Living Design System · 2026

Design Tokens & UI Specifications

The formal design architecture of Propuesta 2 v4.2 (Hybrid Duotone Neo-brutalism): color tokens, typographic scales, tactile elevation physics, and interface governance.

01 · FOUNDATIONAL ARCHITECTURE

1. Foundational Architecture & Philosophy

Built on three core pillars: high-contrast neo-brutalist geometry, tactile physics for transactional clarity, and zero visual clutter.

Pure Geometry & Hard Borders

Sharp corners (0px radius) on structural cards with 2px solid dark ink borders (#1A1F26), contrasted with rounded pill badges for interactive touchpoints.

Hybrid Duotone Accents

Cyan neon (#4FD8E3) represents clarity, structure, and frontend craft. Magenta neon (#F01C86) signifies energy, creative direction, and AI workflow automation.

Icon & Emoji Governance

Strictly zero raw OS emojis. Pure vector iconography via Lucide with duotone fills and hard shadows. External targets use ExternalLink; internal routes use directional arrows.

02 · COLOR TOKENS & SURFACES

2. Color Tokens & Surface Tints

Every hex code is calibrated for AA/AAA accessibility contrast against dark ink (#1A1F26) and pure white (#FFFFFF).

A. Core Brand Tokens

#4FD8E3
--cyan-neon Primary Accent, Focus & Micro-badges
#F01C86
--magenta-neon Secondary Accent, AI Workflows & B2B
#1A1F26
--ink-dark Typography Ink & Hard 2px Borders
#0E8E9B
--cyan-dark Accessible Text on Cyan Surfaces
#5B6672
--muted-grey Secondary Body, Metadata & Captions
#FFFFFF
--card-bg Structural Card Canvas

B. Surface Tint Tokens

#D9F7FA
Hero / Clean Cyan Hero opening & brand introduction
#FCE4EC
Journey / Soft Pink 15+ Years timeline & evolution
#4FD8E3
Toolkit / Solid Cyan Stack & technical tooling
#F3E5F5
Portfolio / Soft Lavender Featured projects & case studies
#F8FAF9
About / Neutral Canvas Studio craft manifesto
#FFF9C4
Ecosystem / Golden Dots Live independent product labs
#E0F2F1
Styleguide / Pale Mint Design System Living Spec
Footer / Dark Obsidian Conversion, contact & colophon
03 · THREE-TIER TYPOGRAPHY SYSTEM

3. Three-Tier Typography System

Strict hierarchy separating display editorial authority, programmatic precision, and human reading comfort.

HEADINGS · DISPLAY

Bricolage Grotesque

Weight 800 · Letter-spacing -0.02em · Line-height 1.15

H1 Titular Principal Neo-brutalista
H2 Arquitectura de Interfaces & Sistemas de Diseño
H3 Módulos de Componentes Transaccionales (React / Astro)
UI · CODE · BADGES

Space Mono

Weight 400/700 · Monospaced · Tracking 0.08em

EYEBROW BADGE SPEC TAG PILL CIAN TAG PILL MAGENTA ECOSYSTEM 2026

const STACK = ["Astro", "React", "TypeScript", "TailwindCSS-Free", "Lucide"];

BODY · DESCRIPTIONS

Plus Jakarta Sans

Weight 400/500/600 · Line-height 1.65 · Humanist Geometric

Designing and directing end-to-end digital products with 15+ years of craft in UX/UI and transactional frontend engineering. This typeface provides high-readability humanist clarity for editorial longform and technical case studies.

CALLOUTS · ANNOTATIONS

Caveat

Weight 600/700 · Spontaneous Human Gestures

✦ "Human discernment is never outsourced" ✦
04 · ELEVATION, HARD SHADOWS & TACTILE PHYSICS

4. Elevation, Shadows & Tactile Physics

Physical, unblurred drop shadows simulating physical layers and tactile buttons. Hover interactions depress the element into the page.

--shadow-black 5px 5px 0px #1A1F26
Base card elevation
--shadow-black-lg 8px 8px 0px #1A1F26
Featured cards & hover states
Neon Cyan Drop 6px 6px 0px #4FD8E3
Primary dark button shadow
Neon Magenta Drop 6px 6px 0px #F01C86
Secondary white button shadow
05 · COMPONENT LIBRARY & INTERACTION

5. Component Library & Interactive UI

Core interactive atoms and badges used across all pages of andreagonzalezotto.com.

A. Duotone Buttons (Interactive Tactile Press)

External Link

B. Eyebrows, Tags & Role Pills

✦ LIVE LABS FULL-STACK CRAFT AI Workflow Engineer Design Systems Lead B2B ENTERPRISE B2C CONSUMER

C. Duotone Icon Badge System

06 · PATTERN TEXT SHIELDING

6. Contrast & Pattern Text Shielding

Geometric backgrounds (dots, diagonal hatches, grids) can compete with typography. We apply the text halo shield (.text-halo-shadow) to guarantee effortless legibility.

✕ UNSHIELDED (Pattern interference)

Craft Humano + Escala IA: Los puntos del fondo compiten con el ojo del lector.

✓ WITH .text-halo-shadow (Perfect clarity)

Craft Humano + Escala IA: El halo aísla las letras en su color de fondo nativo.

07 · ACCESSIBILITY & GOVERNANCE

7. Accessibility & Interaction Standards

High-visibility keyboard navigation, custom high-contrast selection, and semantic screen-reader tags.

Focus Visible Ring

Keyboard navigation with a high-contrast 3px solid magenta outline ring (:focus-visible).

:focus-visible demo

High-Contrast Selection

Text selection uses custom high-contrast neon cyan background with dark ink text (::selection).

::selection active preview

Icon & Emoji Governance

Strict ban on raw OS emojis. Normalized vector icons via Lucide and clear separation between external targets (<ExternalLink />) and internal routes (→).

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