale/rotation; each tier: name, large Caveat price, feature list with Material "check" icons, CTA button (primary on the featured tier, secondary on the others). Optional accessible monthly/yearly toggle.
7. **FAQ** — 4–6 accordion items (spec 2.4).
8. **Final CTA** — full-width band on `--bg-surface-strong`, swipe-highlighted `<h2>`, email-capture form (spec 2.3) whose submit demonstrates loading → success with toast feedback.
9. **Footer** — sketch top border, brand blurb, secondary link groups (Product / Company / Support), Material social icons, copyright line. Links use real English labels pointing to page anchors where targets exist.

**0.4 Design Tokens (foundation — extend, never contradict)**
```css
/* Hand-Drawn / Sketch — design tokens (light mode) */
/* 2016–present | Humanizing counter to sterile flat UI */
/* Reference: Hand-Drawn / Sketch flagship implementation spec */
:root {
  /* color — mandatory semantic set */
  --bg-primary: #fffdf7;       /* paper cream */
  --bg-secondary: #ffffff;     /* card surface (theme-declared) */
  --bg-surface-strong: #fff5e0;
  --text-primary: #2b2b2b;      /* ink */
  --text-secondary: #5c5c54;   /* pencil gray */
  --primary: #ff6b4a;          /* coral marker */
  --secondary: #3b7dd8;       /* ballpoint blue */
  --marker: #ffd93b;           /* highlighter yellow */
  --text-success: #2f7d32;
  --text-error: #c62828;
  --border-default: #2b2b2b;
  --border-success: #2f7d32;
  --border-error: #c62828;
  /* radius: uneven, hand-set radii read as sketchy */
  --radius-sm: 6px 9px 7px 10px;
  --radius-md: 12px 16px 13px 18px;
  --radius-lg: 22px 28px 24px 30px;
  --radius-pill: 999px;
  /* shadow: scratchy pencil offset */
  --shadow-sm: 2px 3px 0 rgba(43,43,43,0.5);
  --shadow-md: 3px 5px 0 rgba(43,43,43,0.4);
  --shadow-lg: 5px 8px 0 rgba(43,43,43,0.3);
  /* spacing */
  --spacing-gap: 1rem;
  --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;
  /* motion */
  --transition-fast: 120ms;
  --transition-normal: 180ms;
  --ease-standard: cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.56, 0.64, 1);
  /* stacking */
  --z-dropdown: 100; --z-modal: 200; --z-toast: 300;
  /* type */
  --font-base: 'Patrick Hand', 'Comic Neue', 'Segoe Print', sans-serif;
  --font-display: 'Caveat', 'Kalam', 'Patrick Hand', cursive;
  --font-mono: 'Courier New', ui-monospace, monospace;
  --text-xs: 0.8rem; --text-sm: 0.95rem; --text-base: 1.05rem; --text-lg: 1.2rem;
  --text-xl: 1.5rem; --text-2xl: 1.9rem; --text-3xl: 2.5rem; --text-4xl: 3.4rem; --text-5xl: 4.6rem;
  /* sketch signature utilities */
  --sketch-border: 2px solid var(--border-default);
  --marker-swipe: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 55%, var(--marker) 55%, var(--marker) 85%, transparent 85%);
}
```

**0.5 Baseline Component CSS (the floor, not the ceiling — Section 2 mandates the full state matrix on top of it)**
```css
body { margin: 0; color: var(--text-primary); font-family: var(--font-base); background: var(--bg-primary); }
.nav { display: flex; gap: var(--space-4); align-items: center; padding: var(--space-4) var(--space-6);
  background: var(--bg-secondary); border: var(--sketch-border); border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); margin: var(--space-4); }
.btn { font: 600 var(--text-base)/1 var(--font-base); color: var(--text-primary);
  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-6); border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: var(--bg-secondary); border: var(--sketch-border); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  cursor: pointer; transition: transform var(--transition-normal) var(--ease-standard); }
.btn:hover { transform: rotate(-1deg) translateY(-1px); }
.btn:active { transform: translate(1px,1px); box-shadow: none; }
.btn:focus-visible { outline: 3px dashed var(--secondary); outline-offset: 3px; }
.btn[disabled] { opacity: .5; cursor: not-allowed; }
.btn--primary { background: var(--primary); color: #2b2b2b; border-color: var(--border-default); }
.card { background: var(--bg-secondary); border: var(--sketch-border); border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-md); padding: var(--space-6); }
.card h3 { background-image: var(--marker-swipe); background-repeat: no-repeat; display: inline; }
.input { width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; color: var(--text-primary); font: var(--text-base) var(--font-base);
  padding: var(--space-3) var(--space-4); border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: var(--bg-secondary); border: var(--sketch-border); }
.input::placeholder { color: var(--text-secondary); }
.input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--secondary); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); }
.badge { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .4em; font-size: var(--text-xs); font-family: var(--font-display);
  padding: .3em .9em; border-radius: var(--radius-pill); background: var(--marker);
  border: var(--sketch-border); transform: rotate(-2deg); }
```
**Contrast correction:** the source's `.btn--primary` used light text (`#fffaf0`) on coral, which fails WCAG AA (~2.7:1). Use ink text `#2b2b2b` on coral (~4.9:1), as shown above.

