TAGDESIGNS
BY INQUIRY

THE SYSTEM BEHIND THE WORK

BRANDSYSTEM

Every component on this site reads from a single, typed token document. This page documents that document. The same JSON powers the live UI, downstream brand kits, and any third-party tool that needs to render in the studio's voice.

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TYPE

display

Space Grotesk, sans-serif

The quick brown fox 0123

Display headings, numerals, kinetic type

sans

Space Grotesk, sans-serif

The quick brown fox 0123

Body copy

mono

JetBrains Mono, monospace

The quick brown fox 0123

Captions, // operator, technical labels, numbers in tabular contexts

SCALE

xs0.75rem · 12px// captions, tabular labels
sm0.875rem · 14pxSmall body, FAQ
base1rem · 16pxBody
lg1.125rem · 18pxLead paragraphs
xl1.25rem · 20pxSection intros
2xl1.5rem · 24pxCard titles
3xl1.875rem · 30pxSub-section heads
4xl2.25rem · 36pxSection heads
6xl3.75rem · 60pxPage heads (mobile)
9xl8rem · 128pxDisplay heads (desktop)
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COLOR

background

HEX
#080808
HSL
0 0% 3%
OKLCH
oklch(0.13 0 0)

Page background — near-black, never pure #000 to keep depth on OLED

foreground

HEX
#FAFAFA
HSL
0 0% 98%
OKLCH
oklch(0.98 0 0)

Primary text on background

primary

HEX
#FF4D00
HSL
16 100% 50%
OKLCH
oklch(0.66 0.22 38)

Electric Safety Orange — accents, links, callouts, the // operator

primaryFg

HEX
#000000
HSL
0 0% 0%
OKLCH
oklch(0 0 0)

Text on orange primary surfaces

card

HEX
#0D0D0D
HSL
0 0% 5%
OKLCH
oklch(0.16 0 0)

Cards and elevated surfaces

border

HEX
#1F1F1F
HSL
0 0% 12%
OKLCH
oklch(0.25 0 0)

Dividers and outlines

muted

HEX
#1F1F1F
HSL
0 0% 12%
OKLCH
oklch(0.25 0 0)

Muted surface

mutedFg

HEX
#999999
HSL
0 0% 60%
OKLCH
oklch(0.64 0 0)

Secondary text

destructive

HEX
#EF4444
HSL
0 84% 60%
OKLCH
oklch(0.64 0.22 25)

Errors and destructive actions

input

HEX
#1F1F1F
HSL
0 0% 12%
OKLCH
oklch(0.25 0 0)

Input borders on dark surfaces

ring

HEX
#FF4D00
HSL
16 100% 50%
OKLCH
oklch(0.66 0.22 38)

Keyboard focus ring

cardForeground

HEX
#FAFAFA
HSL
0 0% 98%
OKLCH
oklch(0.98 0 0)

Text on cards

cardBorder

HEX
#1F1F1F
HSL
0 0% 12%
OKLCH
oklch(0.25 0 0)

Card outlines

popover

HEX
#0D0D0D
HSL
0 0% 5%
OKLCH
oklch(0.16 0 0)

Popover surface

popoverForeground

HEX
#FAFAFA
HSL
0 0% 98%
OKLCH
oklch(0.98 0 0)

Text on popovers

popoverBorder

HEX
#1F1F1F
HSL
0 0% 12%
OKLCH
oklch(0.25 0 0)

Popover outlines

primaryBorder

HEX
#FF4D00
HSL
16 100% 50%
OKLCH
oklch(0.66 0.22 38)

Primary control outlines

secondary

HEX
#262626
HSL
0 0% 15%
OKLCH
oklch(0.26 0 0)

Secondary surfaces

secondaryForeground

HEX
#FAFAFA
HSL
0 0% 98%
OKLCH
oklch(0.98 0 0)

Text on secondary surfaces

secondaryBorder

HEX
#1F1F1F
HSL
0 0% 12%
OKLCH
oklch(0.25 0 0)

Secondary outlines

mutedBorder

HEX
#1F1F1F
HSL
0 0% 12%
OKLCH
oklch(0.25 0 0)

Muted surface outlines

accent

HEX
#FF4D00
HSL
16 100% 50%
OKLCH
oklch(0.66 0.22 38)

Interactive accent

accentForeground

HEX
#000000
HSL
0 0% 0%
OKLCH
oklch(0 0 0)

Text on orange accent surfaces

accentBorder

HEX
#FF4D00
HSL
16 100% 50%
OKLCH
oklch(0.66 0.22 38)

Accent outlines

destructiveForeground

HEX
#FAFAFA
HSL
0 0% 98%
OKLCH
oklch(0.98 0 0)

Text on destructive surfaces

destructiveBorder

HEX
#EF4444
HSL
0 84% 60%
OKLCH
oklch(0.64 0.22 25)

Destructive outlines

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MOTION

EASING CURVES — CLICK TO PLAY

DURATIONS

instant

120ms

fast

240ms

base

400ms

slow

900ms

epic

1400ms

ALL MOTION RESPECTS prefers-reduced-motion — DECORATIVE TWEENS COLLAPSE TO INSTANT

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VOICE

TONE

Direct, technical, confident. No marketing fluff.

PERSON

First-person studio ("we") for engagements; third-person ("the studio") for credentials.

  • →Lead with the outcome, not the process.
  • →Numbers > adjectives.
  • →Never end a CTA with a period.
  • →Use sentence case in body. Use UPPERCASE in section labels and CTAs.
  • →// is the operator — it begins technical labels and only technical labels.
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THE // OPERATOR

//

Visual operator that marks technical metadata, section labels, and editorial annotation.

DO

  • // SECTION LABEL
  • // 01
  • // CASE STUDY
  • // FOR: BUYERS

DON'T

  • // in body copy
  • // inside CTAs
  • // without UPPERCASE following it
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