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Design System & Style Guide

This page documents the color palette, typography system, and reusable UI components designed for The Crooked Spoon mockup. It dynamically adapts to light/dark themes.

1. Brand Colors

Our core colors are #C1553B for highlights and #2E3B2F for primary text and structural green, paired with soft cream backgrounds.

Rust / Signage Red

#C1553B

Forest Green / Text

#2E3B2F

Cream Background

#FDFBF7

Card Background

#F5F2EA

Border / Separator

#E2DDD5

2. Typography Scale

We use a custom bold serif stack (Cooper Black, Fraunces) for headings, and Karla for readable body copy.

Heading 1 - Cooper Black (Fluid)

font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4rem)

Heading 2 - Cooper Black

font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.5rem)

Heading 3 - Cooper Black

font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 3vw, 1.8rem)

Body Text - Karla. A clean, geometric sans-serif that fits local bakery menus and interface descriptions perfectly.

font-size: 1.1rem; line-height: 1.6; font-family: Karla;

3. Interactive Buttons

Button components feature subtle micro-animations (transitions, lifts) on hover.

4. Form Controls

Form controls feature mature, clean focus states highlighted with Rust Red.

5. Alerts & Badges

Warning Alert Box Component

This component is used for allergen statements, timing warnings, and general dry disclaimers.

Daily Soup Sold Out Badge

6. Component Cards

Used to represent items on our menu boards or snippets in galleries.

Daily Special

This is a standard card component containing an SVG illustration wrapper, dynamic headers, description, and allergen list.

Allergen information listed here.