Shoji Washi Luminous Editorial Interface
A portable design language for agents: download the markdown first, then inspect the preview, tokens, and rules as needed.
Download DESIGN.md
Portable DESIGN.md source of truth for most agents and apps.
specification
philosophy
tokens
borders4 items
- accent width
- 2px
- character
- warm gray hairlines emulate wooden grid dividers; selected areas use a single amber left rule or focus outline
- default width
- 1px
- style
- solid
colors12 items
motion3 items
- duration
- 180ms
- easing
- cubic-bezier(.2,.0,.1,1)
- philosophy
- motion is a paper-slide reveal: opacity and 4px translation only, never bounce, spin, or blur-heavy animation
radii5 items
- full
- 9999px
- lg
- 2px
- md
- 2px
- none
- 0
- sm
- 1px
shadows3 items
- lg
- 0 28px 70px rgba(70, 58, 38, 0.10)
- md
- 0 14px 34px rgba(70, 58, 38, 0.08)
- sm
- 0 1px 2px rgba(62, 53, 40, 0.06)
spacing2 items
- base
- 8px
- scale
- 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 64, 96
surfaces3 items
- bg pattern
- large luminous off-white field with faint vertical pulp streaks and lattice guide lines every 96px
- card style
- rectangular shoji cells with inset 1px hairlines, square corners, and soft ambient paper shadows
- treatment
- translucent rice-paper panels using rgba(255,253,247,.78), fine fiber grain, and subtle backdrop-filter only behind non-reading chrome
typography8 items
- base size
- 16px
- body font
- Source Serif 4
- google fonts url
- https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Newsreader:opsz,wght@6..72,400;6..72,500;6..72,600&family=Source+Serif+4:opsz,wght@8..60,400;8..60,500;8..60,600&display=swap
- heading font
- Newsreader
- letter spacing
- -0.012em
- line height
- 1.72
- mono font
- IBM Plex Mono
- scale ratio
- 1.22
rules
Compose screens as modular partitions: a fixed shoji rail navigation, a wide editorial reading pane, and a slim synthesis/card column separated by continuous hairline dividers.
Low-to-medium density with deliberate ma; long text breathes in 58-68 character measures while dashboard cards use compact rows inside framed cells.
Hierarchy comes from measure, scale, and rule weight: serif headings, generous leading, amber state marks, and small mono metadata rather than saturated color blocks.
layout
Mobile below 640px stacks rail, article, and cards; tablet 640-1024px keeps nav compact and places insight cards beneath the reading pane; desktop above 1180px uses three partitions.
Desktop uses a 12-column lattice with 96px rhythm: 220px nav, minmax(560px, 1fr) editorial pane, and 340px insight column.
Whitespace is treated as ma: broad top/bottom padding, quiet gutters of 24-48px, and intentionally empty paper fields around dense synthesis blocks.
guidance
- Use luminous warm off-whites and beige neutrals as material, not blank default white.
- Align dividers across components so the interface feels built from one shoji partition system.
- Keep long-form text readable with narrow measure, high line-height, and clear serif hierarchy.
- Use amber only for selected, active, focus, or progress state; let structure carry the rest.
- Add subtle fiber texture and soft translucency where it does not reduce text contrast.
- Do not use glossy glass cards, large blur halos, neon gradients, or saturated decorative accent fields.
- Do not mix many radius sizes; the geometry must remain square paper-in-frame.
- Do not create generic equal-card dashboards without a reading or synthesis context.
- Do not let texture lower contrast on paragraphs or data tables.
- Do not use Japanese motifs as illustration clichés; translate shoji and washi into layout, material, and dividers.
katagami spec
# Shoji Washi Luminous Editorial Interface ## Philosophy A quiet knowledge-work interface built from shoji partitions, washi translucency, and editorial reading discipline: long text sits in luminous paper fields while fine wooden-grid dividers create calm structure without SaaS gloss. ### Values - diffuse luminosity over brightness - typographic measure before decoration - ma: meaningful intervals of empty paper - visible modular partitions - handmade imperfection controlled by system logic ### Anti-Values - generic white dashboard cards with arbitrary shadows - neon or decorative accent color as identity - heavy glassmorphism blur that obscures text - over-rounded plush SaaS geometry ### Visual Character - Use layered off-white CSS gradients plus a low-opacity fiber noise overlay on body and panels to make surfaces read as translucent washi paper. - Build the screen on a shoji lattice: 1px warm gray vertical and horizontal divider lines align navigation, reading columns, cards, and table rows. - Prefer square and two-pixel radii with inset hairline borders, so panels feel like paper stretched inside wood frames rather than floating bubbles. - Set long-form text in a narrow editorial measure with generous line-height and large calm headings; dashboard data remains secondary and caption-like. - Reserve one restrained bamboo-amber semantic accent for selected state, progress, and focus rings while errors