✨ OFFICIAL DESIGN SYSTEM

Genesis™ Brand Guide

The Royal Abyss — Approved January 7, 2026

"This is absolutely beautiful and breathtaking. This is the kind of shit I'm talking about." — Carter Hill, CEO
🎨 THE ROYAL ABYSS

Core Color Philosophy

Genesis doesn't use flat black. We use DEEP PURPLE that creates depth, richness, and infinite possibility.

Primary Backgrounds

Deep Void #0a0a0f Darkest backgrounds, footer
Royal Abyss #1A0A2E PRIMARY - The signature look
Midnight Purple #12081f Card backgrounds, depth
Purple Mist #2a1a4a Subtle highlights

Accent Colors — The Vibrancy

Sovereign Gold #FFD700 Power, excellence
Fire Gold #F5A623 Energy, urgency
Breakthrough Cyan #00D9FF Innovation, key moments
Emergence Green #22C55E Growth, success
Royal Purple #8B5CF6 Wisdom, creativity
Battle Orange #F97316 Energy, competition
Agent Pink #EC4899 AI Agents, Level 04
Industry Red #EF4444 ALWAYS for "Industry" comparisons
🧠 FIVE LEVELS

Intelligence Level Colors

Each AI sophistication level has its own color. The color carries through to all cards in that category.

🧠
01

AI & Machine Learning

#3B82F6
🔮
02

Deep Learning

#8B5CF6
03

Generative AI

#22C55E
🤖
04

AI Agents

#EC4899
👑
05

Agentic AI

#FFD700
⚔️ COMPARISON PATTERN

Genesis vs Industry

When comparing Genesis to the industry, Genesis uses the LEVEL COLOR and Industry is ALWAYS RED.

🧬 GENESIS™

Self-hosted, your data stays private, no limits

VS
INDUSTRY

Cloud-dependent, data sent to third parties

Genesis box uses the category's level color (cyan shown). Industry is ALWAYS red.

🔥 SIGNATURE EFFECT

The "Vision" Effect

This animated fire gradient is the signature for the word "Vision" and key branded moments.

Vision
NEVER CHANGE THIS.
Carter said "Vision" is "fucking amazing."
✨ GLOW EFFECTS

The Richness

Cards and elements should glow with radial gradients, not sit flat.

Card Glow

Radial purple gradient from center, creating depth.

Timeline Node

Cyan glow with shadow spread for connection points.

Key Moment

Gold border and glow for THE climax moments.

📊 TIMELINE RULE

Color Progression

When showing progress, colors BUILD to a climax.

01
Cyan Beginning, search
03
Green Breakthrough
04
Purple Building momentum
👑 05
GOLD THE CLIMAX
📋 THE RULES

Do's and Don'ts

✅ DO

  • Use deep purple #1A0A2E instead of pure black
  • Add radial glow to cards for depth
  • Color-code numbers by meaning
  • Use the fire effect for "Vision"
  • Create visual hierarchy with color progression
  • Add subtle animations that feel alive

❌ DON'T

  • Never use flat black backgrounds
  • Never make all numbers the same color
  • Never skip the glow effects on cards
  • Never remove the "Vision" fire animation
  • Never use muted colors for key moments
  • Never forget the depth and richness
🛠️ THE ARSENAL

Available Tools — NEVER FORGET

All of these are INSTALLED and ready to use. Use the BEST tool for each job.

🎬 ANIMATION (USE GSAP FIRST)

GSAP gsap ^3.14.2 INDUSTRY STANDARD - Most powerful, use for complex animations
Motion motion ^12.24.7 Framer Motion - Great for React-style declarative animations
Svelte Motion svelte-motion ^0.12.2 Svelte-specific motion library
Anime.js animejs ^4.2.2 Lightweight, good for simple animations
Lottie lottie-web ^5.13.0 JSON-based animations from After Effects

🎨 3D & VISUALIZATION

Three.js three ^0.182.0 3D GRAPHICS - Use for concentric circles, 3D diagrams, WebGL
D3.js d3 ^7.9.0 Data visualization - charts, graphs, custom SVG

✨ PARTICLES & EFFECTS

tsParticles tsparticles ^3.9.1 BEST particle system - confetti, snow, stars, connections
particles.js particles.js ^2.0.0 Classic particle backgrounds
Canvas Confetti canvas-confetti ^1.9.4 Celebration effects, achievement moments

🖥️ UI EFFECTS

Locomotive Scroll locomotive-scroll ^4.1.4 Smooth scrolling, parallax effects
Typed.js typed.js ^2.1.0 Typewriter text effect
Splide @splidejs/svelte-splide ^0.2.9 Carousels and sliders
⚠️ RULE: If you find yourself writing custom animation code, STOP. Use GSAP or one of these libraries. They're already installed!
📁 REFERENCE

Live Implementation