Foundry Bold · Industrial · Heavy

Design System No. 04 · Steel · Concrete · Machinery

Built
Like It
Means It.

A heavy, high-contrast system for brands that work with their hands. Oversized type, hard edges, one ruthless accent. No decoration, no apology.

2
Typefaces
5
Core tones
3px
Max radius
AA+
Contrast

Typography

The Type Stack

Display · Anton
Heavy Metal
H1 · Anton
Forged Headlines
H2 · Anton
Section Titles Land Hard
H3 · Anton
Sub-headings With Weight
Body · Barlow

Barlow carries the working copy: a sturdy, low-contrast grotesque that reads cleanly at small sizes and holds its nerve in long paragraphs. It pairs against Anton like a worker against a girder. One does the talking, the other does the lifting. The rhythm stays tight, the measure stays narrow, and nothing here pretends to be soft.

Label · Semi Cond.
Uppercase · Letter-spaced · Eyebrow
Pull quote
“Type should hit like a hammer, not a feather.” — Placeholder attribution

Colorway

The Palette

Pit Black Deepest ground #0F0F0F
Charcoal Primary background #161616
Panel Raised surface #1E1E1E
Steel Support tone #5A6B7B
Hi-Vis Amber The single accent #FFB300
Bone Primary text #F4F2EC

Components

Cards, Rules & Icons

Spec EDG

Hard Edges

Sharp 0–4 pixel radii throughout. Surfaces meet at right angles, dividers are thick rules, and nothing rounds itself into a corporate softness.

Spec AMB

One Accent

A single high-vis amber does all the signalling: buttons, links, focus rings, key figures. Used sparingly, it reads like a warning light, not wallpaper.

Spec GRD

Solid Structure

A strict grid, baseline-aligned blocks and steel hairlines keep everything load-bearing. The layout feels engineered, not arranged.

100%
Self-contained
7
Demo sections
0
Frameworks
<2s
Hero load target

Social Proof

It looks like the work it’s selling. No fluff.
Placeholder Name
Generic placeholder testimonial — not a real client

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