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Smashingmagazine

Cool, spacious, technical—a crisp, san-serif grid of muted blues and warm, pale paper.

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The layout prioritizes content with a clear hierarchy. A prominent hero image is flanked by article previews, creating a structured yet visually engaging experience. The typography is clean and legible, emphasizing information delivery. · design blog, web design news, ui ux articles, smashing magazine, developer resources, front end, article layout, editorial design

Smashingmagazine - mobile — Mobile · 375

Hero - desktop 1440 × 900 · mobile 375

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The whole page, top to bottom - desktop & mobile

Palette

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

Reads as: muted · monochrome · cool

SwatchHexOKLCHSuggested roleCopy

Hex#d33c2c
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.190 30)
RoleDominant
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Hex#09608f
OKLCHoklch(46.7% 0.105 241)
RoleSurface
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Hex#e3fafc
OKLCHoklch(96.9% 0.024 203)
RoleInk
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Hex#86925c
OKLCHoklch(63.7% 0.077 119)
RoleAccent
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Hex#d0b1a6
OKLCHoklch(78.4% 0.039 41)
RoleDetail
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How to build one like this

Read off the live site. Treat it as reference, not a recipe.

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Type ramp

Role	Family	Size	Weight	Leading	Sample
h1	Mija	20px	700	0	Aa Bb Cc
h2	Mija	45px	700	1.2	Aa Bb Cc
h3	Mija	28px	700	1.2	Aa Bb Cc
body	Elena	20px	400	1.15	Aa Bb Cc
caption	Elena	16px	400	1.5	Aa Bb Cc
button	Mija	21px	700	1	Aa Bb Cc

Spacing scale

4px

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33px

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Radius scale

0px

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Container

Max content width 1440px

Export

:root {
  --color-dominant: #d33c2c;
  --color-surface: #09608f;
  --color-ink: #e3fafc;
  --color-accent: #86925c;
  --color-detail: #d0b1a6;
}

For your coding agent

Drop-in prompt

Paste this into Claude Code, Cursor, or any chat-based agent. Pairs the captured tokens with a short brief so the model has both the style and the goal in one block.

Build a landing page in the visual style of Smashingmagazine.
Reference design system (extracted from the live site):
- Palette: #d33c2c, #09608f, #e3fafc, #86925c, #d0b1a6
- Typefaces: Mija, Elena
- Macrostructure: Feature Stack
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/smashingmagazine-com

Sites that feel similar

Same macrostructure, different voice.

Role

Family

Size

Weight

Leading

Tracking

Sample

Mija

20px

700

Aa Bb Cc

Mija

45px

700

1.2

Aa Bb Cc

Mija

28px

700

1.2

Aa Bb Cc

body

Elena

20px

400

1.15

Aa Bb Cc

caption

Elena

16px

400

1.5

Aa Bb Cc

button

Mija

21px

700

Aa Bb Cc

Build a landing page in the visual style of Smashingmagazine. Reference design system (extracted from the live site): - Palette: #d33c2c, #09608f, #e3fafc, #86925c, #d0b1a6 - Typefaces: Mija, Elena - Macrostructure: Feature Stack 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/smashingmagazine-com