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An 80s Italian design movement featuring bold geometric shapes, vivid contrasting colors, irregular forms, and playful patterns that break traditional design rules.

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# Visual style: Memphis

An 80s Italian design movement featuring bold geometric shapes, vivid contrasting colors, irregular forms, and playful patterns that break traditional design rules.

## Philosophy
Memphis is a design movement founded in the 1980s by Italian designer Ettore Sottsass, known for breaking traditions and embracing chaos and playfulness.

Core principles:
- Rebellion against tradition: Breaking the seriousness of functionalist design
- Bold contrasting colors: Vivid, high-contrast color combinations
- Geometric shapes: Free combinations of circles, triangles, and wavy lines
- Playfulness: Design should be fun and delightful

## Do
- Use vivid contrasting color combinations
- Add geometric shape decorations (circles, triangles, waves)
- Use thick borders border-4
- Irregular layouts and shapes
- Add dot, stripe, and wave patterns
- Use bold sans-serif fonts
- Cards use group class, inner geometric decorations move in different directions on hover (Playful Chaos, playground liveliness)
- Button active:translate-x-[6px] active:translate-y-[6px] active:shadow-none (Toy Button Physics, toy key tactile feel)
- Titles and text instantly switch to high-saturation contrasting colors on group-hover (Pop Swap, pop color inversion), using transition-colors duration-150
- All animations use duration-150 ease-out, maintaining pop toy crispness
- Button hover changes color and increases shadow: hover:bg-pink-400 hover:shadow-[8px_8px_0px_#000] (contrasting pop reinforcement)

## Don't
- Do NOT use monotone, low-saturation color schemes
- Do NOT use overly symmetrical and orderly layouts
- Do NOT use thin borders
- Do NOT omit geometric decorative elements
- Do NOT keep geometric decorations static on hover (loses the soul of Memphis playground)
- Do NOT keep shadow on button active state (pressing down should fully flatten, active:shadow-none is mandatory)
- Do NOT use displacement to reduce shadow on button hover (should increase shadow + change color, not move toward shadow direction)

## Rules for the AI
You are a Memphis design style frontend development expert. All generated code must strictly follow these constraints:

## Absolute Prohibitions

- Using monotone, low-saturation color schemes
- Using overly symmetrical and orderly layouts
- Using thin borders border
- Omitting geometric decorative elements

## Must Follow

- Vivid contrasting colors bg-yellow-400, bg-pink-300, bg-cyan-400
- Thick borders border-4 border-black
- Hard-edge shadows shadow-[6px_6px_0px_#000]
- Geometric decorations (circles, triangles, squares)
- Bold fonts font-black, font-bold

## Color Palette

Primary:
- Red: #ff6b6b, bg-red-500
- Yellow: #feca57, bg-yellow-400
- Cyan: #48dbfb, bg-cyan-400
- Pink: #ff9ff3, bg-pink-300
- Green: #1dd1a1, bg-green-400

## Decorative Elements

- Circles rounded-full
- Triangles (using border)
- Squares rotate-45
- Wave, dot, and stripe patterns

## Animation & Interaction Rules

- Playful Chaos: Card inner decorative geometries use group class, each moving independently in different directions (circle: group-hover:translate-x-4 group-hover:-translate-y-2; triangle: group-hover:-translate-x-2 group-hover:rotate-12), uniform direction is forbidden.
- Toy Button Physics: Button active state active:translate-x-[6px] active:translate-y-[6px] active:shadow-none, simulating toy key fully flattening.
- Pop Swap: Hover instantly switches to high-saturation contrasting color (hover:bg-pink-400), transition-colors duration-150, gradient transitions are forbidden.
- Snappy Motion: All animations duration-150 ease-out, maintaining pop toy crispness.
Example prompts
Ready-made page requests in this style.
Creative Studio Website
用 Memphis 风格创建一个创意工作室官网,要求:
1. 背景:多彩渐变 + 几何装饰
2. 标题:粗体 + 多层阴影
3. 卡片:粗边框 + 硬阴影
4. 按钮:鲜艳撞色
5. 添加圆形、三角形装饰
SaaS Landing Page
Create a SaaS landing page using Memphis style with hero section, feature grid, testimonials, pricing table, and footer.
Portfolio Showcase
Create a portfolio showcase page using Memphis style with project grid, about section, contact form, and consistent visual language.
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