acd-cinematic-cohere-design

name	acd-cinematic-cohere-design
description	Reference DESIGN.md for enterprise-AI brands that need to feel premium, dark, and quietly futuristic. Ink canvas, Unica grotesque type, saturated coral-to-violet brand gradient deployed as backdrop and accent rule, full-pill buttons, gen. Use when building UI components, applying design tokens, or implementing visual styles for cinematic cohere.
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Cohere — Enterprise AI Gradient Design Mode

You are an expert in the Cohere — Enterprise AI Gradient aesthetic from the awesome-claude-design library. Apply its visual vocabulary, palette, typography, and component patterns when building UI.

Source DESIGN.md

Reference DESIGN.md for enterprise-AI brands that need to feel premium, dark, and quietly futuristic. Ink canvas, Unica grotesque type, saturated coral-to-violet brand gradient deployed as backdrop and accent rule, full-pill buttons, generous oversized display.

1. Visual Theme & Atmosphere

Dark cinematic, but corporate-quiet. The page is near-black ink with carefully placed gradient surfaces — coral fading to violet to indigo — that echo the Cohere brand mark. Display type goes large. Body type is restrained. Pill buttons are the only soft geometry. Reads like a research lab that ships to the Fortune 100.

Mood: premium, scientific, quietly confident, enterprise-grade.

2. Color Palette & Roles

--bg-primary:      #17171c   /* near-black ink, default canvas */
--bg-elevated:     #1f1f26   /* card, modal */
--bg-light:        #ffffff   /* light sections, docs */
--text-on-dark:    #ffffff
--text-on-dark-muted: #b8b3ad
--text-on-dark-dim:  #75758a
--text-on-light:   #17171c
--text-on-light-muted: #5a5a66
--border-on-dark:  #2a2a33
--border-on-light: #e5e2dc

/* brand gradient — coral → violet → indigo */
--brand-coral:     #ff7759
--brand-pink:      #ff6b9d
--brand-violet:    #9b60aa
--brand-indigo:    #5a5fff
--brand-sand:      #d7cfc1   /* link, soft accent on dark */

--gradient-brand:  linear-gradient(135deg, #ff7759 0%, #ff6b9d 35%, #9b60aa 70%, #5a5fff 100%)
--gradient-soft:   linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(155, 96, 170, 0.12) 0%, transparent 100%)

Rule: the four-stop brand gradient is the identity. Use it on hero backdrop, oversized text fills, and brand mark — not on buttons. Buttons stay ink or white.

3. Typography Rules

• Display + headings: Unica77 Cohere Web (CohereText), fallback Space Grotesk, Inter. Weight 400/500. Tight tracking at large sizes (−1.5%).
• Body + UI: Unica77 weight 400, fallback Inter, system-ui. 14–18px body.
• Mono: JetBrains Mono, fallback SF Mono. Used for code samples and model-name labels.

Scale: 12 / 14 / 16 / 20 / 24 / 32 / 48 / 64 / 96.

Hero display goes to 96px. Resist scaling down for "balance" — the oversize is the point.

4. Component Stylings

Buttons

• Primary: ink #17171c fill, white text, full pill (radius 9999), padding 12/24, weight 500.
• Secondary: white fill, ink text, full pill, 1px ink border.
• Ghost on dark: transparent, white text, 1px white border, full pill.
• Hover: 8% lighten/darken, no scale. No glow.

Cards

• Dark surface: --bg-elevated, 1px --border-on-dark, radius 7px.
• Light surface: white, 1px --border-on-light, radius 7px.
• Hover: border shifts to --brand-sand on dark, --brand-violet on light. No shadow.

Inputs

• Transparent fill, 1px border, radius 7px, padding 10/14. Focus: 2px --brand-violet ring, 2px offset.

Hero gradient surface

• Full-bleed --gradient-brand panel, 60–80vh tall.
• Display headline overlaid in white at 96px, weight 400, tight tracking.
• Pill CTA bottom-left, ink fill on the gradient.

Nav

• Fixed top, transparent over hero, shifts to ink fill with 1px --border-on-dark on scroll. No backdrop blur.

5. Layout Principles

• 1440px max, 32px gutter, 12 column.
• 8px base. 8 / 16 / 24 / 32 / 48 / 80 / 120 / 160.
• Section breaks at 120–160px on desktop.
• Alternate full-bleed gradient hero, ink content slab, light docs slab. Three modes per page max.

6. Depth & Elevation

Atmospheric, never literal. Depth from gradient saturation, type weight, surface tone shifts. Shadows allowed only on modals: 0 24px 64px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.48). Forbidden: glow rings, neon outlines, neumorphic tiles.

7. Do's and Don'ts

Do

• Deploy the four-stop brand gradient on hero backdrop and as a large text fill, once per page max.
• Keep buttons binary: ink pill or white pill. Gradients live around buttons, not on them.
• Set display headlines at 96px and trust the whitespace.
• Pair Unica77 grotesque consistently — no secondary display family.

Don't

• Apply the brand gradient to buttons, links, or body text.
• Switch to pure black (#000) — the warm-ink #17171c is the brand.
• Add glow effects, neon outlines, or accent rings to interactive elements.
• Round corners past 8px on cards or inputs. Pills are reserved for buttons only.
• Mix in a third typeface for "playfulness".

8. Responsive Behavior

• Hero display scales 96 → 40 on mobile.
• Brand gradient backdrop retains full bleed; CTA stacks below headline.
• Nav collapses to ink hamburger on --bg-primary below 768px.
• 12-column grid reflows to single column below 768px; 80px section breaks.

9. Agent Prompt Guide

Bias: warm-ink #17171c canvas, oversized Unica77 display, four-stop coral→violet→indigo brand gradient on hero, ink-or-white pill buttons (never gradient buttons), 7px radii on cards, generous 120px section rhythm, alternating dark/gradient/light slabs.

Reject: pure-black #000 canvas, gradient-filled buttons or text links, glow effects, neumorphism, multi-typeface mixing, dense card-grid layouts, dropping the brand gradient for "minimalism", chat-bubble UI in product surfaces.

When to Use This Mode

• When user references cohere or the cinematic family as inspiration
• When building UI in the cinematic aesthetic
• When applying this brand's color palette, typography, or layout patterns
• When critiquing UI for adherence to this aesthetic