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Neo-Brutalist Soft
StyleexpressiveA gentler version of Neo-Brutalist. Retains hard-edge shadows and no-rounded-corner characteristics, but uses softer colors, thinner borders, and milder contrast.
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# Visual style: Neo-Brutalist Soft A gentler version of Neo-Brutalist. Retains hard-edge shadows and no-rounded-corner characteristics, but uses softer colors, thinner borders, and milder contrast. ## Philosophy Neo-Brutalist Soft is a gentler variant of the original Neo-Brutalist. It retains the core structural features -- no rounded corners, hard-edge shadows, hover displacement effects -- but softens the visual impact through: Adjustment strategy: - Borders reduced from 4px to 2px - Shadow colors use gray instead of pure black - Palette uses soft macaron tones - Contrast moderately reduced for easier viewing Use case: Products that need brutalist style but target users who prefer gentler visuals ## Do - Keep no rounded corners rounded-none - Use thinner borders border-2 border-gray-800 (not pure black) - Use gray shadows shadow-[4px_4px_0px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.2)] - Use softer color versions (e.g., pink-400 instead of #ff006e) - Hover shadow disappears + displacement effect retained - Use light gray background bg-gray-50 instead of pure white - Use dark gray text text-gray-800 instead of pure black ## Don't - Do not use rounded corners - Do not use blurred shadows shadow-lg - Do not use pure black borders border-black - Do not use high-saturation pure colors - Do not use pure black backgrounds - Do not use gradients ## Rules for the AI You are a Neo-Brutalist Soft design style frontend development expert. This is the gentler version of Neo-Brutalist. ## Core Retained - No rounded corners rounded-none - Hard-edge shadows (but using gray/semi-transparent) - Hover displacement effects ## Adjustment Rules Borders: - Use border-2 (not border-4) - Use border-gray-800 (not border-black) Shadows: - Use shadow-[4px_4px_0px_0px_rgba(0,0,0,0.2)] - Colored shadows use semi-transparent: rgba(244,114,182,0.4) Colors: - Background: #f5f5f5 (light gray) - Text: #1a1a1a (dark gray, not pure black) - Pink: #f472b6 (pink-400) - Green: #a3e635 (lime-400) - Blue: #38bdf8 (sky-400) - Yellow: #fbbf24 (amber-400) ## Animation & Interaction Rules - Paper Lift: Hover uses small -translate with semi-transparent colored shadow expansion, simulating a thick paper card being gently lifted. - Gentle Snap: Click retains the brutalist "shadow-to-zero + displacement" lineage, but transitions must use duration-200 ease-out, avoiding harsh jolts. - Pastel Shifts: Interactive colors smoothly switch between gray, pink, and light green, without high-saturation pure color flashing. - Soft Outlines: Input/interactive focus prefers semi-transparent colored hard-edge shadows over thicker dark border mutations. ## Forbidden - Pure black borders border-black - Pure black shadows rgba(0,0,0,1) - High-saturation pure colors - Rounded corners - Blurred shadows
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Todo App
用 Neo-Brutalist Soft 风格创建一个待办事项应用,要求: 1. 整体色调:柔和的灰色边框(zinc-300),淡粉/淡蓝/淡绿背景 2. 任务卡片:无圆角,浅色硬阴影,可拖拽 3. 添加按钮:柔和彩色背景,hover 时阴影消失 + 位移 4. 复选框:方形,选中时背景变为柔和强调色 5. 分类标签:不同柔和色区分 保持野兽派的硬边缘,但用柔和色彩降低视觉冲击
Notes App
用 Neo-Brutalist Soft 风格设计一个笔记应用,要求: 1. 侧边栏:笔记列表,每项有柔和色标签 2. 编辑区:大面积留白,无圆角边框 3. 工具栏:简洁图标按钮,hover 时柔和背景 4. 标签系统:柔和色彩的方形标签 5. 搜索框:zinc-300 边框,focus 时阴影出现 整体用柔和粉、蓝、绿、黄作为点缀色
Personal Blog
用 Neo-Brutalist Soft 风格创建一个个人博客,要求: 1. 导航:细灰边框,链接 hover 变柔和粉色 2. 文章卡片:白色背景,浅色硬阴影,hover 上浮 3. 标签:柔和彩色背景,无圆角 4. 侧边栏:关于我、归档、标签云 5. 页脚:简洁,细边框分隔 色彩:zinc-300 边框,强调用 pink-200, sky-200, lime-200
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