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Memphis Blocks

Primary blocks, mismatched corners, and cheerfully wrong proportions.

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Construction · Die-cut sticker

Each element is die-cut: a thick keyline right around the shape, then a soft drop, as if it were peeled off a sheet and pressed down.

Every style renders this same screen, so the only thing changing between two of them is the style. The component above is the file below, running.

Prompt

Design this interface in the Memphis Blocks style. Primary colors in flat blocks, corners that disagree with each other, and proportions that are deliberately off. It should look assembled rather than designed.

Build every surface the Die-cut sticker way: Each element is die-cut: a thick keyline right around the shape, then a soft drop, as if it were peeled off a sheet and pressed down.

Use exactly these values: background #fdf9ec, surfaces #ffffff, text #111111, secondary text #4d4d4d, accent #0057b8 with #ffffff on it; corner radius 0/14/2px; 2px solid borders; no shadows of any kind; Verdana for body at 15px, line height 1.4; 8px spacing grid, regular spacing.

Never: a consistent radius scale; muted color; gradients; symmetrical layouts.

Dark mode uses background #121210, surfaces #1c1c19, text #f7f7f2, accent #5aa9ff — the same style, not an inverted one.

The numbers in this prompt are printed from the tokens below, so it cannot drift from what the specimen renders.

What carries the look

  • flat primary blocks
  • mismatched corner radii
  • deliberately off proportions
  • assembled look

What this style refuses

  • a consistent radius scale
  • muted color
  • gradients
  • symmetrical layouts

The refusals are the half that keeps generated interfaces from converging — a prompt that only says what to add gets the default look.

Tokens

Palette

RoleLightDark
Background#fdf9ec#121210
Surface#ffffff#1c1c19
Border#111111#f2f2ee
Text#111111#f7f7f2
Muted text#4d4d4d#a3a39c
Accent#0057b8#5aa9ff
On accent#ffffff#04122b

Shape and type

Radius0 / 14 / 2 px
Border2px solid
Shadownone
DisplayImpact
BodyVerdana
Monoui-monospace
Type scale11 · 13 · 15 · 18 · 24 · 34 px
Weights500 / 800 / 900
Line height1.4
Tracking0em
Spacing8px grid · regular
Surfaceflat
Accentblock
Separatorhairline
Labelssentence case
Blurnone

Measured contrast — body 17.93:1 light, 17.45:1 dark; secondary text 8.03:1 and 7.39:1. Every pair clears WCAG AA in both themes, checked on each build.

Specimen · Specimen.tsx

import type { CSSProperties } from "react";

/**
 * Vibary · Memphis Blocks
 *
 * Primary blocks, mismatched corners, and cheerfully wrong proportions.
 *
 * One complete product screen, rendered from the token object below —
 * the same screen every other Vibary specimen renders, so the style
 * is the only variable. Self-contained: React only, no CSS file, no
 * assets, no chart library.
 *
 * `theme` defaults to following the system setting; pass "light" or
 * "dark" to pin one.
 */

export const TOKENS = {
  "material": "sticker",
  "color": {
    "light": {
      "bg": "#fdf9ec",
      "surface": "#ffffff",
      "border": "#111111",
      "text": "#111111",
      "muted": "#4d4d4d",
      "accent": "#0057b8",
      "accentText": "#ffffff"
    },
    "dark": {
      "bg": "#121210",
      "surface": "#1c1c19",
      "border": "#f2f2ee",
      "text": "#f7f7f2",
      "muted": "#a3a39c",
      "accent": "#5aa9ff",
      "accentText": "#04122b"
    }
  },
  "radius": {
    "sm": 0,
    "md": 14,
    "lg": 2,
    "pill": 999
  },
  "border": {
    "width": 2,
    "style": "solid"
  },
  "shadow": {
    "level": "none",
    "value": "none"
  },
  "type": {
    "family": {
      "display": "Impact, \"Haettenschweiler\", \"Arial Black\", sans-serif",
      "body": "Verdana, Tahoma, \"DejaVu Sans\", sans-serif",
      "mono": "ui-monospace, \"SF Mono\", Menlo, Consolas, \"Liberation Mono\", monospace"
    },
    "scale": [
      11,
      13,
      15,
      18,
      24,
      34
    ],
    "weight": {
      "body": 500,
      "strong": 800,
      "display": 900
    },
    "lineHeight": 1.4,
    "tracking": 0
  },
  "space": {
    "unit": 8,
    "density": "regular"
  },
  "effects": {
    "surface": "flat",
    "accentStyle": "block",
    "separator": "hairline",
    "labelCase": "none",
    "blur": 0
  }
};

