flowmancePortfolify Design System
Portfolify is a one-person portfolio that looks like a printed CV set in a wide display face. Everything large is uppercase Fleuron, small reading text is Inter, and the page is held together by 2px solid black rules: under the nav, between nav cells, beside timeline entries and blog posts, between project panels and above the footer. It is black and white; the colour comes from a flat illustrated portrait and bright product photos in the work section.
Four signatures make it recognisable:
- The ruled nav. A white bar 130px tall split into two cells by a 2px vertical rule: the PORTFOLYO wordmark (260px wide) on the left, four uppercase links on the right, with a 2px rule along the bottom.
- The scroll-lit statement. Under the 109px HEY, I'M LIAM PARK, a long sentence is set one line per heading at 42px. Lines sit at 20% opacity and turn solid as they scroll into view, while the portrait stays sticky on the right.
- The black work stage. When MY WORK arrives, the page turns black and the nav inverts. Projects then slide sideways in a sticky full-screen stage, each panel 44% wide and separated by a 2px vertical rule.
- Outline pills. Categories are transparent pills with a 2px border and uppercase 14px text (CODE, UI, UX, DEVELOPMENT). There are no filled buttons.
The design is light, with one black section.
Colors
Surfaces
#FFFFFFPage background, nav, footer
#F1F1F7 · 55%The testimonial slider panel
#000000The work section and the inverted nav over it
Ink
#111314Text on primary
#111314All headings, nav links, rules, tags
#111314Body text and lists are full ink too
#111314 · 47%The timeline meta line (TESLA AT 2014-2017) only
#FFFFFFText on inverse-canvas
#FFFFFFText over project photos (rare)
Action
#FFFFFFThere is no filled button; actions are underlined text and outline pills
Lines & effects
#111314 · 20%The 2px timeline track; a short black segment moves along it
#111314Every 2px rule: nav, dividers, blog left borders, footer top, underlines
Typography
Fleuron · display-hero · shown in Syncopate (fallback)
The quick brown fox jumpsHEY, I'M LIAM PARK. 109px · 400 · 1.0 · 3px
Fleuron · headline-lg · shown in Syncopate (fallback)
The quick brown fox jumpsThe intro statement, one line per heading. 42px · 600 · 1.2
Fleuron · title-lg · shown in Syncopate (fallback)
The quick brown fox jumpsBlog titles. 30px · 400 · 1.2
Fleuron · label-nav · shown in Syncopate (fallback)
The quick brown fox jumpsNav links (two stacked copies for the roll). 21px · 700 · 1.52 · 1px
Fleuron · caption · shown in Syncopate (fallback)
The quick brown fox jumpsDates, copyright. 14px · 500 · 1.2
Fleuron · body-sm · shown in Syncopate (fallback)
The quick brown fox jumpsBody default (uppercase). 14px · 400 · 1.43
Spacing & shape
| Purpose | Value |
|---|---|
| Container | max 1200px for blog and testimonials |
| Section rhythm | 100px top and bottom; 60px at ≤991px |
| Breakpoints | 991px, 767px and 479px, plus two min-width: 1440px rules |
Spacing scale
| Token | Value | Preview |
|---|---|---|
hair | 2px | |
xs | 16px | |
sm | 25px | |
md | 30px | |
lg | 50px | |
xl | 60px | |
2xl | 100px |
Layout spacing
| Token | Value | Preview |
|---|---|---|
gutter | 72px | |
section | 100px | |
nav-height | 130px | |
sticky-offset | 200px |
Border radius
Motion
| Statement light-up | Each intro line starts at opacity 0.2 and goes to 1 as it scrolls into view |
| Fade-up on scroll | y 50px → 0, opacity 0 → 1, 600ms outExpo |
| Text roll (nav, project titles, links) | Two stacked copies in an overflow-hidden 20–30px window; the pair moves to y 0%/−100%, 300ms ease |
| Underline grow | 2px line width or height 0 → full, 300–500ms ease |
| Work section switch | Background-colour and filter (invert) actions, 300ms ease: the page turns black and the nav inverts |
| Work stage | Sticky 100vh stage in a 600vh track; panels move horizontally with scroll |
| Timeline marker | The short black segment moves down its 2px track with scroll |
| Tag and social hover | Opacity → 0.76 (tags) and 0.3 (social), 300ms |
Do’s and don’ts
- Set every heading and label in uppercase Fleuron; keep paragraphs and lists in Inter 16px weight 500.
- Draw structure with 2px solid #111314 rules: nav cells, section-label underlines, blog left borders, panel dividers.
- Use outline pills (2px border, 30px radius, 7px 19px 4px padding) for categories.
- Make actions underlined text links with a 2px line and a text roll on hover.
- Switch to #000000 with white type for the work showcase, and invert the nav with it.
- Keep images square-cornered and bright against the black stage.
- Add filled buttons, shadows or a brand colour.
- Use #111314 at 47% (ink-subtle) for anything but the 13px uppercase timeline meta; it is too light for reading text.
- Round images or the nav; only pills (30–40px) and the slider (15px) have corners.
- Mix sentence case into Fleuron text.
- Use 1px rules for main structure; 2px is the system (1px only inside the social grid).
- Set the intro statement as one paragraph; it must be one heading per line.
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/portfolify.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