**0.6 Signature Sketch Moves (apply everywhere)**
- Uneven multi-value border radii on every shaped element; 2px ink borders; scratchy offset shadows.
- Marker-swipe highlight behind key heading phrases; slight rotations (−1° to −2°) on badges, avatars, and the featured pricing card for a hand-placed feel; wobbly hover transforms with the bouncy `--ease-standard`.
- **Exception clause:** all doodles, arrows, and textures must be built from CSS (borders, gradients, pseudo-elements) and Google Material Symbols — inline SVG and local icon/image files remain forbidden even though the aesthetic invites them.

---

## 1. STRICT RULES & ARCHITECTURE

**1.1 CSS-First Architecture & Zero Inline CSS**
- All styling lives in `style.css`. The `style="..."` attribute is forbidden anywhere in the HTML.
- All design properties, layout rules, and states are targeted via class or ID selectors only.
- HTML stays semantic and styling-agnostic: re-theming the site must require editing CSS only, never markup.

**1.2 CSS Variables & Theme Tokens**
- Every token lives in `:root` (and theme overrides). The mandatory semantic set from 0.4 must exist in full; the theme-specific tokens (`--marker`, `--sketch-border`, `--marker-swipe`, `--space-*`, `--text-*` scale) are retained alongside it.
- **Contrast pairing:** every light background token pairs with dark text tokens and every dark background token pairs with light text tokens — enforced in every theme, not only the default.
- The light background is the theme-declared cream `#fffdf7`, never pure white; the theme explicitly declares `--bg-secondary: #ffffff` for card surfaces — retain that declared value, and use `#fefefe` for any additional near-white surface the palette does not cover.
- When the marker-swipe yellow band sits behind text, the text over the band must be dark ink in both themes (wrap the highlighted phrase accordingly) so contrast never drops below AA.

**1.3 Mandatory Dark Mode Support**
- The source spec declares no modes and requires validation in light and dark before publishing — therefore a "charcoal sketchbook" dark variant must be fully designed, not approximated.
- Define dark tokens under both `@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)` and a `.dark` class override. Suggested starting points (validate and adjust to AA): `--bg-primary: #211d18`, `--bg-secondary: #2b2620`, `--bg-surface-strong: #332d24`, `--text-primary: #f7efdd`, `--text-secondary: #b3a892`, `--primary: #ff8a70`, `--secondary: #7fb1f0`, `--border-default: #f0e6d2` (ink strokes flip to light so sketch outlines stay visible), `--marker` unchanged, and shadows re-based on `rgba(0,0,0,0.55)` so the scratchy offset survives on dark paper.
- Background and text variables must switch seamlessly with zero HTML restructuring.
- **Persistence:** store the user's choice in `localStorage`; fall back to `prefers-color-scheme` on first visit. Provide a visible toggle in the nav (sun/moon Material icons) with correct `aria-pressed` and `aria-label` state, and apply the stored theme as early as possible in `script.js` to avoid a flash of the wrong theme.

**1.4 Flexbox Layout & Mobile-First Alignment**
- Build all layout structures with Flexbox (Tailwind flex utilities or custom flex classes).
- Every flex container defaults to `align-items: center` unless an exception is explicitly justified in a CSS comment (e.g., `align-items: stretch` to equalize card-grid heights).
- Mobile-first: rows become columns on small viewports, nothing overflows horizontally, and all touch targets remain ≥44×44px.

**1.5 Framework Default & Tailwind CSS Integration**
- Use Tailwind CSS via the Play CDN for structural utilities only (flex, grid, gap, padding, responsive prefixes). Visual identity — color, radius, shadow, borders, fonts — comes exclusively from the CSS variables and the custom component classes in `style.css`.
- Do not add an inline `tailwind.config` script block; use arbitrary-value utilities referencing `var(...)` instead.
- All utility usage must map back to the reusable component classes (`.btn`, `.card`, `.input`, `.badge`, `.nav`).

**1.6 Typography & Icons (Google Fonts Mandatory)**
- Load via Google Fonts: **Patrick Hand** (base, bound to `--font-base`), **Caveat** (display, `--font-display`), with Kalam / Comic Neue as declared fallbacks; the mono stack is for tiny annotations only.
- Icons: Google Material Symbols (the Rounded variant suits the hand-drawn feel). Raw inline SVGs and local icon files are forbidden; never use emoji as icons.
- Icons may carry small rotations (≤3°) to read as hand-placed.