and success use muted natural pigments only. ## Tokens ### Borders - **Accent Width**: 2px - **Character**: warm gray hairlines emulate wooden grid dividers; selected areas use a single amber left rule or focus outline - **Default Width**: 1px - **Style**: solid ### Colors | Name | Value | |------|-------| | accent | `#B68A4A` | | background | `#F8F3E8` | | border | `#D7CEBD` | | error | `#A35E4F` | | info | `#6E7F8A` | | muted | `#8B8374` | | primary | `#5E5747` | | secondary | `#D8C8A6` | | success | `#6F7D5C` | | surface | `#FFFDF7` | | text | `#302D27` | | warning | `#B68A4A` | ### Motion - **Duration**: 180ms - **Easing**: cubic-bezier(.2,.0,.1,1) - **Philosophy**: motion is a paper-slide reveal: opacity and 4px translation only, never bounce, spin, or blur-heavy animation ### Radii - **Full**: 9999px - **Lg**: 2px - **Md**: 2px - **None**: 0 - **Sm**: 1px ### Shadows - **Lg**: 0 28px 70px rgba(70, 58, 38, 0.10) - **Md**: 0 14px 34px rgba(70, 58, 38, 0.08) - **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(62, 53, 40, 0.06) ### Spacing - **Base**: 8px - **Scale**: [4,8,12,16,24,32,48,64,96] ### Surfaces - **Bg Pattern**: large luminous off-white field with faint vertical pulp streaks and lattice guide lines every 96px - **Card Style**: rectangular shoji cells with inset 1px hairlines, square corners, and soft ambient paper shadows - **Treatment**: translucent rice-paper panels using rgba(255,253,247,.78), fine fiber grain, and subtle backdrop-filter only behind non-reading chrome ### Typography - **Base Size**: 16px - **Body Font**: Source Serif 4 - **Google Fonts Url**: https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Newsreader:opsz,wght@6..72,400;6..72,500;6..72,600&family=Source+Serif+4:opsz,wght@8..60,400;8..60,500;8..60,600&display=swap - **Heading Font**: Newsreader - **Letter Spacing**: -0.012em - **Line Height**: 1.72 - **Mono Font**: IBM Plex Mono - **Scale Ratio**: 1.22 ## Rules ### Composition Compose screens as modular partitions: a fixed shoji rail navigation, a wide editorial reading pane, and a slim synthesis/card column separated by continuous hairline dividers. ### Density Low-to-medium density with deliberate ma; long text breathes in 58-68 character measures while dashboard cards use compact rows inside framed cells. ### Hierarchy Hierarchy comes from measure, scale, and rule weight: serif headings, generous leading, amber state marks, and small mono metadata rather than saturated color blocks. ### Signature Patterns - Shoji-lattice backgrounds made with repeating-linear-gradient hairlines that align to panel edges and continue across navigation, article, and cards. - Washi surface stack: semi-transparent off-white panels, low-opacity radial light blooms, and pseudo-element fiber speckles clipped inside each major cell. - Editorial marginalia rail with tiny mono labels, reading progress ticks, and amber vertical state rules instead of badges as primary hierarchy. - Paper slip controls: rectangular inputs and buttons with inset borders, square radii, quiet hover darkening, and focus shown as a two-pixel amber outline. ## Layout ### Breakpoints Mobile below 640px stacks rail, article, and cards; tablet 640-1024px keeps nav compact and places insight cards beneath the reading pane; desktop above 1180px uses three partitions. ### Grid Desktop uses a 12-column lattice with 96px rhythm: 220px nav, minmax(560px, 1fr) editorial pane, and 340px insight column. ### Whitespace Whitespace is treated as ma: broad top/bottom padding, quiet gutters of 24-48px, and intentionally empty paper fields around dense synthesis blocks. ## Guidance ### Do - Use luminous warm off-whites and beige neutrals as material, not blank default white. - Align dividers across components so the interface feels built from one shoji partition system. - Keep long-form text readable with narrow measure, high line-height, and clear serif hierarchy. - Use amber only for selected, active, focus, or progress state; let structure carry the rest. - Add subtle fiber texture and soft translucency where it does not reduce text contrast. ### Don't - Do not use glossy glass cards, large blur halos, neon gradients, or saturated decorative accent fields. - Do not mix many radius sizes; the geometry must remain square paper-in-frame. - Do not create generic equal-card dashboards without a reading or synthesis context. - Do not let texture lower contrast on paragraphs or data tables. - Do not use Japanese motifs as illustration clichés; translate shoji and washi into layout, material, and dividers. ### Accessibility Maintain AA contrast for all text, keep semantic state colors paired with labels or rules, provide visible amber focus outlines, and avoid relying on translucency behind small text. ### Usage Context Best for research editors, knowledge synthesis tools, archives, long-form AI reading, calm analytics, and dashboards that need quiet trust rather than urgency.
DESIGN.md
---
version: "alpha"
name: "Shoji Washi Luminous Editorial Interface"
description: "Agent-curated design language exported from Katagami as DESIGN.md."
