Fudu Design System
Fudu is a dark, technical studio template set entirely in capitals. It feels like a design-studio spec sheet: a charcoal page, white Archivo in uppercase for every headline, link, label and even paragraph, thin white lines, and square dark-grey buttons. Colour comes only from the photography (yellow binder clips, a cobalt Neptune poster, pink backdrops). The live preview is a demo landing page: a centred all-caps headline, one BUY FUDU TODAY button, then two-column grids of page thumbnails grouped under HOME DEMO, WORK DEMO, BLOG DEMO and OTHER PAGES.
Four signatures make it recognisable:
- Everything is uppercase. The base h1–h6 and p rules all set text-transform: uppercase. Nothing on the page is sentence case except the input text.
- The outlined pill nav. A full-width 1px white border with a 40px radius, the round F logo tucked into the left end and five uppercase links on the right. Other nav variants (minimal, boxed grid, full screen) keep the same capitals.
- Outline and solid word pairs. Hero lines pair an outlined (stroked) word with a solid one (ALWAYS / CODING, OUR WORK), or stagger words across rows separated by thin rules (DIGITAL / DESIGN / STUDIO, WE ARE / FUDÚ).
- A circular cursor over projects. On project images the system cursor is hidden and a 124px circle with a 17px label follows the mouse.
Colors
Surfaces
#181818Page background (--black-2), sections and thumbnail cards
#111111The deeper band behind the demo grid (.section.other-color)
#FFFFFFSmall white pills on dark: the SHOW REEL 2023© marquee and the active cell of the boxed nav
Ink
#FFFFFFText on primary
#FFFFFFText on secondary
#FFFFFFHeadlines, nav links, labels, buttons
#A1A1A1Paragraphs (p colour, --dark-grey), always uppercase
#6E6E6EInput text and placeholders only
#181818Text on inverse-canvas
Action
#313131Filled buttons (BUY FUDU TODAY, BOOK A CALL, LAUNCH PROJECT)
#313131#333333The form submit (Send Message), a hair lighter than primary
Lines & effects
#FFFFFFThe 1px nav pill border, 2px title rules, 1px link underlines, block-quote rule
#F0F5FFDeclared in the Webflow variables; not seen on the published pages
#FBE7E3Declared in the Webflow variables; not seen on the published pages
Typography
Archivo · display-xl
The quick brown fox jumps.hero-title on the homepages (WE ARE FUDÚ, DIGITAL DESIGN STUDIO). 86px · 400 · 0.95
Archivo · headline-lg
The quick brown fox jumpsBase h1 on inner pages. 46px · 500 · 0.96
Archivo · title-lg
The quick brown fox jumpsCard titles under thumbnails (HOME 1, WORK 3). 27px · 500 · 1.0
Archivo · quote
The quick brown fox jumpsBlock quotes, with a 1px white left rule. 25px · 400 · 1.3
Archivo · logo
The quick brown fox jumpsThe FUDÚ wordmark in text navs. 18px · 400 · 1.0 · 3px
Archivo · label-cursor
The quick brown fox jumpsThe label inside the circle cursor. 17px · 500 · 1.18
Spacing & shape
| Purpose | Value |
|---|---|
| Container | max 1200px, centred (.container), inside sections padded 100px 5% |
| Section rhythm | 100px top and bottom, 80px at ≤991, 50px at ≤767 |
| Breakpoints | 991px, 767px and 479px, plus min-width: 768px and min-width: 1280px rules |
Spacing scale
| Token | Value | Preview |
|---|---|---|
hair | 2px | |
xs | 10px | |
sm | 16px | |
md | 20px | |
lg | 30px | |
xl | 40px | |
2xl | 50px |
Layout spacing
| Token | Value | Preview |
|---|---|---|
nav-y | 20px | |
section-demo-top | 50px | |
section | 100px |
Border radius
Surfaces
How the surfaces stack, from the page background up. Hex codes and roles are in Colors above.
