Νοῦς / Nous

DesignSystem

A reading-first design language. Tokens, typography, and editorial patterns — drawn from marble, olive, and the Aegean afternoon.

Enter the Book Brand Guide

What's inside

Three ways in.

01 · The Book

Of Light & Stone

Ten chapters on philosophy, color, typography, rhythm, markdown, editorial patterns, and the reader experience. Edition I.

Open the book 02 · Identity

Brand Guide

The mark, palette, and usage rules. Copy-paste SVG snippets, React components, and favicon metadata.

View brand guidelines 03 · In Use

Examples

Live documents using the system — long-form essay, academic paper, bilingual Greek–English–Chinese parallel text.

See examples

Color · Light & Stone

Ground

paper paper-2 paper-3 ink-4 ink-3 ink-2 ink

Aegean & Place

aegean aegean-2 terracotta olive ochre wine

Source

--nous-aegean:     #3d6a7a;
--nous-terracotta: #a8553a;
--nous-olive:     #6e7542;
--nous-ochre:     #b5893b;
--nous-wine:      #6e2f3a;

Type Scale

fs-3xl
64px
Cormorant Νοῦς
fs-2xl
44px
display 300 Of Light
fs-xl
32px
display 400 The reading mind
fs-lg
24px
EB Garamond A quiet afternoon in Athens
fs-base
18px
body text Drawn from marble, olive, and the Aegean shore
fs-sm
14px
JetBrains --nous-paper: #fdfcf9;