Folio
A refined portfolio theme: Newsreader serif, near-black ink, and quiet neutrals for designers, studios, and case studies.
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A live preview of this theme — every color, font, radius, and shadow you see is rendered straight from its tokens.
Color system
Click any swatch to copy. Contrast graded against WCAG.
Typography
Body sample. Inter carries running text — readable paragraphs, comfortable measure, and a rhythm that holds up across long pages of content and UI.
Radius, shadow & fonts
Components
Real UI rendered with this theme's tokens.
A surface for grouping content, with the theme's border, radius, and shadow.
Principles, guidelines & component specs
Do's & don'ts, spacing, motion, iconography, accessibility, and exact component specs — all in the design.md too.
Do
- •Keep the system monochrome so the work supplies the colour.
- •Use whitespace as the primary compositional tool.
Don't
- •Don't add brand colour that competes with portfolio images.
- •Don't crowd case studies with UI.
- •Fade work in slowly; let images settle without bounce.
Hover to feel this theme's base transition.
Lucide · 1.25px stroke · 1rem. Outline icons with a consistent stroke width; size icons to match adjacent text and align them optically.
- Never use color as the only signal — pair it with text, an icon, or a shape.
- Every interactive element must be keyboard reachable and show a visible focus ring.
- Honor prefers-reduced-motion: reduce by disabling non-essential animation.
- Keep a logical heading order and give every form control a label.
Button
| Background | var(--primary) |
| Text | var(--primary-foreground) |
| Radius | 0.5rem |
| Padding | 0 1.1rem |
| Height | 2.6rem |
| Weight | 600 |
Badge
| Background | var(--accent) / var(--primary) |
| Text | var(--accent-foreground) / var(--primary-foreground) |
| Radius | 0.375rem |
| Padding | 0.15rem 0.55rem |
| Font size | 0.72rem |
| Weight | 600 |
Use for status, counts, and short labels. Keep to one or two words.
Alert
| Radius | 0.75rem |
| Padding | 1rem 1.25rem |
| Border | 1px solid var(--border) |
Always pair the color with an icon and a text label — never rely on color alone.
Form field
| Background | var(--background) |
| Border | 1px solid var(--input) |
| Radius | 0.5rem |
| Height | 2.6rem |
| Padding | 0.5rem 0.75rem |
Label sits above the field; helper or error text sits below.
Card
| Background | var(--card) |
| Text | var(--card-foreground) |
| Border | 1px solid var(--border) |
| Radius | 0.625rem |
| Padding | 1.5rem |
| Shadow | 0 6px 18px -8px rgba(0,0,0,0.12) |
The design brief
Folio is a refined portfolio design system for designers, studios, and case studies. Newsreader serif over near-black ink and quiet neutrals feels considered and gallery-like.
Principles
- Restraint reads as taste — neutral palette, generous whitespace.
- Newsreader serif gives headings a literary, curated voice.
- Let the work be the colour; keep the system monochrome.
When to use
Use Folio for portfolios, studio sites, and case-study writeups. Avoid it for colourful consumer marketing.
Signature details
- Newsreader headings, Inter body, near-black
#18181bink. - 0.5rem radius, soft neutral surfaces.
Use this with your AI
Download or copy the design.md and paste it into Claude, Cursor, or v0 — it tells the agent exactly which colors, fonts, radii, and shadows to use, so your site comes out looking like this.
Export tokens
Drop straight into your codebase.
:root {
--radius: 0.5rem;
--background: #fcfcfc;
--foreground: #18181b;
--card: #ffffff;
--card-foreground: #18181b;
--popover: #ffffff;
--popover-foreground: #18181b;
--primary: #18181b;
--primary-foreground: #fcfcfc;
--secondary: #f4f4f5;
--secondary-foreground: #18181b;
--muted: #f4f4f5;
--muted-foreground: #5b5b61;
--accent: #ececee;
--accent-foreground: #18181b;
--destructive: #b91c1c;
--destructive-foreground: #ffffff;
--border: #e6e6e8;
--input: #e6e6e8;
--ring: #18181b;
--shadow-sm: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
--shadow-md: 0 6px 18px -8px rgba(0,0,0,0.12);
--shadow-lg: 0 20px 44px -16px rgba(0,0,0,0.18);
--font-sans: 'Inter', ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-serif: 'Newsreader', ui-serif, Georgia, serif;
--font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, monospace;
--ease-standard: cubic-bezier(0.4,0,0.2,1);
--ease-emphasized: cubic-bezier(0.16,1,0.3,1);
--duration-base: 260ms;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f0f10;
--foreground: #ededee;
--card: #19191b;
--card-foreground: #ededee;
--popover: #19191b;
--popover-foreground: #ededee;
--primary: #ededee;
--primary-foreground: #0f0f10;
--secondary: #212124;
--secondary-foreground: #ededee;
--muted: #212124;
--muted-foreground: #a5a5ab;
--accent: #2a2a2e;
--accent-foreground: #ededee;
--destructive: #f87171;
--destructive-foreground: #450a0a;
--border: #2c2c30;
--input: #2c2c30;
--ring: #ededee;
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