MONO is a stripped-down design system that embraces the power of black, white, and the shades between. It's about removing color as a distraction to focus on what really matters: solid design fundamentals.
Think of it as design on hard mode—if it works in monochrome, it'll work anywhere.
"Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Strip away the non-essential. Color, decoration, complexity—gone.
Perfect what remains: typography, spacing, and proportion.
Create patterns and relationships with limited elements.
Test how users respond. Does it communicate? Does it connect?
- Typography: One font (Space Mono) expressing everything from whispers to shouts
- Layout: Grid systems that prove constraints breed creativity
- Gallery: Monochromatic marvels showing the system in action
- Philosophy: The thinking behind this deliberate limitation
git clone https://github.com/layogtima/mono.git
cd mono
# Open any HTML file in your browser<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<title>MONO Project</title>
<script src="https://cdn.tailwindcss.com"></script>
<script>
tailwind.config = {
theme: {
extend: {
fontFamily: {
mono: ["Space Mono", "monospace"],
},
},
},
};
</script>
<style>
@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Space+Mono:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,400;1,700&display=swap");
* {
font-family: "Space Mono", monospace;
}
</style>
</head>
<body class="bg-white text-black min-h-screen">
<!-- Your design genius goes here -->
</body>
</html>Space Mono used in varying:
- Sizes (from microscopic to massive)
- Weights (light to bold)
- Spacing (tight to expansive)
- Styles (normal, italic, underlined)
- Effects (shadows, outlines, gradients)
- Deliberate grid systems
- Asymmetrical compositions
- Rotated elements
- Pattern-based designs
- Monochromatic palettes
- Strategic negative space
- Text as visual element
- Geometric compositions
index.html- Home pagetypography.html- Font explorationslayout.html- Spatial compositionsgallery.html- System in actionabout.html- Design philosophy
Check out these projects already embracing the monochromatic revolution:
Amit's portfolio showcasing UI/UX design, hardware consulting, and flow artistry. Minimal and focused, just like its creator's attention span.
Shreshth's corner of the internet—web development, visualizations, and philosophical musings, all without the distraction of color.
A personal guide to growing food in Bengaluru. Proving that even plants, which literally exist to provide color in nature, can be documented in black and white.
Got MONOCHROME magic to share?
- Fork the repository
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/monochrome-magic) - Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add my B&W brilliance') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/monochrome-magic) - Open a Pull Request
GPL v3. Share it, improve it, build with it.
- Created by Amit
- Inspired by minimalism and constraint-driven design
- Built with Tailwind CSS