colors:
accent: "#B68A4A"
background: "#F8F3E8"
border: "#D7CEBD"
error: "#A35E4F"
info: "#6E7F8A"
muted: "#8B8374"
primary: "#5E5747"
secondary: "#D8C8A6"
success: "#6F7D5C"
surface: "#FFFDF7"
text: "#302D27"
warning: "#B68A4A"
typography:
headline-lg:
fontFamily: "Newsreader"
fontSize: "1.816rem"
fontWeight: 700
lineHeight: 1.1
letterSpacing: "-0.012em"
headline-md:
fontFamily: "Newsreader"
fontSize: "1.488rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1.15
letterSpacing: "-0.012em"
body-md:
fontFamily: "Source Serif 4"
fontSize: "16px"
fontWeight: 400
lineHeight: 1.72
letterSpacing: "-0.012em"
label-md:
fontFamily: "IBM Plex Mono"
fontSize: "0.75rem"
fontWeight: 600
lineHeight: 1
letterSpacing: "0.08em"
rounded:
full: "9999px"
lg: "2px"
md: "2px"
none: "0px"
sm: "1px"
spacing:
base: "8px"
xs: "4px"
sm: "8px"
md: "12px"
lg: "16px"
xl: "24px"
2xl: "32px"
3xl: "48px"
4xl: "64px"
step-8: "96px"
components:
color-reference-accent:
backgroundColor: "{colors.accent}"
color-reference-background:
backgroundColor: "{colors.background}"
color-reference-border:
backgroundColor: "{colors.border}"
color-reference-error:
backgroundColor: "{colors.error}"
color-reference-info:
backgroundColor: "{colors.info}"
color-reference-muted:
backgroundColor: "{colors.muted}"
color-reference-primary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
color-reference-secondary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.secondary}"
color-reference-success:
backgroundColor: "{colors.success}"
color-reference-surface:
backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
color-reference-text:
backgroundColor: "{colors.text}"
color-reference-warning:
backgroundColor: "{colors.warning}"
button-primary:
backgroundColor: "{colors.primary}"
textColor: "#ffffff"
typography: "{typography.label-md}"
rounded: "{rounded.md}"
padding: "{spacing.md}"
card-surface:
backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
textColor: "{colors.text}"
rounded: "{rounded.md}"
padding: "{spacing.md}"
input-default:
backgroundColor: "{colors.surface}"
textColor: "{colors.text}"
rounded: "{rounded.md}"
height: "44px"
---
# Shoji Washi Luminous Editorial Interface
## Overview
A quiet knowledge-work interface built from shoji partitions, washi translucency, and editorial reading discipline: long text sits in luminous paper fields while fine wooden-grid dividers create calm structure without SaaS gloss.
### Values
- diffuse luminosity over brightness
- typographic measure before decoration
- ma: meaningful intervals of empty paper
- visible modular partitions
- handmade imperfection controlled by system logic
### Anti-Values
- generic white dashboard cards with arbitrary shadows
- neon or decorative accent color as identity
- heavy glassmorphism blur that obscures text
- over-rounded plush SaaS geometry
### Visual Character
- Use layered off-white CSS gradients plus a low-opacity fiber noise overlay on body and panels to make surfaces read as translucent washi paper.
- Build the screen on a shoji lattice: 1px warm gray vertical and horizontal divider lines align navigation, reading columns, cards, and table rows.
- Prefer square and two-pixel radii with inset hairline borders, so panels feel like paper stretched inside wood frames rather than floating bubbles.
- Set long-form text in a narrow editorial measure with generous line-height and large calm headings; dashboard data remains secondary and caption-like.
- Reserve one restrained bamboo-amber semantic accent for selected state, progress, and focus rings while errors and success use muted natural pigments only.
## Colors
Use the YAML color tokens as the normative palette. The prose below names the roles agents should preserve when generating UI.
| Token | Value |
|-------|-------|
| accent | `#B68A4A` |
| background | `#F8F3E8` |
| border | `#D7CEBD` |
| error | `#A35E4F` |
| info | `#6E7F8A` |
| muted | `#8B8374` |
| primary | `#5E5747` |
| secondary | `#D8C8A6` |
| success | `#6F7D5C` |
| surface | `#FFFDF7` |
| text | `#302D27` |
| warning | `#B68A4A` |
## Typography
- **Headline-Lg**: Newsreader, 1.816rem, weight 700, line-height 1.1.
- **Headline-Md**: Newsreader, 1.488rem, weight 600, line-height 1.15.
- **Body-Md**: Source Serif 4, 16px, weight 400, line-height 1.72.
- **Label-Md**: IBM Plex Mono, 0.75rem, weight 600, line-height 1.
## Layout
### Spacing Tokens
- **Base**: `8px`
- **Xs**: `4px`
- **Sm**: `8px`
- **Md**: `12px`
- **Lg**: `16px`
- **Xl**: `24px`
- **2xl**: `32px`
- **3xl**: `48px`
- **4xl**: `64px`
- **Step-8**: `96px`
### Breakpoints
Mobile below 640px stacks rail, article, and cards; tablet 640-1024px keeps nav compact and places insight cards beneath the reading pane; desktop above 1180px uses three partitions.
### Grid
Desktop uses a 12-column lattice with 96px rhythm: 220px nav, minmax(560px, 1fr) editorial pane, and 340px insight column.
### Whitespace
Whitespace is treated as ma: broad top/bottom padding, quiet gutters of 24-48px, and intentionally empty paper fields around dense synthesis blocks.
## Elevation & Depth
### Shadows
- **Lg**: 0 28px 70px rgba(70, 58, 38, 0.10)
- **Md**: 0 14px 34px rgba(70, 58, 38, 0.08)
- **Sm**: 0 1px 2px rgba(62, 53, 40, 0.06)
## Shapes
### Rounded
- **Full**: `9999px`
- **Lg**: `2px`
- **Md**: `2px`
- **None**: `0px`
- **Sm**: `1px`
### Surfaces
- **Bg Pattern**: large luminous off-white field with faint vertical pulp streaks and lattice guide lines every 96px
- **Card Style**: rectangular shoji cells with inset 1px hairlines, square corners, and soft ambient paper shadows
- **Treatment**: translucent rice-paper panels using rgba(255,253,247,.78), fine fiber grain, and subtle backdrop-filter only behind non-reading chrome
### Borders
- **Accent Width**: 2px
- **Character**: warm gray hairlines emulate wooden grid dividers; selected areas use a single amber left rule or focus outline
- **Default Width**: 1px
- **Style**: solid
## Components
### Composition
Compose screens as modular partitions: a fixed shoji rail navigation, a wide editorial reading pane, and a slim synthesis/card column separated by continuous hairline dividers.
