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Creative Director - Ian Aldous

Stark, cool graphite expanse—bold, geometric sans-serifs floating in infinite depth.

Specimenminimalism monochrome brutalism portfoliolight

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Palette

Click any value to copy. Roles are suggestions, not gospel.

SwatchHexOKLCHSuggested roleCopy

Hex#7f7f7f
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.000 90)
RoleDominant
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Hex#bcbcbc
OKLCHoklch(79.5% 0.000 90)
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Hex#424242
OKLCHoklch(37.9% 0.000 90)
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Hex#7c7c7c
OKLCHoklch(58.6% 0.000 90)
RoleAccent
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Hex#c0c0c0
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.000 90)
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How to build one like this

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Type ramp

Role	Family	Size	Weight	Leading	Tracking	Sample
body	sans-serif	12px	400	1.4	0	Aa Bb Cc

Spacing scale

10px

80px

Container

Max content width 1440px

Export

:root {
  --color-dominant: #7f7f7f;
  --color-surface: #bcbcbc;
  --color-ink: #424242;
  --color-accent: #7c7c7c;
  --color-detail: #c0c0c0;
}

/* CSS variables exposed by source */
:root {
  --one-if-corner-shape-supported: 1;
}

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Build a landing page in the visual style of Creative Director - Ian Aldous.
Reference design system (extracted from the live site):
- Palette: #7f7f7f, #bcbcbc, #424242, #7c7c7c, #c0c0c0
- Typefaces: sans-serif
- Macrostructure: Specimen
Use the dominant colour for surfaces, the accent sparingly,
and lean on type weight + scale rather than colour for hierarchy.
Full DESIGN.md: https://inspomcp.dev/api/design/ianaldous-com

Sites that feel similar

Same macrostructure, different voice.

Role

Family

Size

Weight

Leading

Tracking

Sample

body

sans-serif

12px

400

1.4

Aa Bb Cc

:root { --color-dominant: #7f7f7f; --color-surface: #bcbcbc; --color-ink: #424242; --color-accent: #7c7c7c; --color-detail: #c0c0c0; } /* CSS variables exposed by source */ :root { --one-if-corner-shape-supported: 1; }

Build a landing page in the visual style of Creative Director - Ian Aldous. Reference design system (extracted from the live site): - Palette: #7f7f7f, #bcbcbc, #424242, #7c7c7c, #c0c0c0 - Typefaces: sans-serif - Macrostructure: Specimen Use the dominant colour for surfaces, the accent sparingly, and lean on type weight + scale rather than colour for hierarchy. Full DESIGN.md: https://inspomcp.dev/api/design/ianaldous-com