type Palette = typeof TOKENS.color.light;

export type MemphisBlocksSpecimenProps = {
  theme?: "system" | "light" | "dark";
  /** Scopes the custom properties; only matters if you render two. */
  scope?: string;
};

function vars(palette: Palette): string {
  return [
    `--sp-bg: ${palette.bg}`,
    `--sp-surface: ${palette.surface}`,
    `--sp-border: ${palette.border}`,
    `--sp-text: ${palette.text}`,
    `--sp-muted: ${palette.muted}`,
    `--sp-accent: ${palette.accent}`,
    `--sp-accent-text: ${palette.accentText}`,
  ].join("; ");
}

/** Fixed content: identical in every specimen, on purpose. */
const NAV: readonly { label: string; path: string }[] = [
  { label: "Overview", path: "M3 9.5 9 4.5l6 5V15a1 1 0 0 1-1 1h-2.5v-4h-5v4H4a1 1 0 0 1-1-1z" },
  { label: "Orders", path: "M4 5h10l-1 9H5zM7 5V3.5h4V5" },
  { label: "Customers", path: "M9 9a2.6 2.6 0 1 0 0-5.2A2.6 2.6 0 0 0 9 9M3.6 15.4c0-2.4 2.4-3.8 5.4-3.8s5.4 1.4 5.4 3.8" },
  { label: "Reports", path: "M4.5 15V8M9 15V4.5M13.5 15v-4.5" },
  { label: "Settings", path: "M9 11.4A2.4 2.4 0 1 0 9 6.6a2.4 2.4 0 0 0 0 4.8M9 2.6v1.4M9 14v1.4M15.4 9H14M4 9H2.6M13.5 4.5l-1 1M5.5 12.5l-1 1M13.5 13.5l-1-1M5.5 5.5l-1-1" },
];

const STATS: readonly { label: string; value: string; delta: string; up: boolean }[] = [
  { label: "Revenue", value: "$48,290", delta: "+12.4%", up: true },
  { label: "Orders", value: "1,284", delta: "+3.1%", up: true },
  { label: "Refunds", value: "42", delta: "-1.8%", up: false },
];

const BARS: readonly { day: string; value: number }[] = [
  { day: "M", value: 0.42 },
  { day: "T", value: 0.61 },
  { day: "W", value: 0.38 },
  { day: "T", value: 0.74 },
  { day: "F", value: 0.93 },
  { day: "S", value: 0.55 },
  { day: "S", value: 0.29 },
];

const ROWS: readonly { name: string; meta: string; state: string; amount: string }[] = [
  { name: "Kyoto Print Co.", meta: "Invoice 2841", state: "Paid", amount: "420.00" },
  { name: "Aurora Supply", meta: "Invoice 2839", state: "Pending", amount: "186.50" },
  { name: "Northwind Studio", meta: "Invoice 2836", state: "Overdue", amount: "678.00" },
];

const SWITCHES: readonly { label: string; on: boolean }[] = [
  { label: "Auto-pay invoices", on: true },
  { label: "Email receipts", on: false },
];

/**
 * The material: how this style paints an element, as opposed to what
 * color it paints it. This is the part that makes Die-cut sticker
 * a different design language rather than a different theme —
 * Each element is die-cut: a thick keyline right around the shape, then a soft drop, as if it were peeled off a sheet and pressed down.
 */
const MATERIAL = {
  "surface": {
    "background": "var(--sp-surface)",
    "boxShadow": "0 0 0 3px var(--sp-bg), 0 6px 14px -6px color-mix(in srgb, #000000 45%, transparent)",
    "border": "2px solid var(--sp-text)"
  },
  "button": {
    "background": "var(--sp-accent)",
    "color": "var(--sp-accent-text)",
    "boxShadow": "0 0 0 3px var(--sp-bg), 0 4px 10px -4px color-mix(in srgb, #000000 50%, transparent)",
    "border": "2px solid var(--sp-text)"
  },
  "switchOn": {
    "background": "var(--sp-accent)",
    "boxShadow": "0 0 0 2px var(--sp-bg)",
    "border": "2px solid var(--sp-text)"
  },
  "switchOff": {
    "background": "var(--sp-surface)",
    "boxShadow": "0 0 0 2px var(--sp-bg)",
    "border": "2px solid var(--sp-text)"
  },
  "knob": {
    "background": "var(--sp-text)",
    "boxShadow": "none"
  },
  "navActive": {
    "background": "var(--sp-accent)",
    "boxShadow": "0 0 0 2px var(--sp-bg), 0 3px 8px -3px color-mix(in srgb, #000000 40%, transparent)"
  },
  "bar": {
    "background": "var(--sp-accent)",
    "boxShadow": "0 0 0 2px var(--sp-bg)",
    "border": "2px solid var(--sp-text)"
  }
};

