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tl;dr: Style guide for applying lunar-themed design, covering growth stages, dividers, and color systems.

This guide provides a quick reference for applying the lunar-themed design system to this digital garden.

Growth Stages & Moon Phases

StageMoonClassMeaningStyling
New Moon🌑.moon-phase-newBrand new ideas, questions, or thoughts
Waxing Crescent🌒.moon-phase-waxing_crescentGrowing ideas with some development
First Quarter🌓.moon-phase-first_quarterHalf-developed notes with structure
Waxing Gibbous🌔.moon-phase-waxing_gibbousNearly complete content
Full Moon🌕.moon-phase-fullComplete, mature notes

Dividers by Complexity

ComplexitySymbolUsage
Line⋆ ✧ ⋆ ✧ ⋆All-purpose
New Moon🌑For new-moon and early-stage content, towards the beginning of documents
SimpleFor crescent moon ideas
Quarter🌓 🌓 🌓For half-formed content and the halfway mark of documents
Default🌑 ☽ 🌓 For nearly complete content, towards the end of documents
Ornate✨ 🌕 ✨For full moon notes and the final divider of a document, or to mark a major section break

Line/stars divider:

New moon divider:

Simple/crescent moon divider:

Quarter moon divider:

Moon phases divider:

Ornate/full moon divider:

Special Indicators

SymbolMeaningUsage
Starred contentImportant or featured notes
Connected ideasNotes with multiple connections

Color System

Base Colors

  • Primary: #FFC107 (Amber)
  • Primary Light: #FFECB3 (Light amber)
  • Primary Dark: #FF8F00 (Dark amber)
  • Background: #fff (Light background)
  • Text: #212121 (Dark text)

Callout Colors & Usage

  • Info (Blue): #007FFF - Reference material, definitions
  • Alert (Red): #fb706e - Critical information, blockers
  • Success (Green): #AAD6A0 - Completed work, proven methods
  • Warning (Orange): #fcb388 - Considerations, potential issues