v0.1 — design buffet
millennials+
50 things to feel before deciding
01–07 · Palettes
Seven moods in color
Each palette tells a different millennial story. Hover swatches for hex codes.
After School AIM
Buddy lists and golden hour dial-up
Dead Mall Vaporwave
Neon reflecting off wet mall floors at sunset
Grown-Up Millennial
We have retirement accounts now
VSCO Summer 2014
Golden hour at the beach house you can't afford
Web 2.0 Reloaded
Glossy buttons are back and they're not sorry
Y2K Digital Butterfly
Paris Hilton's Sidekick meets Winamp skins
Dial-Up Fever Dream
GeoCities meets modern typography. Slightly unhinged.
08–12 · Identity Directions
Five ways to be millennial
CTRL+Z
Revision history as identity. We're fine. We're iterating. The edit trail is the story.
40% earnest / 60% ironic
GLITCH PROPHET
Controlled digital breakdown. Clean until you look closer. The internet broke and we found beauty in the breaking.
30% earnest / 70% ironic
BLUEPRINT
Work-in-progress as design principle. The plane is built while flying. Show your construction lines.
60% earnest / 40% ironic
SUNSET PROTOCOL
Earned optimism. We've been through the dark. We're choosing warmth on purpose. Not naive — deliberate.
90% earnest / 10% ironic
Softcore
The screen remembers paper. Texture, weight, shadow. Digital design that knows what analog felt like.
80% earnest / 20% ironic
13–18 · Typography
Six ways to say the same thing
Satoshi + Inter
We iterate. We revise.
The willingness to revise is the skill. Version control is a philosophy, not just a tool.
Newsreader + DM Sans
We iterate. We revise.
The willingness to revise is the skill. Version control is a philosophy, not just a tool.
Space Mono (mono everywhere)
We iterate. We revise.
The willingness to revise is the skill. Version control is a philosophy, not just a tool.
Plus Jakarta Sans
We iterate. We revise.
The willingness to revise is the skill. Version control is a philosophy, not just a tool.
Instrument Sans
We iterate. We revise.
The willingness to revise is the skill. Version control is a philosophy, not just a tool.
System Stack (the anti-brand)
We iterate. We revise.
The willingness to revise is the skill. Version control is a philosophy, not just a tool.
19–24 · Card Styles
Six containers, six feelings
Glass
Glassmorphism
Blur + transparency. Premium. The default "modern" look. Risks being generic.
Brutalist
Raw borders. No radius. Anti-polish. Says "I chose this on purpose."
Neumorphic
Soft shadows
Embossed look. Satisfying but accessibility concerns with low contrast.
3D Tilt
Pokemon card energy
Move your cursor over this. Holographic glare follows. Nostalgia trigger.
Floating
Deep shadows
Hover to lift. Spring physics on the bounce. Substantial, weighty.
Windows 98 dialog. Functional nostalgia. Use for error states, modals, easter eggs.
25–30 · Backgrounds
What goes behind everything
Hex tessellation
Dot grid
Aurora gradient
Graph paper
Topographic
Noise gradient
31–36 · Mark Variations
The hex, six ways
From Hex Lab. Each animation is a different personality.
37–42 · The + Sign
Six ways to say "plus"
43–47 · Nostalgia Elements
Functional references, not costume
~*mAnOs*~ says:
building something at 3am again
aimilia ♥ says:
brb studying (not really)
work-life balance
Appears Offline
Installing millennials.plus v3.7...
out living my best life (lying in bed doom-scrolling)
Auto-response from Manos (Away since 2008)
48 · Micro-Copy
How millennials.plus talks
404 Page
Page not found.
"This page left to find itself. We relate."
Loading
Please wait...
"Loading (like everything else)"
Empty State
No items found.
"Nothing here yet. The potential is staggering."
Error
An error has occurred.
"That didn't work. Honestly, same."
CTA Button
Get Started
"Sure, why not"
Footer
All rights reserved.
"Made by a millennial. So, on a laptop, probably in bed."
49–50 · Interactive
Touch these
Magnetic button — follows your cursor
Click counter — milestones at 10, 42, 100, 256