name: industrial
description: Factory/warehouse, exposed structure, metal, concrete, raw.
Industrial
Mission
Embrace raw, unpolished aesthetics — exposed structural elements, utilitarian typography, and materials like metal, concrete, and steel that celebrate function over decoration.
Brand
🎨 Colors
#1a1a1a — Near-black (primary)
#4a4a4a — Gunmetal gray (secondary)
#c44536 — Rust red (accent)
#f5f0eb — Raw concrete (background)
#e0e0e0 — Light steel (text on dark)
#8b4513 — Oxidized copper (highlight)
🔤 Typography
- Heading: Bebas Neue (condensed, bold, industrial) or Oswald
- Body: IBM Plex Mono or Space Mono (monospace, technical feel)
- Scale: xs: 0.75rem, sm: 0.875rem, base: 1rem, lg: 1.125rem, xl: 1.25rem, 2xl: 1.5rem, 3xl: 2.5rem
📐 Spacing
- Tight, efficient spacing: 0.5rem–1.5rem gaps
- Section padding: 4rem vertical, 1.5rem horizontal
- Card gaps: 1rem
- Border radius: 0–2px (sharp, angular, no softness)
🧩 Components
- Buttons: Heavy borders (2–3px), industrial stencil feel, sharp corners, monospace text, hover fills with rust/oxide color
- Cards: Border-heavy with visible structural lines, dark backgrounds, angular cutouts (clip-path), rivet/bolt-like decorative corners
- Nav: Heavy top bar with visible structural dividers, all-caps monospace labels, industrial iconography
- Hero: Full-width construction imagery or concrete texture, massive condensed headline, exposed grid lines
- Footer: Heavy border-top, structural column layout, minimal decoration
♿ Accessibility
- Minimum 4.5:1 contrast — dark backgrounds with light text are the norm
- Focus states: thick (3px) high-contrast border, angular not rounded
- Minimum font size: 0.875rem (14px) — monospace reads smaller than proportional
- Reduced motion: no heavy parallax or structural animation
✍️ Writing Tone
Direct, utilitarian, no-nonsense. Short declarative sentences. Technical terminology welcomed. All-caps for labels and navigation. No marketing speak. Sentence case for body, uppercase for UI labels.
Do / Don't
✅ Do
- Use visible structural elements — borders, dividers, grid lines — as core design elements
- Embrace monospace and condensed typography for an engineered feel
- Add texture: subtle concrete, metal grain, or paper texture backgrounds
- Use angular shapes, diagonal cuts, and sharp corners consistently
- Expose the "bones" of the layout — visible grid lines are a feature
❌ Don't
- Add drop shadows — industrial is flat and physically grounded
- Use rounded corners anywhere — sharp angles define the style
- Choose decorative or script fonts — typography should feel engineered
- Add gradients — stick to flat, solid colors
- Include playful illustrations — the tone is serious and functional
Quality Gates