Motion
| Text reveal | y 20% → 0% and skewX 30° → 0° with opacity 0 → 1, 400ms outCubic (set up over 500ms) |
| Text roll on hover | Nav and button labels move y 0 → −100% while a copy follows, 300ms ease |
| Line grow | Width changes on title rules and link underlines, 500ms (also 300ms and 200ms ease) |
| Cursor circle | Follows the mouse over projects; scales 0 → 1 in 500ms on enter |
| Parallax | Images move y ±100px (up to −220px) while scrolling in view |
| Fade | opacity → 1, 300ms easeIn or ease; slow page fade 1000ms outQuart |
| Icon rotate | 400ms ease (menu and arrow icons) |
| Border and background | Border change 300ms ease; background colour 500ms inOutQuart on nav states |
| CSS transitions | transition: all 300ms on most elements; transform 0.2s on .button-3d |
Do’s and don’ts
- Set every heading, link, label and paragraph in Archivo uppercase.
- Keep the page #181818 with white #FFFFFF headlines and #A1A1A1 body copy.
- Use the 1px white outlined pill nav (40px radius) with the round logo at the left end.
- Pair an outlined display word with a solid one, or stagger display words across rows split by 1px white rules.
- Use square #313131 buttons with 13px/700 labels and 1px tracking.
- Put a 2px white rule under card titles and let it grow in on hover.
- Replace the cursor with the 124px circle over project images.
- Round buttons, inputs or photos; only the nav, tags and circles are round.
- Use sentence case or a second font (the declared Switzer is not used).
- Use bold display type; display stays at weight 400.
- Add colour to buttons or links, or add shadows and gradients.
- Use ink-faint #6E6E6E for anything but 18px input text and placeholders; it is only 3.5:1 on #181818.
- Animate text longer than 500ms, except the 1000ms page fade.
Example prompt
Any page in the Fudu style
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What it is
The whole design system in one markdown file, written for AI: every color, type style, spacing value, component and motion rule, plus do's, don'ts and a ready prompt.
Best for
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Cursor and v0, or any other AI tool that builds pages or code.
How to use it
- Put
DESIGN.mdin your project and mention it in your request, or save it as.cursor/rules/fudu.mdc - For the rule file, start it with a front-matter block that sets
alwaysApply: true, so every chat uses it - Ask: “Build a pricing page using DESIGN.md.” Cursor follows the colors, fonts, spacing and rules
- Put
DESIGN.mdin the project root - Add one line to
CLAUDE.md: “Follow DESIGN.md for all UI.” - Ask for any page or component; Claude reads the file first
- Attach
DESIGN.mdto the chat (or paste it in) - Ask: “Build a landing page in this design system.”
- Keep the file in the chat or project knowledge, so follow-up pages stay on style
What it is
Every token as data, in the W3C Design Tokens format: colors with their roles, type styles, radius, spacing, and component tokens that point at them.
Best for
Figma (Tokens Studio), Style Dictionary and other design-token tools, and build scripts.
How to use it
- In Figma, open Tokens Studio, choose Import, and pick
tokens.json - Or point Style Dictionary’s
sourceat it to generate tokens for any platform - In code, import it like any JSON file
What it is
A Tailwind CSS v4 theme: every color, font, type style, radius and spacing value becomes a Tailwind utility, like bg-canvas, text-headline-lg or rounded-md.
Best for
Tailwind v4 projects, and AI builders that write Tailwind (v0, Lovable, Bolt).
How to use it
- Save
theme.cssnext to your main CSS file - Import it after Tailwind:
@import "tailwindcss"; @import "./theme.css"; - Use the classes:
bg-canvas text-ink rounded-md p-lg
What it is
The same tokens as plain CSS variables on :root. Component values point at the color variables, so changing one color updates everything that uses it.
Best for
Any website: plain CSS, Webflow custom code, Framer, WordPress.
How to use it
- Add it to your stylesheet, or in Webflow paste it into Site settings → Custom code inside a
<style>tag - Use the variables anywhere:
color: var(--color-ink) - Change a token once and every place that uses it follows






