Pofo eC Design System
Pofo is a dark, gallery-like agency site held inside a fixed frame. A 90px top bar and a 90px left rail, both drawn with white hairlines, stay on screen while the content scrolls under them. Headlines are big uppercase Satoshi in which some words switch to a light italic (WE ARE AN AWARD-WINNING *BRANDING* AND *WEB AGENCY*.), and the only filled buttons are white circles with black micro-caps. Saturated studio photography (chess on white plinths, a martini on orange, floating jeans) supplies the colour.
Signatures:
- The hairline frame. A fixed top bar (90px, 1px bottom rule at 20% white) and a left rail (90px wide, 1px right rule) with the crossed P O F O monogram in the corner square, spaced-out MENU top-right, and a stack of social icons at the bottom of the rail.
- Roman + italic uppercase. Most display lines mix Satoshi 700 roman words with Satoshi 400 italic words at the same size: FEATURED *CLIENTS*, WHAT THEY *THINK*, A *ITALIAN-AMERICAN* RUN AGENCY.
- Circles that turn. White 120px circle buttons (BOOK A FREE KICK-OFF CALL!) rotate −30° and grow on hover, and circular text rings (Play Showreel, Contact Us) spin around a play or arrow icon.
- Huge white space. 120px section padding and very little text per screen; some sections are a single centred headline and a circle.
Colors
Surfaces
#171717Page background and the menu overlay (--black-2)
#171717Same as canvas: Pofo has no raised panels
#FFFFFF · 22%2px underline on the newsletter field and arrow button
#FFFFFFThe white circle surfaces
Ink
#000000Text on primary
#FFFFFFText on secondary
#FFFFFFHeadlines, titles, nav, testimonial quote
#FFFFFF · 80%Hero lead We create digital products…
#FFFFFF · 70%Secondary meta and service text
#FFFFFF · 60%Paragraphs, list items, placeholder, paragraph links
#FFFFFF · 57%Footer links (hover to full white)
#FFFFFF#000000Text on inverse-canvas
Action
#FFFFFFCircle buttons
#FFFFFFNo colour change on hover; the hover is a −30° rotation and 1.1 scale
#424242Contact form Send Message submit
#F64D52Line icons in the services list and the blockquote rule (--red-color)
#2E856EForm success message
Lines & effects
#FFFFFF · 20%The frame hairlines
Typography
Satoshi · display-marquee
The quick brown fox jumpsThe sliding philosophy line (.philosopy-text), one line, no wrap. 75px · 700 · 0.99 · 7px
Satoshi · headline-menu
The quick brown fox jumpsFull-screen menu links (.navlinks). 50px · 500 · 1.0
Satoshi · body-quote
The quick brown fox jumpsTestimonial quote. 27px · 400 · 1.15
Satoshi · title-sm
The quick brown fox jumpsFooter column titles. 21px · 700 · 1.43
Satoshi · label
The quick brown fox jumpsMENU. 13px · 700 · 1.54 · 7px
Satoshi · caption
The quick brown fox jumpsDefault small text. 14px · 500 · 1.43
Spacing & shape
| Purpose | Value |
|---|---|
| Container | max 1200px, centred |
| Breakpoints | 991px, 767px and 479px |
Spacing scale
| Token | Value | Preview |
|---|---|---|
xs | 5px | |
sm | 16px | |
md | 30px | |
lg | 40px | |
xl | 50px | |
2xl | 60px | |
3xl | 100px |
Layout spacing
| Token | Value | Preview |
|---|---|---|
section-short | 60px | |
section-side | 67.5px | |
frame | 90px | |
section | 120px | |
hero-left | 140px |
Border radius
Motion
| Page load | Page load: a preloader with 11px / 700 uppercase text at 5px tracking, then content fades in |
| Scroll reveal | Scroll into view: opacity 0 → 1 and y 30px → 0, 500ms outExpo |
| Slow reveal | Opacity 0 → 1 and move to 0, 0, 1000ms outQuart |
| Mask / line grow | Width or height, 500ms outExpo or ease |
| Sideways scroll | While scrolling in view: the client logo row and the philosophy line move horizontally with scroll |
| Mouse parallax | Mouse move: elements shift slightly with the cursor |
| Hover colour | Background colour 300ms outExpo, text colour 500ms outExpo (menu links; footer links use the CSS 200ms transition) |
| Circle button hover | rotate(-30deg) scale(1.1), CSS transition: all 0.3s |
Do’s and don’ts
- Keep the fixed frame: a 90px top bar and 90px left rail with 1px #FFFFFF33 hairlines.
- Set display lines in uppercase Satoshi, bold roman with one or two light italic words at the same size.
- Use #171717 for the page and white at 60% (#FFFFFF99) for paragraphs.
- Use the 120px white circle button (11px / 900, 2px tracking, black) for the main call to action, with the −30° rotate and 1.1 scale on hover.
- Leave 120px of space above and below each section and keep text per screen short.
- Use square-cornered, saturated studio photography.
- Add rectangular filled buttons on the home page; the only rectangle is the #424242 contact submit.
- Add shadows, cards, panels or rounded image corners.
- Use the red #F64D52 for text or fills; it is for thin icons and rules only.
- Set headlines in sentence case or all-bold without the italic contrast.
- Use solid greys for text; use white with alpha.
- Run long paragraphs; keep descriptions to one or two lines.
Example prompt
Any page in the Pofo eC style
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