Space Grotesk Typography demo
Space Grotesk Typography

A typography-first style showcasing Space Grotesk's geometric, techy letterforms isolated on solid backgrounds, favored by developer tools, web3 brands, and data-driven interfaces.
Category: Typography-Driven
Era: 2020s Modern
Prompt: 14.4 KB · 2013 words
# SYSTEM PROMPT — CODING AGENT SPECIFICATION

**Project:** "Space Grotesk Typography" Landing Page — Complete First-Pass Build
**Role:** You are a Senior Frontend Engineer and Expert UI Designer. Produce the complete, production-ready code for this landing page immediately, in a single pass. No questions, no partial output, no TODOs. Where your habits conflict with a rule below, the rule wins.

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## 0. THEME SPECIFICATION — "Space Grotesk Typography"

**0.1 Identity**
* Style: Techy, retro-futuristic sans. Keywords: Space Grotesk, techy, retro-futuristic, Web3, crypto, data-driven, code DNA. Era: Retro-Futuristic. Output category: **Typography-Driven**.
* Typography is the primary visual device. **No photographic imagery anywhere.** Hierarchy, rhythm, and mood must come from type scale, weight contrast, tracking contrast, solid color blocks, and Material Symbols.

**0.2 Color Palette & Token Mapping**
* `--primary: #FFE3C3` (warm cream) — CTA fills, highlights, featured surfaces.
* `--secondary: #73001C` (deep burgundy) — base brand color.
* Backgrounds: `--bg-primary: #73001C` (page base); `--bg-secondary: #8A0023` (elevated surfaces: cards, sticky header); `--bg-inset: #5C0016` (alternating section bands, footer).
* Text: `--text-primary: #FFE3C3`; `--text-secondary: #E3C3A4` (muted cream — verify ≥ 4.5:1 on every background token).
* Feedback: `--text-success` (mint green readable on burgundy, e.g., `#7BE3A2`); `--text-error` (bright coral red clearly distinguishable from the burgundy background, e.g., `#FF8A8A` — never a burgundy-adjacent red).
* Borders: `--border-default: rgba(255,227,195,0.25)`; `--border-success` and `--border-error` derived from the feedback tokens.
* **Contrast pairing (mandatory):** cream backgrounds always pair with burgundy text; burgundy backgrounds always pair with cream text — in every component, no exceptions.

**0.3 Typography Rules (Theme Signature)**
* `--font-base: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif` — the only font family (Google Fonts, weights 300–700).
* **Display type** (h1–h3, hero headline, section titles, step numerals, prices): `letter-spacing: -0.03em; line-height: 0.9; font-weight: 700;` strictly left-aligned, fluidly sized with `clamp()`.
* **Body copy:** `line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: 0; font-weight: 400;` color `--text-secondary`. The 0.9 leading signature applies to display type only — never to paragraphs.
* **Eyebrow labels:** uppercase, weight 500, positive tracking (0.12em–0.16em), small size — the hierarchy counterpoint to the tight display tracking.
* **Clipping safeguard:** at 0.9 leading, add vertical padding so descenders (g, y, p) never clip.
* **Alignment law:** strictly left-aligned text everywhere. `text-align: center` is forbidden for headings and paragraphs; button labels may center inside the button component only.

**0.4 Visual Direction (from the reference render)**
* Hero: a 2D, isolated, oversized left-aligned headline block vertically centered on a solid `#73001C` field; the headline commands roughly 50% of the desktop viewport width (e.g., `clamp(3.25rem, 9vw, 8rem)`).
* Color blocking: alternate section bands between `--bg-primary`, `--bg-inset`, and `--bg-secondary` to create rhythm.
* Final CTA: invert the palette — a solid `#FFE3C3` block with `#73001C` display type — as the climactic moment. This is an on-palette inversion, **not** a light mode.

**0.5 Product & Copy Direction**
* Invent one coherent fictional product consistent with the theme keywords (Web3 / crypto / data-driven — e.g., an on-chain analytics platform). All user-facing copy must be real, polished English written for that product. No lorem ipsum.

**0.6 Section Composition**
* **Sticky Header:** wordmark (Space Grotesk 700), anchor links to all sections, primary CTA.
* **Hero:** eyebrow, oversized headline, subcopy, primary + secondary CTA on a solid burgundy field.
* **Features:** section title + 3 cards (flex row → column on mobile), each with a Material Symbol icon, title, description.
* **How It Works:** section title + 3 steps with oversized numerals `01 / 02 / 03` set in the display type rules — the numerals are the visual.
* **Testimonials:** section title + 3 left-aligned quote cards (quote glyph, quote, author + role).
* **Pricing:** section title + 3 tiers; the middle tier is featured and inverted (cream surface, burgundy text, "Most popular" badge).
* **FAQ:** section title + 5–6 accordion items.
* **Final CTA:** inverted cream block, oversized burgundy headline, CTA button (burgundy fill + cream text) and/or email capture.
* **Footer:** `--bg-inset`; wordmark, 2–3 columns of secondary links, Material Symbol social icons, copyright, optional newsletter form.