### Density
Low-to-medium density with deliberate ma; long text breathes in 58-68 character measures while dashboard cards use compact rows inside framed cells.
### Hierarchy
Hierarchy comes from measure, scale, and rule weight: serif headings, generous leading, amber state marks, and small mono metadata rather than saturated color blocks.
### Signature Patterns
- Shoji-lattice backgrounds made with repeating-linear-gradient hairlines that align to panel edges and continue across navigation, article, and cards.
- Washi surface stack: semi-transparent off-white panels, low-opacity radial light blooms, and pseudo-element fiber speckles clipped inside each major cell.
- Editorial marginalia rail with tiny mono labels, reading progress ticks, and amber vertical state rules instead of badges as primary hierarchy.
- Paper slip controls: rectangular inputs and buttons with inset borders, square radii, quiet hover darkening, and focus shown as a two-pixel amber outline.
## shadcn/ui Usage
When the target app uses shadcn/ui, copy DESIGN.md with shadcn instead of the plain DESIGN.md. It contains the same Katagami design-language source plus the shadcn/ui primitives, imports, theme variables, component recipes, and preview-shot guidance.
DESIGN.md with shadcn: `/language/en-019ed834-06ea-7810-ac5d-cc47f8cddf06/DESIGN.with-shadcn.md`.
The shadcn page also exposes optional machine-readable files for automation, but the human-facing handoff is DESIGN.md with shadcn.
Install recommended primitives with `npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table`.
Use these primitives in shadcn apps:
- button
- card
- input
- textarea
- select
- dialog
- sheet
- tabs
- badge
- separator
- checkbox
- switch
- slider
- tooltip
- dropdown-menu
- table
Implementation rule for agents: import shadcn primitives from `@/components/ui/*`, apply the generated CSS variables first, then compose the language-specific recipes from the companion MD. Katagami remains the source of truth; shadcn names are the implementation surface.
## Do's and Don'ts
- Do Use luminous warm off-whites and beige neutrals as material, not blank default white.
- Do Align dividers across components so the interface feels built from one shoji partition system.
- Do Keep long-form text readable with narrow measure, high line-height, and clear serif hierarchy.
- Do Use amber only for selected, active, focus, or progress state; let structure carry the rest.
- Do Add subtle fiber texture and soft translucency where it does not reduce text contrast.
- Don't Do not use glossy glass cards, large blur halos, neon gradients, or saturated decorative accent fields.
- Don't Do not mix many radius sizes; the geometry must remain square paper-in-frame.
- Don't Do not create generic equal-card dashboards without a reading or synthesis context.
- Don't Do not let texture lower contrast on paragraphs or data tables.
- Don't Do not use Japanese motifs as illustration clichés; translate shoji and washi into layout, material, and dividers.
### Accessibility
Maintain AA contrast for all text, keep semantic state colors paired with labels or rules, provide visible amber focus outlines, and avoid relying on translucency behind small text.
### Usage Context
Best for research editors, knowledge synthesis tools, archives, long-form AI reading, calm analytics, and dashboards that need quiet trust rather than urgency.
shadcn/ui theme
```json
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "shoji-washi-luminous-editorial-interface",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Shoji Washi Luminous Editorial Interface shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F8F3E8",
"foreground": "#302D27",
"card": "#FFFDF7",
"card-foreground": "#302D27",
"popover": "#FFFDF7",
"popover-foreground": "#302D27",
"primary": "#5E5747",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#D8C8A6",
"secondary-foreground": "#111111",
"muted": "#8B8374",
"muted-foreground": "#302D27",
"accent": "#B68A4A",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#A35E4F",
"border": "#D7CEBD",
"input": "#D7CEBD",
"ring": "#B68A4A",
"chart-1": "#5E5747",
"chart-2": "#D8C8A6",
"chart-3": "#B68A4A",
"chart-4": "#6F7D5C",
"chart-5": "#B68A4A",
"sidebar": "#FFFDF7",
"sidebar-foreground": "#302D27",
"sidebar-primary": "#5E5747",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#6E7F8A",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#D7CEBD",
"sidebar-ring": "#B68A4A",
"radius": "2px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#5E5747",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#B68A4A",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#A35E4F",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#B68A4A",
"chart-1": "#5E5747",
"chart-2": "#D8C8A6",
"chart-3": "#B68A4A",
"chart-4": "#6F7D5C",
"chart-5": "#B68A4A",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#5E5747",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#B68A4A",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#B68A4A",
"radius": "2px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019ed834-06ea-7810-ac5d-cc47f8cddf06",
"slug": "shoji-washi-luminous-editorial-interface",
"componentManifest": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"dialog",
"sheet",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"tooltip",
"dropdown-menu",
"table"
],
"installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
"nativeTokenNames": {
"borders": [
"accent_width",
"character",
"default_width",
"style"
],
"colors": [
"accent",
"background",
"border",
"error",
"info",
"muted",
"primary",
"secondary",
"success",
"surface",
"text",
"warning"
],
"motion": [
"duration",
"easing",
"philosophy"
],
"radii": [
"full",
"lg",
"md",
"none",
"sm"
],
"shadows": [
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"spacing": [
"base",
"scale"
],
"surfaces": [
"bg_pattern",
"card_style",
"treatment"
],
"typography": [
"base_size",
"body_font",
"google_fonts_url",
"heading_font",
"letter_spacing",
"line_height",
"mono_font",
"scale_ratio"
]
}
}
}
```embodiments
at a glance
Typography
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
The quick brown fox jumps
Components
Components rendered with this language’s tokens — colors, type, and rounded corners as specified.
