flowmanceNimble Design System
Nimble is a clean, gallery-like agency site. The interface is strictly black and white: a white page, black Inter Tight 600 headlines, and a black bar that appears once you scroll. All the colour comes from imagery, above all a glossy violet-and-magenta wave artwork that fills the hero and returns as a full-width band behind the testimonials.
Four signatures make it recognisable:
- The rotating MENU ring. Top right, the word MENU is set four times around a circle with a thin + cross in the middle. The ring turns as the page scrolls (it sits at a different angle in every screenshot). There is no row of nav links; the ring opens a full-screen black menu.
- The black three-part bar. Social icons (X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Dribbble) on the left, the extended NIMBLE wordmark in the centre and the ring on the right, in a 120px bar that is transparent over the hero and turns black over the white page.
- Violet wave artwork. The hero and the testimonial band use the same flowing purple-to-magenta 3D wave, with blurred pastel spheres floating over the hero.
- Big black word, small black arrow. The work section opens with one word at 100px (Work) on the left and a thin ↓ arrow on the right, then runs the project grid edge to edge inside the 1200px container; other sections open with a centred 40px statement.
Colors
Surfaces
#FFFFFFPage background
#FFFFFFTestimonial cards and project tiles
#000000Scrolled nav bar, full-screen menu, footer
Ink
#FFFFFFText on primary
#040507Text on secondary
#000000Headlines, FAQ questions, names, icons
#000000 · 70%Paragraphs
#000000 · 50%The grey tail of a heading (digital services.), testimonial roles (Graphic Designer)
#FFFFFFText over the violet wave artwork
#FFFFFFText on inverse-canvas
#FFFFFF · 65%Paragraphs on black (.white-paragraph)
Action
#000000The filled button (Contact us, form submit)
#777777Filled-button hover (--dark-grey)
#FFFFFFThe white pill button used on dark or image backgrounds
#6F00FFOnly the bottom border of a line button on hover
Lines & effects
#000000 · 20%Input borders
#0000001px solid and dashed card borders, 2px tag borders
#FFFFFF · 20%Dividers in the black cart panel
Typography
Inter Tight · display-section
The quick brown fox jumpsSection words: Work. 100px · 600 · 1.1
Inter Tight · headline-xl
The quick brown fox jumpsThe rotating words in .text-rotator (white, on the violet band). 50px · 500 · 1.2 · 1px
Inter Tight · title-lg
The quick brown fox jumpsBlog card titles. 29px · 600 · 1.3
Inter Tight · body-lg
The quick brown fox jumpsTestimonial quotes; the filled button label. 19px · 600 · 1.5
Inter Tight · label
The quick brown fox jumpsSmall top labels, testimonial names and roles. 18px · 600 · 1.11
Inter Tight · caption
The quick brown fox jumpsBase text, nav icon row. 14px · 500 · 1.43
Spacing & shape
| Purpose | Value |
|---|---|
| Container | max 1200px, centred |
| Section opener | the 100px word on the left and an arrow on the right (.big-title-flex, space-between), then the grid about 70px below |
| Breakpoints | 991px, 767px and 479px (Webflow defaults), plus a 1440px+ step |
Spacing scale
| Token | Value | Preview |
|---|---|---|
xs | 8px | |
sm | 16px | |
md | 30px | |
lg | 50px | |
xl | 100px |
Layout spacing
| Token | Value | Preview |
|---|---|---|
tile-gap | 5px | |
gutter | 72px | |
section | 100px |
Border radius
Motion
| Heading reveal | Lines start at y 200% with skewY 7° inside a clipping box, then rise to y 0%, skewY 0° over 1100ms, outQuint |
| Fade-in | opacity 0 → 1 over 1000–1250ms, outQuart |
| Nav bar fill | Background transparent → #000000, 300ms ease, on scroll |
| Menu link roll | Label moves y 0 → −100% (400ms, inOutCubic) while a copy comes in 100% → 0% (300ms, inOutCubic) |
| MENU ring | Rotates with page scroll |
| Pill button fill | The black circle grows (size, 300ms ease) behind the label |
| Press scale | scale 1 → 0.8, 300ms outQuad, and back to 1 over 300ms ease |
| Arrow nudge | x or y ±6px, 500ms, on hover |
| Image filter | Filter change on hover, 300ms ease |
| Service card hover | translateY −20px, border dashed → solid, 300ms |
| Filled button hover | Background #000000 → #777777, 300ms |
| Hero spheres | Move with the mouse |
Do’s and don’ts
- Keep the UI black #000000 on white #FFFFFF, and let the violet wave artwork and product photos carry the colour.
- Set paragraphs in body (18px 500) at 70% black, and use 50% black for the de-emphasised end of a heading.
- Open the work section with one word at 100px 600 and a thin arrow on the right; use centred 40px statements for other sections.
- Put project images in a 2-column grid with a 5px gap, square, with no radius.
- Use dashed 1px borders for service cards and turn them solid with a 20px lift on hover.
- Make the nav bar black once it leaves the hero, with icons left, wordmark centre and the MENU ring right.
- Add a UI colour fill. #6F00FF is only a hover underline, never a background.
- Round cards or images. Only buttons (8px), inputs (6px) and pills (30–100px) are rounded.
- Use negative letter spacing or a second typeface. Inter Tight with 0 tracking is the system.
- Add drop shadows or glass blur.
- Use ink-subtle (black at 50%) for running text or anything under 18px; it only passes as large, bold meta text.
- Replace the MENU ring with a standard row of nav links.
- Shrink the filled-button label below 19px 600: white on the #777777 hover state is only about 4.5:1.
Example prompt
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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/nimble.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