# House style: restrained fancy

> The UI Hub house style for sites we build: fancy but restrained, Aceternity / Magic UI / Cult UI quality, dense real content.

## The rule
"Fancy but restrained": polished like Aceternity UI, Magic UI and Cult UI, never loud.

## Do
- Information-dense cards: lead card + bento grid / collage, aligned edges, consistent gutters.
- One or two restrained accent colours; a gradient sheen on at most one word or edge.
- Real content in every cover and preview (real screenshots or meaningful diagrams).
- Refined motion: spotlight on hover, subtle entrance, ≤ 300 ms.
- Light + dark both designed; mobile checked at 375 px.
- 10 languages with automatic default by browser region.

## Don't (rejected in reviews)
- Documentation-site look for showcase pages.
- Big empty cards, blank covers, placeholder blocks, empty middles.
- Rainbow gradients and glow everywhere; glassmorphism as the main style.
- Muddy / dull palettes; misaligned columns; wrapped mid-word headings.

## Process
1. Read the UI Hub resources and skills first; pick a direction.
2. Produce ≥ 6 design options when the direction is open.
3. Build, then self-audit with impeccable / baseline-ui; deliver public link + light/dark screenshots.
4. If it is ugly, throw it away and redo rather than patching.

## References
- [Aceternity UI](https://ui.aceternity.com/components)
- [Magic UI](https://magicui.design/docs/components)
- [Cult UI](https://www.cult-ui.com)