Creativity Machine

Design system · v0.1 concept

A system for stillness, with rooms behind every door.

Principles

01

Rest is the default

The neutral state is a destination, not an absence. Untouched, every surface folds away and the room returns to open space.

02

Depth on demand

Few doors, deep rooms. Five entry points unfold into petals, petals into panels, panels into rows that open further still.

03

Motion as atmosphere

Nothing snaps. Particles drift, lag, and settle. Interaction is acknowledged by gravity and orbit, never by flashing.

Color · two climates

Paper

light
background
card
muted-fg
foreground
ember

Warm stock, ink motes, amber ember.

Nocturne

dark
background
card
muted-fg
foreground
ember

Deep ink, starlight motes, warm glow.

Typography

Quiet surfacesdisplay · Archivo
The shape of the weektitle · Archivo
Everything you need lives a single touch away.body · IBM Plex Sans
Nothing needs you right nowwhisper · IBM Plex Mono

Motion tokens

drift~20 px/s
Ambient particle current
presence260 px · 6% lerp
Pointer influence radius and lag
orbit~3 s / revolution
Hover cloud around a focused node
fall38 µpx/ms²
Gravity on released orbit motes
settle700–1400 ms
UI transitions · cubic-bezier(.22,1,.36,1)
dim5 s idle
Chrome fades toward stillness
tuck16 s idle
All panels fold back to neutral

Components · hover them

NodePrimary entry point. Hover summons an orbiting cloud; release lets it fall.
PetalSecondary choice. Unfolds above its node with a staggered rise.

Pulse / Overview

The shape of the week

Rows expand into further detail.

PanelGlass sheet carrying deep content. Folds closed on idle or escape.