Cobalt Grid
Electric cobalt serifs on a graph-paper canvas, anchored by stair-stepped pixel-glitch decorations and slim hairline rules.
Palette
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warm cream / ivory paper canvas with one strict accent of electric cobalt royal blue. The grid is a faint cobalt overlay, and decorations (pixel stair-blocks, QR-style mini-grids, hairline rules) all use the same blue, keeping the deck strictly bichromatic
Typography
Display: Newsreader
Body: Hanken Grotesk
Style: transitional serif for hero type and section heads, paired with a neutral grotesk for body and a clean mono for tabular data and micro-captions; strictly cobalt-on-cream
editorialdesign-researchstudiousmodernisttech-printmonochrome
design trend or research reportstudio annual or seasonal bulletincreative agency capabilities deckart or architecture publicationacademic / curatorial publicationnewsletter or zine pitch
Best for
Anything that should feel like a quietly serious design / research bulletin, art publication, or curated trend report. Strong for studio annuals, agency capabilities decks, design-research publications, architecture / art / academic decks, and any deck wanting one strict accent colour and a printed-ledger calmness rather than corporate polish.
Avoid for
Decks that need warmth, multi-colour energy, or a casual / playful voice — the strict cobalt + cream + grid palette is intentionally austere.