Resumely Design System
Resumely is a one-page personal resume on pure black. It reads like a printed CV set in a modern grotesk: every word is uppercase Manrope, information sits in tidy two-column rows between white hairlines, and labels are wrapped in square brackets. The only drama is the hero, a 110px statement that switches from heavy to hairline weight mid-sentence, next to a round portrait.
Four signatures make it recognisable:
- Weight switch in the hero. INNOVATIVE DESIGNER DRIVEN in Manrope 700 at −6px tracking, then BY CREATIVITY. in Manrope 200 at −3px, same size, same line.
- Star-marked rules. Full-width 1px white rules carry a small four-point star (sparkle) where they cross: under the nav, under the hero, and at the top of the vertical divider between the two columns.
- Bracketed labels. Labels and meta sit in square brackets with spaces: [ RESUME TEMPLATE ], [ PROFESSION ], [ 2017 - PRESENT ], counts [ 14 ], percentages [80%].
- All caps, everywhere. Body copy, list items, nav and button are uppercase; section labels add 2px tracking.
Resumely is a dark-only design.
Colors
Surfaces
#000000Page background (pure black)
#000000Same as canvas
Ink
#000000Text on primary
#FFFFFFHero, names, section labels, job titles, values, nav, skill names
#A1A1A1Body copy, bullet items, bracketed labels and dates (31 text elements)
#FFFFFF · 60%Two small secondary lines
#FFFFFF · 55%Two small secondary lines
#FFFFFFAction
#FFFFFFThe one button, DOWNLOAD MY RESUME
#FFFFFFLines & effects
#FFFFFFEvery rule, the vertical column divider, the skill bars
Typography
Manrope · display-hero
The quick brown fox jumpsINNOVATIVE DESIGNER DRIVEN. 110px · 700 · 0.8 · -6px
Manrope · title-name
The quick brown fox jumpsAMELIA WONG. 23px · 700 · 1.05 · 2px
Manrope · label-section
The quick brown fox jumpsWORK EXPERIENCE, AWWARDS, EDUCATION, SKILLS. 18px · 700 · 1.05 · 2px
Manrope · body
The quick brown fox jumpsBio, bullet items, award rows, in ink-muted. 17px · 500 · 1.2
Manrope · caption
The quick brown fox jumpsPage default. 14px · 400 · 1.43
Spacing & shape
| Purpose | Value |
|---|---|
| Container | 1380px wide inside 30px side gutters at 1440px (max 1400px) |
| Breakpoints | Webflow's 991, 767 and 479px; the two columns stack at 991px |
Spacing scale
| Token | Value | Preview |
|---|---|---|
xs | 16px | |
sm | 30px | |
md | 50px |
Layout spacing
| Token | Value | Preview |
|---|---|---|
gutter | 30px | |
column-gap | 50px | |
nav-height | 106px |
Border radius
Motion
| Skill bars and rules | Width grows over 500ms ease as they scroll into view |
| Fade in | opacity 0 → 1 over 800ms ease |
| Borders | Border changes over 200ms outSine / 300ms ease |
| Image hover | A filter change over 300–400ms ease |
Do’s and don’ts
- Use pure black #000000, white #FFFFFF and grey #A1A1A1 only.
- Set everything in uppercase Manrope; 700 for names and labels, 500 for content.
- Build the hero with the weight switch: 110px Manrope 700 at −6px, then 200 at −3px, line height 0.8.
- Separate information with 1px white rules and mark one crossing per rule with the four-point star.
- Wrap labels, dates and counts in brackets with inner spaces: [ 2017 - PRESENT ].
- Keep the profile column sticky beside a scrolling right column.
- Add cards, panels, shadows or rounded corners; only the portrait is round.
- Use Playfair Display, even though it is loaded.
- Add a second button style or a coloured accent.
- Use ink-muted grey for titles or values; those are white.
- Use sentence case; the template is all caps.
- Let long content sit under the transparent nav without checking legibility; give new pages enough top padding (about 130px).
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/resumely.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