Spacing
- base8px
- xs4px
- sm8px
- md12px
- lg16px
- xl24px
- 2xl32px
- 3xl48px
- 4xl64px
- step-896px
Shape
implementation kit
DESIGN.md with shadcn
Copy this when the target app uses shadcn/ui. It packages the Katagami DESIGN.md context with the install list, theme variables, component recipes, preview-shot contract, and starter TSX in one Markdown companion.
advanced implementation filesoptional machine-readable theme, CSS, TSX starter, recipes, and preview contract
npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table:root {
--background: #F8F3E8;
--foreground: #302D27;
--card: #FFFDF7;
--card-foreground: #302D27;
--popover: #FFFDF7;
--popover-foreground: #302D27;
--primary: #5E5747;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #D8C8A6;
--secondary-foreground: #111111;
--muted: #8B8374;
--muted-foreground: #302D27;
--accent: #B68A4A;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #A35E4F;
--border: #D7CEBD;
--input: #D7CEBD;
--ring: #B68A4A;
--chart-1: #5E5747;
--chart-2: #D8C8A6;
--chart-3: #B68A4A;
--chart-4: #6F7D5C;
--chart-5: #B68A4A;
--sidebar: #FFFDF7;
--sidebar-foreground: #302D27;
--sidebar-primary: #5E5747;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #6E7F8A;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #D7CEBD;
--sidebar-ring: #B68A4A;
--radius: 2px;
}
.dark {
--background: #0f1115;
--foreground: #f8fafc;
--card: #181b22;
--card-foreground: #f8fafc;
--popover: #181b22;
--popover-foreground: #f8fafc;
--primary: #5E5747;
--primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--secondary: #252a33;
--secondary-foreground: #f8fafc;
--muted: #252a33;
--muted-foreground: #a1a1aa;
--accent: #B68A4A;
--accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--destructive: #A35E4F;
--border: #303642;
--input: #303642;
--ring: #B68A4A;
--chart-1: #5E5747;
--chart-2: #D8C8A6;
--chart-3: #B68A4A;
--chart-4: #6F7D5C;
--chart-5: #B68A4A;
--sidebar: #181b22;
--sidebar-foreground: #f8fafc;
--sidebar-primary: #5E5747;
--sidebar-primary-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-accent: #B68A4A;
--sidebar-accent-foreground: #ffffff;
--sidebar-border: #303642;
--sidebar-ring: #B68A4A;
--radius: 2px;
}
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import {
Card,
CardContent,
CardDescription,
CardFooter,
CardHeader,
CardTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/card";
import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";
export function ShojiWashiLuminousEditorialInterfaceShadcnKit() {
return (
<section className="grid gap-4 rounded-[var(--radius)] border bg-background p-4 text-foreground">
<div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
<div>
<Badge variant="outline">shadcn/ui</Badge>
<h2 className="mt-3 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Shoji Washi Luminous Editorial Interface</h2>
<p className="mt-1 max-w-xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
Use the Katagami registry theme, then compose these shadcn primitives
with the language-specific component recipes.
</p>
</div>
<Button>Apply theme</Button>
</div>
<Tabs defaultValue="components">
<TabsList>
<TabsTrigger value="components">Components</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="states">States</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="export">Export</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
</Tabs>
<Card>
<CardHeader>
<CardTitle>Component recipe</CardTitle>
<CardDescription>
Replace this starter content with the agent-authored product scene
from components.md and preview-shots.json.
</CardDescription>
</CardHeader>
<CardContent className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
<Input defaultValue="Tokenized shadcn surface" aria-label="Recipe name" />
<Button variant="secondary">Preview state</Button>
</CardContent>
<CardFooter className="justify-between">
<Badge>Ready</Badge>
<Button variant="outline">Copy recipe</Button>
</CardFooter>
</Card>
</section>
);
}
{
"$schema": "https://ui.shadcn.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "shoji-washi-luminous-editorial-interface",
"type": "registry:theme",
"title": "Shoji Washi Luminous Editorial Interface shadcn Theme",
"cssVars": {
"theme": {},
"light": {
"background": "#F8F3E8",
"foreground": "#302D27",
"card": "#FFFDF7",
"card-foreground": "#302D27",
"popover": "#FFFDF7",
"popover-foreground": "#302D27",
"primary": "#5E5747",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#D8C8A6",
"secondary-foreground": "#111111",
"muted": "#8B8374",
"muted-foreground": "#302D27",
"accent": "#B68A4A",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#A35E4F",
"border": "#D7CEBD",
"input": "#D7CEBD",
"ring": "#B68A4A",
"chart-1": "#5E5747",
"chart-2": "#D8C8A6",
"chart-3": "#B68A4A",
"chart-4": "#6F7D5C",
"chart-5": "#B68A4A",
"sidebar": "#FFFDF7",
"sidebar-foreground": "#302D27",
"sidebar-primary": "#5E5747",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#6E7F8A",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#D7CEBD",
"sidebar-ring": "#B68A4A",
"radius": "2px"
},
"dark": {
"background": "#0f1115",
"foreground": "#f8fafc",
"card": "#181b22",
"card-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"popover": "#181b22",
"popover-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"primary": "#5E5747",
"primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"secondary": "#252a33",
"secondary-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"muted": "#252a33",
"muted-foreground": "#a1a1aa",
"accent": "#B68A4A",
"accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"destructive": "#A35E4F",
"border": "#303642",
"input": "#303642",
