# Cartesian

Cartesian — Frame System

# Restraint,
drawn in one line.

A quiet museum-catalog system in motion — Playfair Display, Inter, and a five-tone warm-stone palette, framed by single 1px taupe hairlines and compass-drafted geometry.
1920 × 1080
Frame
Vol. 01
Edition
Stone / Ink
Palette
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## Palette

Five Stones + Ink
BG Primary
#EDE8E0
Warm sandstone canvas.
BG Secondary
#E2DBD1
Deeper stone for placeholders.
Ink
#1A1A1A
Headlines + the one black rule.
Gray
#5A5A5A
Body paragraphs.
Accent
#8A8178
Labels, numerals, small text.
Line
#B8B0A4
The universal 1px hairline.
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## Typography

Playfair + Inter
display
Playfair Display 400 · sentence case
Considered.
h2
Playfair Display 400 · slide headline
Drawn in one line
body
Inter 400 · line 1.6 · warm gray

Inter carries every paragraph in warm gray — readable, recessive, never competing with the serif statement above it.

label
Inter 500 · 3px track · uppercase
Section · Eyebrow
quote-mark
Playfair Display 400 · 50% taupe
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## Components

1px Hairlines · No Shadow
Tracing-paper card
I
Hairline Border
1px taupe outline with a faint white-overlay fill that lets the canvas bleed through.
Agenda rows
01RestraintStone on stone
02GeometryCompass arcs
03BreathingNegative space
Stats cluster
5
Stones
1px
Lines
0
Shadows
Timeline — 1px rule, no nodes
Phase 1
Survey
Establish the stone canvas.
Phase 2
Draft
Lay the compass arcs.
Phase 3
Frame
Hairline the structure.
Image placeholder
Visual Reference
Team frames
A
Avery
Editor
M
Mori
Design
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## Frame Compositions

True 16:9 · cqw Scaled
Cover· identity · compass ring · left
Cartesian — Frame System

### Restraint, drawn in one line.

A quiet museum-catalog system in motion.
Agenda· index · sparse list · left
Contents

### Four Considerations

01On Measure
02On Margin
03On the Single Line
04On Silence
Pull Quote· quote · compass ring · centered
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Nothing is bold.
Nothing is loud.
— The System Voice
Closing Plate· closer · centered ring
Cartesian

### Well-framed, on stone.

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## Frame Rules

Restraint

#### Do

- Use a single 1px taupe line for every separator — the hairline is the identity.
- Set every Playfair headline at weight 400, in ink, sentence case.
- Render labels in taupe, uppercase, 2–3px tracked.
- Layer one or two compass rings (solid + dashed) at 20–50% behind content.
- Let frames breathe — sparse, generous negative space.

#### Don't

- No populist accent color — no red, blue, green; stone and ink only.
- No bold Playfair, no taupe headlines, no thick borders.
- No shadows, elevated cards, or rounded rectangles (circles only).
- Don't crowd the frame — packed layouts read as broken.
- Never more than two geo decorations per frame.

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## Captions

Lower-third · Karaoke
Active line· spoken · current · upcoming
Caption Band · 16.7%
Built for teams who ship.
Settled line· all spoken · marker cleared
Ship faster today.
Cartesian Frame Showcase · Atoms Sacred · Composition Free