Studio standards Foundation sheet 01 Revision 22.07.26 Mander tokens

Primitives / specimen 01

Foundation Sheet

A working register of type, rhythm, color, controls, editorial matter and tabular form.

A4 / 210 × 297 mm / token first construction

01 / 06

Typographic register

TYPE.RATIO / 1.414

Baskerville carries display work. Charter holds extended reading. The platform mono stack records measurements and operational detail.

1.414 Perfect fourth
Base 16 px / 1 rem
Display 06
--type-6

Aa

90 px / 5.625 rem
Leading 0.92
Display 05
--type-5

A studied proportion

64 px / 4 rem
Leading 1.05
Title 04
--type-4

Form follows measure.

45 px / 2.8125 rem
Leading 1.12
Heading 03
--type-3

The rule establishes order.

32 px / 2 rem
Leading 1.12
Lead 02
--type-2

A foundation earns trust through repetition, not decoration.

23 px / 1.4375 rem
Leading 1.12
Text 01
--type-1

The text face is tuned for long measures, close annotation and practical reading. A 24 px baseline keeps paragraphs, labels and controls in common rhythm.

16 px / 1 rem
Leading 1.5 / 24 px
Mono 00
--type-00

Specimen / token / measurement / 0123456789

11 px / .6875 rem
Tracking .12 em
02 / 06

Rhythm and color

BASE.UNIT / 4 PX

A / Spacing scale

--space-14 px
--space-28 px
--space-312 px
--space-416 px
--space-624 px
--space-832 px
--space-1248 px
--space-1664 px
--space-2496 px

B / Semantic palette

Ground / --color-ground #F4EFE4 Primary field, page and print stock.
Ink / --color-ink #201B17 Text, strong rules and primary controls.
Signal / --color-accent #B5512D Focus, active state and registration marks.
Surface / --color-surface #E9E0D1 Hover rows, plotting fields and quiet separation.
03 / 06

Controls and status

TARGET.MIN / 44 PX
03.1 Numbered label system 11 px / .12 em / 1 px rule
Buttons / --button-height / 44 px

Default / ghost / destructive / hover / focus-visible / disabled

Fields / --field-height / 48 px
Default / 1 px ink border
Focus / 2 px signal ring / 3 px offset
Enter four digits after the prefix.
Chips and badges / 32 px / pill radius
Draft Approved Archive R03

Neutral / selected / neutral / signal badge

04 / 06

Editorial matter

MEASURE.MAX / 66 CH
Blockquote / --type-3 / 32 px
A system becomes visible when every exception has somewhere honest to live.1

Studio memorandum / working note 14

05 / 06

Tabular record

RULE / 1 PX HAIRLINE

Hairline table / tabular lining numerals / right-aligned measures

Sheet production register / July 2026
Specimen Base Ratio Tokens Coverage
Type register16 px1.4147100.0%
Rhythm scale4 px1.5009100.0%
Color system4 roles3 sets12100.0%
Controls44 px6 states883.3%
Total register4 px1.4143695.8%
06 / 06

Figure and rule

FIG.01 / ALIGNMENT FIELD
Figure 01 / token convergence

The signal occupies one point. Structure does the remaining work.

Plot field: --color-surface. Grid: 32 px. Registration square: 96 px. Axis: 1 px.

Hairline
1 px / --rule-hairline
Section
2 px / --rule-medium
Signal
6 px / --rule-heavy
Double
1 + 1 px / 4 px gap