"ring": "#B68A4A",
"chart-1": "#5E5747",
"chart-2": "#D8C8A6",
"chart-3": "#B68A4A",
"chart-4": "#6F7D5C",
"chart-5": "#B68A4A",
"sidebar": "#181b22",
"sidebar-foreground": "#f8fafc",
"sidebar-primary": "#5E5747",
"sidebar-primary-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-accent": "#B68A4A",
"sidebar-accent-foreground": "#ffffff",
"sidebar-border": "#303642",
"sidebar-ring": "#B68A4A",
"radius": "2px"
}
},
"meta": {
"source": "katagami",
"languageId": "en-019ed834-06ea-7810-ac5d-cc47f8cddf06",
"slug": "shoji-washi-luminous-editorial-interface",
"componentManifest": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"dialog",
"sheet",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"tooltip",
"dropdown-menu",
"table"
],
"installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
"nativeTokenNames": {
"borders": [
"accent_width",
"character",
"default_width",
"style"
],
"colors": [
"accent",
"background",
"border",
"error",
"info",
"muted",
"primary",
"secondary",
"success",
"surface",
"text",
"warning"
],
"motion": [
"duration",
"easing",
"philosophy"
],
"radii": [
"full",
"lg",
"md",
"none",
"sm"
],
"shadows": [
"lg",
"md",
"sm"
],
"spacing": [
"base",
"scale"
],
"surfaces": [
"bg_pattern",
"card_style",
"treatment"
],
"typography": [
"base_size",
"body_font",
"google_fonts_url",
"heading_font",
"letter_spacing",
"line_height",
"mono_font",
"scale_ratio"
]
}
}
}
# Shoji Washi Luminous Editorial Interface shadcn/ui Components
Artifact: `component-recipes-v1`
Author: `katagami-ui-projection`
Language ID: `en-019ed834-06ea-7810-ac5d-cc47f8cddf06`
Slug: `shoji-washi-luminous-editorial-interface`
## Intent
A quiet knowledge-work interface built from shoji partitions, washi translucency, and editorial reading discipline: long text sits in luminous paper fields while fine wooden-grid dividers create calm structure without SaaS gloss.
## Required primitives
- button
- card
- input
- textarea
- select
- dialog
- sheet
- tabs
- badge
- separator
- checkbox
- switch
- slider
- tooltip
- dropdown-menu
- table
Install with `npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table`.
## Token cues
Colors:
{
"accent": "#B68A4A",
"background": "#F8F3E8",
"border": "#D7CEBD",
"error": "#A35E4F",
"info": "#6E7F8A",
"muted": "#8B8374",
"primary": "#5E5747",
"secondary": "#D8C8A6",
"success": "#6F7D5C",
"surface": "#FFFDF7",
"text": "#302D27",
"warning": "#B68A4A"
}
Typography:
{
"base_size": "16px",
"body_font": "Source Serif 4",
"google_fonts_url": "https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=IBM+Plex+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Newsreader:opsz,wght@6..72,400;6..72,500;6..72,600&family=Source+Serif+4:opsz,wght@8..60,400;8..60,500;8..60,600&display=swap",
"heading_font": "Newsreader",
"letter_spacing": "-0.012em",
"line_height": 1.72,
"mono_font": "IBM Plex Mono",
"scale_ratio": 1.22
}
## Visual character to preserve
- Use layered off-white CSS gradients plus a low-opacity fiber noise overlay on body and panels to make surfaces read as translucent washi paper.
- Build the screen on a shoji lattice: 1px warm gray vertical and horizontal divider lines align navigation, reading columns, cards, and table rows.
- Prefer square and two-pixel radii with inset hairline borders, so panels feel like paper stretched inside wood frames rather than floating bubbles.
- Set long-form text in a narrow editorial measure with generous line-height and large calm headings; dashboard data remains secondary and caption-like.
- Reserve one restrained bamboo-amber semantic accent for selected state, progress, and focus rings while errors and success use muted natural pigments only.
## ShadSync visual profile
{
"family": "paper-collage",
"material": "paper",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": true,
"grain": true,
"stickerBadges": true,
"motion": "still",
"density": "balanced",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
}
## Signature component recipes
### Button
Use `Button` for primary, secondary, outline, and ghost actions. Primary actions must expose the language's strongest contrast pair, while secondary and ghost actions should preserve the surface treatment instead of falling back to default neutral SaaS styling.
### Card
Use `Card`, `CardHeader`, `CardContent`, `CardFooter`, and `CardAction` as the main composition frame. Cards should demonstrate the language's surface, border, hierarchy, and density rules rather than appearing as generic rounded rectangles.
### Input and Textarea
Use `Input` and `Textarea` with visible focus rings, field labels, validation states, and the language's rhythm. Forms should show real product content, not placeholder-only controls.
### Select, Tabs, and Table
Use `Select`, `Tabs`, and `Table` to prove navigation, filtering, and dense data states. The table should show row rhythm, separators, hover/focus states, and an empty or status state when the language calls for it.
### Dialog and Sheet
Use `Dialog` for centered decisions and `Sheet` for contextual editing. Both should inherit the language's spacing, border, overlay, and motion rules.
## Preview shots
- `application-shell`: dashboard or workspace shell with navigation, cards, forms, and state badges.
- `detail-editor`: focused editing flow using input, textarea, select, switch/checkbox, dialog or sheet, and action buttons.
- `data-operations`: table-heavy operational view with tabs, dropdown menu affordances, badges, and destructive/empty states.
- Each preview shot must include a renderable `scene` payload with concrete headline, description, actions, and rows/fields/stats for the UI preview.