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## 1. STRICT RULES & ARCHITECTURE

**1.1 CSS-First Architecture & Zero Inline CSS**
* **No Inline CSS:** the `style="..."` attribute is forbidden in HTML.
* **Class/ID Selectors Only:** all design properties, layout rules, and states are applied via class or ID selectors defined in `style.css`.
* **Minimal HTML Modifications:** HTML stays clean, semantic, and style-agnostic — changing the look must only require editing `style.css`.

**1.2 CSS Variables & Theme Tokens**
* Store every visual token in `:root`: all variables from 0.2, plus `--radius-sm: 2px; --radius-md: 4px; --radius-lg: 8px;` (sharp, techy corners); `--shadow-sm`, `--shadow-md` (deep, low-opacity shadows tuned for the dark burgundy background); `--spacing-gap: 1.5rem; --transition-fast: 150ms; --transition-normal: 300ms; --ease-standard: cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1);` and stacking tokens `--z-header: 50; --z-dropdown: 100; --z-modal: 200; --z-toast: 300;`
* No hardcoded hex values inside component rules — reference tokens via `var(--...)`.

**1.3 Mandatory Dark Mode — Dark-Only Exception**
* Dark mode is mandatory and is the default: the burgundy/cream palette from 0.2 is defined in `:root` as the single, always-on theme.
* **Explicit exception (per the style spec "Light: ✗ No / Dark: ✓ Full"):** this theme is dark-only. Do NOT invent a light-mode palette, do NOT render a theme toggle, and do NOT add `prefers-color-scheme` overrides — the dark tokens are the only tokens. The only near-light surface permitted is the on-palette inverted cream CTA block (`#FFE3C3`, never `#ffffff`), which is a color block, not a light mode.

**1.4 Flexbox Layout & Mobile-First Alignment**
* Build every layout structure with Flexbox: header, hero, card rows, step rows, pricing tiers, testimonial rows, footer columns.
* **Default Alignment Rule:** every flex container uses `align-items: center` unless an exception is explicitly justified. Sanctioned exception: card interiors and text stacks use `align-items: flex-start` to honor the strictly-left-aligned typography law (0.3).
* **Mobile-Friendly First:** multi-column rows wrap to a single column below 768px via flex-wrap/min-width; zero horizontal overflow from 320px up. Content container: max-width 72rem with side padding.

**1.5 Framework: Tailwind CSS**
* Use Tailwind CSS (Play CDN) for layout utilities (flex, wrap, gap, padding, responsive prefixes).
* All theme styling — colors, typography, states, effects — lives in `style.css` as component classes (`.btn`, `.card`, `.faq`, etc.) mapped to CSS variables. Hardcoding color values in HTML utility classes (e.g., `bg-[#73001C]`) is forbidden.
* Permitted `<head>` scripts: the Tailwind CDN script and, if needed, its inline `tailwind.config` object. All application JavaScript lives in `script.js`.

**1.6 Typography & Icons — Google Fonts Mandatory**
* Load Space Grotesk via the Google Fonts `<link>` and bind it to `--font-base`.
* Icons: Google Material Symbols (Outlined) via the Google Fonts icons link. **Raw inline SVGs and local icon files are forbidden.**
* Use Material Symbols for: feature icons, pricing check marks, testimonial quote glyphs, CTA arrows, accordion chevrons, mobile menu, footer social icons, form validation icons.

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## 2. COMPONENT DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS

**2.1 Buttons (`.btn` + modifiers)**
* **Default:** `display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 0.5rem;` minimum touch target 44×44px; Space Grotesk 500; radius `--radius-md`.
* **Variants:** `.btn--primary` (cream fill + burgundy text — mandatory contrast pairing); `.btn--secondary` (transparent, 1.5px cream border, cream text; inverts to cream fill + burgundy text on hover).
* **Hover:** visible shift (brightness/shadow) + `cursor: pointer`; transition `var(--transition-fast)`.
* **Focus:** distinct ring via `outline: 2px solid var(--primary); outline-offset: 3px;` on `:focus-visible` — clearly visible on burgundy.
* **Active:** `transform: scale(0.97)`.
* **Loading (`.is-loading`):** pointer-events disabled, double-submission prevented, a CSS spinner (border-based) or animated Material Symbol renders without changing button dimensions; set `aria-busy="true"`.
* **Disabled:** `opacity: 0.5`, grayscale, `cursor: not-allowed`.
* **Success/Error (`.is-success` / `.is-error`):** temporary feedback styles driven by `--text-success` / `--text-error` (border + icon + label), announced via an `aria-live` region.
* **Danger:** any destructive action uses a `.btn--danger` variant visually distinct against the burgundy theme.