const SURFACE_BORDER = `${TOKENS.border.width}px solid var(--sp-border)`;
const ROW_SEPARATOR = "1px solid var(--sp-border)";
const RING = 0.68;

export function MemphisBlocksSpecimen({ theme = "system", scope = "sp-memphis-blocks" }: MemphisBlocksSpecimenProps) {
  const css =
    theme === "light"
      ? `.${scope}{${vars(TOKENS.color.light)}}`
      : theme === "dark"
        ? `.${scope}{${vars(TOKENS.color.dark)}}`
        : `.${scope}{${vars(TOKENS.color.light)}}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){.${scope}{${vars(TOKENS.color.dark)}}}`;

  const label: CSSProperties = {
    font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
    letterSpacing: `${TOKENS.type.tracking}em`,
    textTransform: "none",
    color: "var(--sp-muted)",
  };

  const meta: CSSProperties = {
    font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.body} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
    color: "var(--sp-muted)",
  };

  const card: CSSProperties = {
    ...MATERIAL.surface,
    borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.md,
    padding: 15,
  };

  const heading: CSSProperties = {
    font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[2]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.display}`,
    textTransform: "none",
    letterSpacing: "0",
  };

  const primary: CSSProperties = { ...MATERIAL.button, borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.sm };

  const pill = (active: boolean): CSSProperties => ({
    padding: "2px 8px",
    borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
    background: active
      ? "var(--sp-accent)"
      : "color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 10%, transparent)",
    color: active ? "var(--sp-accent-text)" : "var(--sp-muted)",
    font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
    textTransform: "none",
    letterSpacing: "0",
  });

  return (
    <div
      className={scope}
      style={{
        width: 760,
        display: "flex",
        background: "var(--sp-bg)",
        color: "var(--sp-text)",
        font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.body} ${TOKENS.type.scale[1]}px/${TOKENS.type.lineHeight} ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
        letterSpacing: `${TOKENS.type.tracking}em`,
        overflow: "hidden",
        position: "relative",
      }}
    >
      <style>{css}</style>

      {/* Sidebar */}
      <div
        style={{
          width: 176,
          flex: "none",
          display: "flex",
          flexDirection: "column",
          gap: 4,
          padding: 18,
          borderRight: `${TOKENS.border.width}px solid var(--sp-border)`,
          background: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-surface) 70%, transparent)",
        }}
      >
        <div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: 8, marginBottom: 14 }}>
          <span
            style={{
              width: 22,
              height: 22,
              borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.sm,
              background: "var(--sp-accent)",
              display: "grid",
              placeItems: "center",
              color: "var(--sp-accent-text)",
              font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.display} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.display}`,
            }}
          >
            N
          </span>
          <span
            style={{
              font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.display} ${TOKENS.type.scale[2]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.display}`,
              textTransform: "none",
              letterSpacing: "0",
            }}
          >
            Northwind
          </span>
        </div>

        {NAV.map((item, index) => (
          <span
            key={item.label}
            style={{
              display: "flex",
              alignItems: "center",
              gap: 9,
              height: 34,
              padding: "0 9px",
              borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.sm,
              ...(index === 0 ? MATERIAL.navActive : null),
              color: index === 0 ? "var(--sp-accent)" : "var(--sp-muted)",
              font: `${index === 0 ? TOKENS.type.weight.strong : TOKENS.type.weight.body} ${TOKENS.type.scale[1]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
              textTransform: "none",
              letterSpacing: "0",
            }}
          >
            <svg width="17" height="17" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" aria-hidden="true">
              <path
                d={item.path}
                stroke="currentColor"
                strokeWidth={index === 0 ? 1.7 : 1.3}
                strokeLinecap="round"
                strokeLinejoin="round"
              />
            </svg>
            {item.label}
          </span>
        ))}