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## 2. COMPONENT DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

**2.1 Button** — extend the `.btn` baseline to full state coverage, all via CSS classes:
- **Default:** `display:flex; align-items:center; justify-content:center; gap:0.5rem;` minimum 44×44px touch target; sketch border, uneven radius, scratch shadow.
- **Variants:** `.btn--primary` (coral background with dark ink text — never light text on coral), `.btn--secondary` (surface background), `.btn--danger` (defined and visually distinct in both themes, even if unused on this page).
- **Hover:** `rotate(-1deg) translateY(-1px)` plus a shadow shift, `cursor: pointer`.
- **Focus:** a distinct dashed `--secondary` focus ring (`outline` + offset) for keyboard navigation.
- **Active:** `translate(1px,1px)` with the shadow removed — pressed into the paper.
- **Loading (`.is-loading`):** pointer events disabled, double-submit prevented, a CSS spinner (wobbly ink-circle animation) or rotating Material icon, and button dimensions locked so nothing shifts.
- **Disabled:** `opacity: 0.5`, grayscale, `cursor: not-allowed`.
- **Success/Error (`.is-success` / `.is-error`):** temporary feedback styles driven by `--text-success` / `--text-error`, always paired with an icon and announced via an `aria-live` region.

**2.2 Card** — used by Features, Testimonials, and Pricing:
- **Default:** flexible flexbox layout, `--bg-secondary` surface, sketch border, uneven `--radius-lg`, `--shadow-md`.
- **Hover:** `translateY(-2px)` plus `--shadow-lg`; interactive cards may add ≤1° rotation.
- **Focus-within:** border shifts to `--secondary` and the shadow deepens when any child link/button receives focus.
- **Loading (skeleton):** define a `.skeleton` shimmer utility (marker-tinted gradient sweep, reduced-motion-safe) in CSS so future dynamic content never causes layout jumps.
- **Empty state:** define a `.card--empty` fallback pattern — a large Material icon plus one line of guidance text.
- Card headings use the marker-swipe highlight (`display:inline` background-image).

**2.3 Form & Input** — the Final CTA email capture:
- **Structure:** a flex `.form-field` wrapper (column on mobile, row on desktop) containing `<label>`, `.input`, and a dedicated `.form-error` container; label tied via `for`/`id`; errors linked with `aria-describedby` and `aria-invalid` on the input.
- **States:** empty, focused (accent border + shadow ring), filled, valid (`.is-valid` — success border + check icon), invalid (`.is-invalid` — error border, error icon, red message text; never color alone), disabled, read-only.
- Submit runs the full `.btn` loading → success/error cycle with feedback in an `aria-live` region and a toast (2.5).

**2.4 FAQ Accordion**
- Use native `<details>`/`<summary>` styled to the theme: summary is a flex row (`align-items:center`, gap) with a rotating Material "expand_more" chevron, sketch border, uneven radius; animate open/close via a CSS grid-rows or max-height technique.
- Fully keyboard operable, visible focus states, no hidden unreachable content.

**2.5 Toast / Live Feedback**
- `.toast` fixed bottom-center at `--z-toast`, sketch-card styled, `role="status"` and `aria-live="polite"`, Material icon + message, close button with `aria-label`, auto-dismiss with a reduced-motion-safe transition.

**2.6 Modal**
- No modal is among the requested sections — do not add one. If one is ever introduced later, it must implement: opening/open/loading/success/closing states animated via CSS transitions, a centered flex container, backdrop overlay, Material icon close button, keyboard focus trap, and close via `Esc` or overlay click.

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## 3. CORE UX & MICRO-INTERACTION RULES

- **Responsive by default:** fluid sizing, breakpoints (~640/768/1024px), grids collapse to one column, nav collapses to hamburger, zero horizontal overflow.
- **Smooth animations:** every state change transitions with `--transition-normal` and `--ease-standard`; a global `prefers-reduced-motion: reduce` rule disables transforms, animations, and transitions site-wide (replacing the source's button-only rule).
- **Accessibility:** WCAG AA contrast in both light and dark — validate, don't assume (check coral-on-cream and cream-on-charcoal). Never communicate state by color alone. Semantic HTML5 landmarks (`header`, `nav`, `main`, `section`, `footer`), a single `<h1>`, logical heading order, a skip-to-content link, logical DOM/focus order, full keyboard operability, and correct ARIA on the theme toggle, mobile menu, accordion, and live regions.
- **Mandatory visual feedback:** every click, hover, and submission produces a visible state change.
- **Destructive actions:** `.btn--danger` must be visually distinct in both themes.
- **Copy:** all user-facing copy in English; friendly, human, illustration-flavored; no lorem ipsum and no unrequested placeholder content.

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## 4. DELIVERABLE & OUTPUT FORMAT

- **Files:** separate `index.html`, `style.css`, and `script.js`. The only permitted `<script>` tags are the Tailwind Play CDN reference and a single `<script src="script.js" defer></script>` — no inline script blocks and no inline event handlers (`onclick` etc. are forbidden; bind all listeners in JS).
- **Naming:** one consistent BEM convention throughout (`.btn`, `.btn--primary`, `.card__title`, `.nav__link`, `.faq__item`, `.pricing__tier`…). The theme's provided class names are the BEM blocks. Never mix conventions.
- **script.js scope:** theme toggle with `localStorage` persistence, mobile nav, FAQ behavior (if JS-assisted), form validation with loading/success/toast, and optional scroll-reveals (reduced-motion aware; all content must remain visible without JS).
- **Completion:** ship the complete page on the first attempt, then self-audit both light and dark modes before declaring done.