Clay & Soft
Design that speaks before you do.
Stitched leather, real shadows, physical metaphor.
What we do
Structure first
A grid you can feel even when you can't see it. Every block lands where the eye already expected it.
Type that carries
One family, a strict scale, no decorative detours. Hierarchy does the talking.
Colour with intent
A single accent doing the work of five. Restraint is what makes it land.
Type specimen
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DisplayAesthetic as a system
HeadingAesthetic as a system
BodyAesthetic as a system
CaptionAesthetic as a system
The vibe
Interfaces that pretend to be objects: stitched leather, brushed metal, bevelled buttons that look genuinely pressable. Dismissed for a decade, and quietly excellent at telling people what is interactive.
Start something in this style
Leave an address and we’ll send the working files, the type scale, and the palette.
Reference · Skeuomorphism
When to use it
- Music and audio tools where knobs mean something.
- Games and playful consumer apps.
- Products for audiences who distrust flat abstraction.
Build spec
- Palette
- type
- Serif or slab with a letterpress text-shadow
- borders
- 2px stitched edges, inner highlight, outer drop shadow
- spacing
- Panel-based, like a physical control surface
Reference gallery
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