        <span style={{ flex: 1 }} />

        <span
          style={{
            display: "flex",
            alignItems: "center",
            gap: 8,
            paddingTop: 14,
            borderTop: `${TOKENS.border.width}px solid var(--sp-border)`,
          }}
        >
          <span
            style={{
              width: 26,
              height: 26,
              flex: "none",
              display: "grid",
              placeItems: "center",
              borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
              background: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 12%, transparent)",
              font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
            }}
          >
            MK
          </span>
          <span style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
            <span style={{ display: "block", font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}` }}>
              Mika Ito
            </span>
            <span style={{ ...meta, display: "block" }}>Finance</span>
          </span>
        </span>
      </div>

      {/* Main */}
      <div
        style={{
          flex: 1,
          minWidth: 0,
          display: "flex",
          flexDirection: "column",
          gap: 14,
          padding: 18,
        }}
      >
        {/* Header */}
        <div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: 10 }}>
          <span style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
            <span style={{ ...label, display: "block" }}>March 2026</span>
            <span
              style={{
                display: "block",
                font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.display} ${TOKENS.type.scale[4]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.display}`,
                textTransform: "none",
                letterSpacing: `${TOKENS.type.tracking}em`,
              }}
            >
              Overview
            </span>
          </span>
          <span
            style={{
              display: "flex",
              alignItems: "center",
              gap: 7,
              padding: "7px 11px",
              background: "var(--sp-surface)",
              border: `${TOKENS.border.width}px solid var(--sp-border)`,
              borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.sm,
              color: "var(--sp-muted)",
              font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.body} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
            }}
          >
            <svg width="13" height="13" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" aria-hidden="true">
              <circle cx="8" cy="8" r="5.4" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.5" />
              <path d="M12.4 12.4 16 16" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.5" strokeLinecap="round" />
            </svg>
            Search
          </span>
          <span
            style={{
              ...primary,
              padding: "8px 13px",
              font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}`,
              textTransform: "none",
              letterSpacing: "0",
            }}
          >
            New report
          </span>
        </div>

        {/* Stats */}
        <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 14 }}>
          {STATS.map((stat) => (
            <div key={stat.label} style={{ ...card, flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
              <span style={{ ...label, display: "block" }}>{stat.label}</span>
              <span
                style={{
                  display: "block",
                  marginTop: 3,
                  fontVariantNumeric: "tabular-nums",
                  font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.display} ${TOKENS.type.scale[4]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.display}`,
                }}
              >
                {stat.value}
              </span>
              <span style={{ display: "inline-flex", marginTop: 6, ...pill(stat.up) }}>
                {stat.delta}
              </span>
            </div>
          ))}
        </div>

        {/* Chart + ring */}
        <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 14 }}>
          <div style={{ ...card, flex: 1.6, minWidth: 0 }}>
            <div style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "baseline", justifyContent: "space-between" }}>
              <span style={heading}>Revenue by day</span>
              <span style={meta}>7 days</span>
            </div>
            <div
              style={{
                display: "flex",
                alignItems: "flex-end",
                gap: 7,
                height: 92,
                marginTop: 10,
              }}
            >
              {BARS.map((bar, index) => (
                <span key={index} style={{ flex: 1, display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", alignItems: "center", gap: 5 }}>
                  <span
                    style={{
                      width: "100%",
                      height: bar.value * 74,
                      borderRadius: `${TOKENS.radius.sm}px ${TOKENS.radius.sm}px 0 0`,
                      ...(index === 4
                        ? MATERIAL.bar
                        : {
                            background: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-accent) 32%, var(--sp-surface))",
                            border: SURFACE_BORDER,
                          }),
                    }}
                  />
                  <span style={meta}>{bar.day}</span>
                </span>
              ))}
            </div>
          </div>