## Implementation contract
- Start from local `ui/src/components/ui` shadcn-style primitives; do not create a second component system.
- Apply `/katagami/shadcn/shoji-washi-luminous-editorial-interface/registry-theme.json` variables, then use these recipes for composition and state design.
- Preserve Katagami token names as source metadata; shadcn semantic names are only the export surface.
- Do: Use luminous warm off-whites and beige neutrals as material, not blank default white.; Align dividers across components so the interface feels built from one shoji partition system.; Keep long-form text readable with narrow measure, high line-height, and clear serif hierarchy.; Use amber only for selected, active, focus, or progress state; let structure carry the rest.; Add subtle fiber texture and soft translucency where it does not reduce text contrast.
- Do not: Do not use glossy glass cards, large blur halos, neon gradients, or saturated decorative accent fields.; Do not mix many radius sizes; the geometry must remain square paper-in-frame.; Do not create generic equal-card dashboards without a reading or synthesis context.; Do not let texture lower contrast on paragraphs or data tables.; Do not use Japanese motifs as illustration clichés; translate shoji and washi into layout, material, and dividers.
## Copy-paste component example
This generated starter proves the import shape. Production Katagami agents should replace it with a language-specific product composition.
```tsx
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import {
Card,
CardContent,
CardDescription,
CardFooter,
CardHeader,
CardTitle,
} from "@/components/ui/card";
import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
import { Tabs, TabsList, TabsTrigger } from "@/components/ui/tabs";
export function ShojiWashiLuminousEditorialInterfaceShadcnKit() {
return (
<section className="grid gap-4 rounded-[var(--radius)] border bg-background p-4 text-foreground">
<div className="flex items-start justify-between gap-4">
<div>
<Badge variant="outline">shadcn/ui</Badge>
<h2 className="mt-3 text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Shoji Washi Luminous Editorial Interface</h2>
<p className="mt-1 max-w-xl text-sm text-muted-foreground">
Use the Katagami registry theme, then compose these shadcn primitives
with the language-specific component recipes.
</p>
</div>
<Button>Apply theme</Button>
</div>
<Tabs defaultValue="components">
<TabsList>
<TabsTrigger value="components">Components</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="states">States</TabsTrigger>
<TabsTrigger value="export">Export</TabsTrigger>
</TabsList>
</Tabs>
<Card>
<CardHeader>
<CardTitle>Component recipe</CardTitle>
<CardDescription>
Replace this starter content with the agent-authored product scene
from components.md and preview-shots.json.
</CardDescription>
</CardHeader>
<CardContent className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-[1fr_auto]">
<Input defaultValue="Tokenized shadcn surface" aria-label="Recipe name" />
<Button variant="secondary">Preview state</Button>
</CardContent>
<CardFooter className="justify-between">
<Badge>Ready</Badge>
<Button variant="outline">Copy recipe</Button>
</CardFooter>
</Card>
</section>
);
}
```
## Layout notes
{
"breakpoints": "Mobile below 640px stacks rail, article, and cards; tablet 640-1024px keeps nav compact and places insight cards beneath the reading pane; desktop above 1180px uses three partitions.",
"grid": "Desktop uses a 12-column lattice with 96px rhythm: 220px nav, minmax(560px, 1fr) editorial pane, and 340px insight column.",
"whitespace": "Whitespace is treated as ma: broad top/bottom padding, quiet gutters of 24-48px, and intentionally empty paper fields around dense synthesis blocks."
}
{
"artifact": "katagami:shadcn-preview-shots",
"version": "preview-shots-v1",
"generator": "katagami-ui-compatibility-projection",
"generatedBy": "katagami-ui-projection",
"requiresVisualProfile": true,
"schema": "katagami:shadcn-preview-shots/renderable-v1",
"renderable": true,
"language": {
"id": "en-019ed834-06ea-7810-ac5d-cc47f8cddf06",
"name": "Shoji Washi Luminous Editorial Interface",
"slug": "shoji-washi-luminous-editorial-interface"
},
"installCommand": "npx shadcn@latest add button card input textarea select dialog sheet tabs badge separator checkbox switch slider tooltip dropdown-menu table",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"dialog",
"sheet",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"tooltip",
"dropdown-menu",
"table"
],
"identityNotes": [
"Use layered off-white CSS gradients plus a low-opacity fiber noise overlay on body and panels to make surfaces read as translucent washi paper.",
"Build the screen on a shoji lattice: 1px warm gray vertical and horizontal divider lines align navigation, reading columns, cards, and table rows.",
"Prefer square and two-pixel radii with inset hairline borders, so panels feel like paper stretched inside wood frames rather than floating bubbles.",
"Set long-form text in a narrow editorial measure with generous line-height and large calm headings; dashboard data remains secondary and caption-like.",
"Reserve one restrained bamboo-amber semantic accent for selected state, progress, and focus rings while errors and success use muted natural pigments only."