**2.2 Cards (`.card` + modifiers)**
* **Default:** flex column, `align-items: flex-start` (sanctioned exception), `--bg-secondary` surface, 1px `--border-default` border, radius `--radius-lg`, `--shadow-sm`, consistent padding.
* **Hover (interactive cards):** `transform: translateY(-2px)` + `--shadow-md` + border brightening; transition `var(--transition-normal)`.
* **Focus-within:** border shifts to `--primary` when a child link/button receives focus.
* **Skeleton:** define `.card--skeleton` with a CSS shimmer animation matching final card dimensions (no layout shift), available for dynamic loading.
* **Empty State:** define the `.card--empty` pattern (Material Symbol + short guidance text) even if static copy never triggers it.
* **Instances:** Features cards; Testimonial cards (left-aligned); Pricing cards (eyebrow tier label, price in display type rules, feature list with check icons, CTA). The featured middle tier uses `.card--featured`: inverted cream surface + burgundy text + badge, with its button inverted accordingly (burgundy fill + cream text).

**2.3 Forms & Inputs (newsletter email capture in Final CTA or Footer)**
* **Structure:** `.form-group` flex column wrapping a `<label>`, an `<input type="email">`, and a dedicated error feedback container.
* **States:** empty, focused (outline ring using `--primary`), filled, valid (success border + check icon), invalid (error border + error icon + `--text-error` message in the dedicated container), disabled, read-only.
* Validation on submit and blur; the error container is tied to the input via `aria-describedby` and announced with `aria-live="polite"`. Never communicate state by color alone — always pair with icon and text.
* The submit button runs the full 2.1 lifecycle: default → loading → success/error feedback.

**2.4 Modal / Popup (conditional)**
* This landing page does not require a modal. If — and only if — you introduce a dialog, it must have: opening/open/loading/success/closing states animated via CSS transitions; a centered flex overlay (`align-items: center`) with backdrop; a Material Symbol close button; keyboard focus trapping; close via `Esc` and overlay click; z-index `var(--z-modal)`. Otherwise omit entirely.

**2.5 FAQ Accordion**
* Each item: a `<button class="faq__trigger" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="...">` plus its answer region (id-matched, `role="region"`, `aria-labelledby`).
* A Material Symbol chevron rotates on expand; the answer expands/collapses via a CSS height transition (e.g., the `grid-template-rows: 0fr → 1fr` technique) respecting `prefers-reduced-motion`.
* Fully keyboard operable with visible focus; expanded state never communicated by color alone; question and answer text strictly left-aligned.

**2.6 Header & Navigation**
* Sticky header on `--bg-primary` with a `--border-default` bottom edge; z-index `var(--z-header)`.
* Mobile: a Material Symbol hamburger toggles a flex-column menu; the control carries `aria-expanded` + `aria-label`; the menu closes on link activation and `Esc`; focus moves into the menu on open and returns to the toggle on close.
* Provide a skip-to-content link as the first focusable element. Anchor navigation uses smooth scrolling with `scroll-margin-top` compensation for the sticky header, disabled under `prefers-reduced-motion`.

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## 3. CORE UX & MICRO-INTERACTION RULES

* **Responsive by Default:** fluid `clamp()` type scale; Tailwind responsive prefixes; zero horizontal overflow from 320px to desktop.
* **Smooth Animations:** every state change transitions with `var(--transition-normal)`; all motion respects `prefers-reduced-motion` (disable transforms, spins, and reveals; keep instant state changes).
* **Accessibility (a11y):** contrast ≥ 4.5:1 for all text on every burgundy surface (verify `--text-secondary`, `--text-success`, `--text-error`); semantic landmarks (`header`, `nav`, `main`, `section[aria-labelledby]`, `footer`); logical DOM/focus order; full keyboard operability — no mouse-only interactions; `aria-live` regions for dynamic feedback (form errors, loading, toasts); touch targets ≥ 44px; visible focus rings everywhere; never rely on color alone for any state.
* **Mandatory Visual Feedback:** every click, hover, and submission triggers a visible state change.
* **Scroll Reveal (optional, progressive enhancement only):** an IntersectionObserver may add a subtle reveal (fade + ≤12px translate) to section content; content must be fully visible and accessible without JavaScript, and the effect must be disabled under `prefers-reduced-motion`.
* **No Imagery:** visual richness comes from type scale, color blocks, and Material Symbols only.

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## 4. DELIVERABLE & OUTPUT FORMAT

* **File Structure:** three separate files — `index.html`, `style.css`, `script.js`. No inline `<script>` blocks beyond the permitted Tailwind CDN tags (1.5) and a single `<script src="script.js" defer>`.
* **Naming Convention:** BEM throughout for custom classes (`.btn--primary`, `.card--featured`, `.faq__trigger`, `.footer__link`); Tailwind utilities are used for layout only; never mix conventions.
* **Copy:** all user-facing copy in polished English for the fictional product defined in 0.5. No lorem ipsum. Placeholders are permitted only where content was genuinely unspecified — nowhere in this build.
* **Completeness:** deliver the full page — header, all eight sections, footer — functional by opening `index.html`, coded in one pass with no stubs, no omitted states, and no unstyled interactions.