          <div style={{ ...card, flex: 1, minWidth: 0, display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: 12 }}>
            <span
              style={{
                width: 74,
                height: 74,
                flex: "none",
                borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
                display: "grid",
                placeItems: "center",
                background: `conic-gradient(var(--sp-accent) 0turn ${RING}turn, color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 12%, transparent) ${RING}turn 1turn)`,
              }}
            >
              <span
                style={{
                  width: 52,
                  height: 52,
                  borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
                  background: "var(--sp-surface)",
                  display: "grid",
                  placeItems: "center",
                  fontVariantNumeric: "tabular-nums",
                  font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[2]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.mono}`,
                }}
              >
                68%
              </span>
            </span>
            <span style={{ minWidth: 0 }}>
              <span style={{ ...heading, display: "block" }}>Budget</span>
              <span style={{ ...meta, display: "block", marginTop: 4 }}>Spent $34,120</span>
              <span style={{ ...meta, display: "block" }}>Left $16,170</span>
            </span>
          </div>
        </div>

        {/* Table + controls */}
        <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 14 }}>
          <div style={{ ...card, flex: 1.6, minWidth: 0, padding: 0, overflow: "hidden" }}>
            <div
              style={{
                display: "flex",
                alignItems: "center",
                justifyContent: "space-between",
                padding: `${15}px ${15}px 8px`,
              }}
            >
              <span style={heading}>Recent orders</span>
              <span style={{ color: "var(--sp-accent)", font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}` }}>
                View all
              </span>
            </div>
            {ROWS.map((row, index) => (
              <div
                key={row.name}
                style={{
                  display: "flex",
                  alignItems: "center",
                  gap: 10,
                  height: 44,
                  padding: `0 ${15}px`,
                  borderTop: ROW_SEPARATOR,
                }}
              >
                <span
                  style={{
                    width: 24,
                    height: 24,
                    flex: "none",
                    display: "grid",
                    placeItems: "center",
                    borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.sm,
                    background: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 9%, transparent)",
                    font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.mono}`,
                  }}
                >
                  {row.name.slice(0, 1)}
                </span>
                <span style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0 }}>
                  <span style={{ display: "block", font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[1]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}` }}>
                    {row.name}
                  </span>
                  <span style={{ ...meta, display: "block" }}>{row.meta}</span>
                </span>
                <span style={pill(index === 0)}>{row.state}</span>
                <span
                  style={{
                    width: 66,
                    textAlign: "right",
                    fontVariantNumeric: "tabular-nums",
                    font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.strong} ${TOKENS.type.scale[1]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.mono}`,
                  }}
                >
                  {row.amount}
                </span>
              </div>
            ))}
          </div>

          <div style={{ ...card, flex: 1, minWidth: 0, display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: 10 }}>
            <span style={heading}>Preferences</span>
            {SWITCHES.map((item) => (
              <span key={item.label} style={{ display: "flex", alignItems: "center", gap: 10 }}>
                <span style={{ flex: 1, minWidth: 0, font: `${TOKENS.type.weight.body} ${TOKENS.type.scale[0]}px ${TOKENS.type.family.body}` }}>
                  {item.label}
                </span>
                <span
                  style={{
                    width: 34,
                    height: 20,
                    flex: "none",
                    position: "relative",
                    borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
                    ...(item.on ? MATERIAL.switchOn : MATERIAL.switchOff),
                  }}
                >
                  <span
                    style={{
                      position: "absolute",
                      top: 3,
                      left: item.on ? 17 : 3,
                      width: 14,
                      height: 14,
                      borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
                      ...MATERIAL.knob,
                    }}
                  />
                </span>
              </span>
            ))}
            <span style={{ marginTop: 2 }}>
              <span style={{ display: "flex", justifyContent: "space-between" }}>
                <span style={meta}>Alert threshold</span>
                <span style={{ ...meta, fontVariantNumeric: "tabular-nums" }}>62%</span>
              </span>
              <span
                style={{
                  display: "block",
                  position: "relative",
                  height: 5,
                  marginTop: 7,
                  borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
                  background: "color-mix(in srgb, var(--sp-text) 14%, transparent)",
                }}
              >
                <span
                  style={{
                    position: "absolute",
                    inset: "0 38% 0 0",
                    borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
                    background: "var(--sp-accent)",
                  }}
                />
                <span
                  style={{
                    position: "absolute",
                    top: -5,
                    left: "62%",
                    width: 15,
                    height: 15,
                    marginLeft: -7,
                    borderRadius: TOKENS.radius.pill,
                    background: "var(--sp-surface)",
                    border: `2px solid var(--sp-accent)`,
                  }}
                />
              </span>
            </span>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

export default MemphisBlocksSpecimen;

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