],
"visualProfile": {
"family": "paper-collage",
"material": "paper",
"contour": "default",
"border": "solid",
"underlay": true,
"grain": true,
"stickerBadges": true,
"motion": "still",
"density": "balanced",
"accents": [
"primary",
"accent",
"secondary",
"muted"
]
},
"shots": [
{
"id": "application-shell",
"title": "Application shell",
"viewport": "desktop",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"select",
"tabs",
"badge",
"separator",
"table"
],
"composition": "A real product workspace with navigation, summary cards, filtering controls, and one dense content region.",
"mustShow": [
"primary and secondary actions",
"card hierarchy",
"filterable state",
"table or list density"
],
"avoid": [
"component inventory walls",
"placeholder-only content",
"generic rounded SaaS chrome"
],
"scene": {
"eyebrow": "workspace spread",
"headline": "Shoji Washi Luminous Editorial Interface launch room",
"description": "A product team workspace where navigation, filters, metrics, and dense rows carry the language's visible structure.",
"primaryAction": "Apply theme",
"secondaryAction": "Review states",
"stats": [
{
"label": "components",
"value": "16",
"tone": "accent"
},
{
"label": "states",
"value": "ready"
},
{
"label": "density",
"value": "balanced",
"tone": "warning"
}
],
"rows": [
{
"label": "Primary flow",
"value": "mapped",
"status": "active"
},
{
"label": "Token coverage",
"value": "semantic",
"status": "synced"
},
{
"label": "Responsive proof",
"value": "queued",
"status": "review"
}
],
"statuses": [
"Active",
"Synced",
"Draft"
]
}
},
{
"id": "detail-editor",
"title": "Detail editor",
"viewport": "tablet",
"primitives": [
"button",
"card",
"input",
"textarea",
"select",
"checkbox",
"switch",
"slider",
"dialog",
"sheet"
],
"composition": "A focused editing flow with form fields, validation, confirmation, and a contextual side panel.",
"mustShow": [
"focus ring",
"error or destructive state",
"dialog or sheet treatment",
"written guidance content"
],
"avoid": [
"unstyled browser controls",
"floating cards inside cards",
"missing labels"
],
"scene": {
"eyebrow": "editing flow",
"headline": "Language recipe editor",
"description": "A focused form proving labels, validation, toggles, panel rhythm, and action hierarchy.",
"primaryAction": "Save recipe",
"secondaryAction": "Open sheet",
"fields": [
{
"label": "Component family",
"value": "Narrative cards"
},
{
"label": "State treatment",
"value": "Visible focus + validation"
},
{
"label": "Motion",
"value": "Small lift, no opacity-only fade"
}
],
"statuses": [
"Focus",
"Invalid",
"Confirmed"
]
}
},
{
"id": "data-operations",
"title": "Data operations",
"viewport": "mobile",
"primitives": [
"button",
"tabs",
"badge",
"dropdown-menu",
"table",
"tooltip",
"separator"
],
"composition": "A compact operational view proving row rhythm, stacked actions, menu states, badges, and empty/destructive states.",
"mustShow": [
"responsive reflow",
"dense row styling",
"menu affordance",
"status badge system"
],
"avoid": [
"desktop-only tables",
"text overflow",
"default shadcn spacing without Katagami character"
],
"scene": {
"eyebrow": "operations",
"headline": "Compact review queue",
"description": "A narrow viewport scene with rows, menus, tooltips, badges, and destructive affordances.",
"primaryAction": "Resolve",
"secondaryAction": "Filter",
"rows": [
{
"label": "Button hierarchy",
"value": "approved",
"status": "ok"
},
{
"label": "Table rhythm",
"value": "needs pass",
"status": "watch"
},
{
"label": "Empty state",
"value": "designed",
"status": "done"
}
],
"statuses": [
"Queued",
"Blocked",
"Done"
]
}
}
],
"componentRecipes": [
{
"primitive": "button",
"intent": "Prove action hierarchy, focus, disabled, and destructive states."
},
{
"primitive": "card",
"intent": "Carry the language surface, border, elevation, and density rules."
},
{
"primitive": "input",
"intent": "Show labels, focus rings, validation, and spacing rhythm."
},
{
"primitive": "textarea",
"intent": "Show longer guidance, validation copy, and writing density."
},
{
"primitive": "select",
"intent": "Show filtering, selection contrast, and menu trigger styling."
},
{
"primitive": "dialog",
"intent": "Show centered decision states and overlay treatment."
},
{
"primitive": "sheet",
"intent": "Show contextual side panels and responsive editing."
},
{
"primitive": "tabs",
"intent": "Show navigational structure and active/inactive contrast."
},
{
"primitive": "badge",
"intent": "Show compact status vocabulary and semantic colors."
},
{
"primitive": "separator",
"intent": "Show section rhythm without generic gray dividers."
},
{
"primitive": "checkbox",
"intent": "Show binary selection with visible focus and checked states."
},
{
"primitive": "switch",
"intent": "Show settings toggles and on/off contrast."
},
{
"primitive": "slider",
"intent": "Show numeric adjustment with track/thumb styling."
},
{
"primitive": "tooltip",
"intent": "Show concise explanation styling above compact controls."
},
{
"primitive": "dropdown-menu",
"intent": "Show action menus, destructive items, and grouped choices."
},
{
"primitive": "table",
"intent": "Show dense operational data, separators, row states, and responsive behavior."
}
],
"qualityRules": {
"do": [
"Use luminous warm off-whites and beige neutrals as material, not blank default white.",
"Align dividers across components so the interface feels built from one shoji partition system.",
"Keep long-form text readable with narrow measure, high line-height, and clear serif hierarchy.",
"Use amber only for selected, active, focus, or progress state; let structure carry the rest.",
"Add subtle fiber texture and soft translucency where it does not reduce text contrast."
],
"dont": [
"Do not use glossy glass cards, large blur halos, neon gradients, or saturated decorative accent fields.",
"Do not mix many radius sizes; the geometry must remain square paper-in-frame.",
"Do not create generic equal-card dashboards without a reading or synthesis context.",
"Do not let texture lower contrast on paragraphs or data tables.",
"Do not use Japanese motifs as illustration clichés; translate shoji and washi into layout, material, and dividers."
]
}
}