Design system

Style guide

Style guide

A practical reference for the portfolio’s color styles, text styles, components, spacing, and interface details — so new pages can stay consistent with Axel Meimoun’s visual language.

A practical reference for the portfolio’s color styles, text styles, components, spacing, and interface details — so new pages can stay consistent with Axel Meimoun’s visual language.

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Color styles

50+

Text styles

3

Core typefaces

28

Reusable components

Color styles

Tokenized colors used across the homepage, case studies, cards, and dark presentation blocks.

CS/Light/Brand/60

rgb(255, 255, 255)

CS/Light/Brand/30

rgb(240, 240, 244)

CS/Light/Brand/10

rgb(207, 69, 0)

Text/Primary light

rgb(40, 39, 56)

Dark

rgb(3, 3, 12)

CTA

rgb(0, 72, 82)

Light 2

rgb(245, 245, 247)

Alert

rgb(180, 35, 24)

Text styles

Core presets shown with realistic copy, including where they are best used across the portfolio and case studies.

Archiver 1

Page titles

Design that feels useful, sharp, and human.

Homepage/H2

Section headings

How I’ll help you or your clients

Case study/Body

Narrative text

Use this style for case-study paragraphs, project context, and explanatory copy that needs a comfortable reading rhythm.

Homepage/Tag

Selected work

Homepage/Quote

“Sharp, clear, and never decorative for its own sake.”

Légende photos

Oregon USA — 2024

UI examples

Small reusable patterns that define the site’s interface feel: compact pills, soft cards, careful shadows, and quiet logo treatment.

Buttons

Primary

Secondary

Use pill-shaped actions with compact padding. Keep the label short and link the parent button frame.

Soft card

Cards use a generous radius, subtle border, and light shadow. Keep content left-aligned and avoid overfilling the surface.

Logo usage

Keep partner and tool marks quiet. Use the Logos set with restrained fill and consistent height.

Radius scale

Use 16–20px for cards, 100px for pills, and smaller radii for nested details.

Icon language

Use Lucide for interface marks and keep strokes simple, usually at 20–24px.

Usage notes

01 · Color

Start with the light case-study palette, then use the orange accent only for emphasis, section labels, and key moments.

02 · Typography

Use BDO Grotesk for large editorial titles and General Sans for structured interface copy. Keep Noto Serif for rare soft contrast.

03 · Spacing

Anchor major sections to the 1072px content width. Use large vertical padding and let cards breathe.

04 · Components

Reuse the existing navigation, CTA, project, testimony, accordion, and footer components before creating new patterns.

Style guide · Axel Meimoun

Updated June 2026