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James Jean Vibe Pack

A publishing studio for narrative illustrators and figurative storytellers. Layer your covers, your series, and the world behind the work.

Preview of what ships in the James Jean Vibe Pack ZIP. The pack itself contains tokens.json, the Tailwind preset, this system prompt, the style guide, and these screenshots — ready to drop into Claude, Cursor, v0, or any AI coder.

Color tokens

The full token table shipped in tokens.json. Drop these into your own Tailwind preset, design tools, or AI prompt.

background
#0a0812
foreground
#e8ddd0
card
#12101c
card fg
#e8ddd0
muted
#1a1628
muted fg
#8a7e94
border
rgba(196, 149, 106, 0.15)
ring
rgba(196, 149, 106, 0.4)
primary
#c4956a
primary fg
#0a0812
secondary
#1e1a2e
secondary fg
#d4c4b0
accent
#6b3a6e
accent fg
#f0e0f4
destructive
#a83232
destr fg
#f4d0d0
chart 1
#c4956a
chart 2
#6b3a6e
chart 3
#3a6b6e
chart 4
#b05a6a
chart 5
#c49030
radius
0.5rem

Typography

Heading + body specimens in the actual fonts shipped with the pack (loaded via Google Fonts on this page).

Heading · Playfair Display
Display 60
Heading 48
Heading 36
Heading 30
Heading 24
Heading 20
Body · Inter

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Design systems should feel obvious in motion, not in theory.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. A vibe pack ships the same idea as a working app, just routed through tokens and prompts instead of compiled React.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Captions, helper text, fine print — same family, lighter color, smaller scale.

Components in this vibe

Hand-styled with the literal hex values from the token table — exactly what an AI coder would output if prompted with the vibe pack's system prompt.

Primary button
Secondary button
Badge row
NewBetaStable
Card
Chaptered Series

Group works into chapters with their own narrative arcs and visual languages. Viewers move through a body of work like a graphic novel, not a portfolio grid.

Form field
Alert
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AI coder system prompt

Paste this into Claude, Cursor, v0, or any AI coder as the system prompt. Your generated UIs will inherit the James Jean vocabulary automatically.

system-prompt.md
# James Jean System Prompt — for Claude, Cursor, v0, bolt.new

Use this prompt when designing UI for products in the James Jean aesthetic.

---

You are designing user interfaces in the **James Jean** aesthetic.

## Visual identity

- Primary color: `#c4956a`
- Background: `#0a0812`
- Foreground / text: `#e8ddd0`
- Accent: `#6b3a6e`
- Border-radius: `0.5rem`
- Typography: `Playfair Display` (heading) + `Inter` (body)

## Voice

Match the brand voice:

> "A portfolio for figurative artists working at the edge of dream"
> Sojourn is the publishing studio for narrative illustrators, fine artists, and figurative storytellers. Layer cover work and personal series, sell limited editions, and let collectors follow each chapter of the practice.

This is the tone you should write in — concise, on-brand, no generic SaaS-speak.

## Patterns

- **Cards**: use `card` background, `border` color border, `radius` rounded corners
- **Primary buttons**: filled `primary` background, `primary-foreground` text, subtle shadow on hover
- **Secondary buttons**: outline `border`, transparent background, `foreground` text
- **Hero sections**: use the brand voice; lead with H1, then sub, then CTA pair
- **Pricing**: 3 tiers, middle one highlighted with `primary` border + shadow
- **Forms**: minimal labels, `muted-foreground` placeholders, `primary` focus ring

## Do NOT

- Use generic Tailwind colors like `bg-blue-500` — use the theme tokens instead
- Add micro-interactions that don't fit the brand voice
- Add emoji unless the brand voice explicitly suggests playfulness
- Use stock Aceternity / shadcn defaults — that defeats the entire point

Section gallery

Section captures from the source James Jean design system. These ship inside the vibe pack as visual reference for AI-generated layouts.

James Jean — section-1
James Jean — section-2
James Jean — section-3
James Jean — section-4
James Jean — section-5

Want the full James Jean pack?

The James Jean Theme Pack bundles this vibe pack with a Next.js landing template and an editor theme — same tokens, three surfaces.