New Modern Professional Design Demos

This document describes three new design demo options created to provide a sharp, modern, professional aesthetic with interesting rainbow gradients.

Demo 6: Sharp Modern Typography

File: _sass/demos/demo-6-sharp-typography.scss

What it does:

  • Implements massive, bold typography with modern font stacks
  • Site title at 4.5rem with 900 font-weight for maximum impact
  • Section headings at 3rem with 800 font-weight
  • Post titles at 2rem with 700 font-weight
  • Sharp text rendering with antialiasing
  • Professional system font stack for crisp display
  • Uppercase, bold tag pills with letter-spacing
  • Responsive adjustments for mobile devices

Best for: Creating a bold, impactful visual presence with modern typography

To enable: Uncomment @import "demos/demo-6-sharp-typography"; in assets/css/style.scss

Demo 7: Professional Compact Layout

File: _sass/demos/demo-7-professional-compact.scss

What it does:

  • Ultra-compact spacing for maximum information density
  • Professional GitHub-inspired color palette (grays, blues)
  • Minimal whitespace between all elements
  • Business-like aesthetic with clean borders
  • Card-based design with subtle shadows
  • Compact navigation and footer
  • Small font sizes optimized for dense content display

Best for: Business/professional sites needing to display lots of information in limited space

To enable: Uncomment @import "demos/demo-7-professional-compact"; in assets/css/style.scss

Demo 8: Cool Interesting Rainbow Gradients

File: _sass/demos/demo-8-cool-gradients.scss

What it does:

  • Replaces primary colors with sophisticated gradient palette:
    • Coral (#ff6b6b) instead of red
    • Amber (#ffa726) instead of orange
    • Gold (#ffd54f) instead of yellow
    • Teal (#26a69a) instead of green
    • Indigo (#5c6bc0) instead of blue
    • Violet (#ab47bc) instead of purple
  • Applies gradients throughout the site:
    • Site title with animated gradient
    • Tag pills with gradient backgrounds and shadows
    • Section heading underlines
    • Post card accent bars
    • Header and footer accent lines
    • Hover effects with gradient colors
  • Smooth gradient animations
  • Professional gradient-based focus states

Best for: Modern, colorful sites that want sophisticated gradients instead of primary colors

To enable: Uncomment @import "demos/demo-8-cool-gradients"; in assets/css/style.scss

Combining Demos

Enable all three new demos together for the ultimate modern professional look:

@import "demos/demo-6-sharp-typography";
@import "demos/demo-7-professional-compact";
@import "demos/demo-8-cool-gradients";

This creates a:

  • Bold, impactful typography
  • Ultra-compact, information-dense layout
  • Sophisticated rainbow gradients throughout
  • Professional, modern aesthetic
  • Cool, contemporary design

Typography + Gradients

@import "demos/demo-6-sharp-typography";
@import "demos/demo-8-cool-gradients";

Big, bold typography with beautiful gradients, normal spacing.

Compact + Gradients

@import "demos/demo-7-professional-compact";
@import "demos/demo-8-cool-gradients";

Professional compact layout with sophisticated gradients, normal typography.

Visual Examples

Demo 6: Sharp Typography

  • Full page: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/671f36c4-95db-4f81-bea9-ce4a376480dc
  • Top section: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/80f5d2f4-ca65-4347-b6c7-92cf14768b0e

Shows massive 4.5rem site title, 3rem section headings, bold typography throughout.

Demo 7: Professional Compact

  • Full page: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/43b14ebf-69b5-45c9-84d2-2b7af4fc9c3e
  • Top section: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/d3784154-e434-45ed-8c8c-fa9996e27e96

Shows ultra-compact spacing, professional gray palette, minimal whitespace.

Demo 8: Cool Gradients

  • Full page: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/eedb1110-8698-404e-a911-1fa84088409c
  • Top section: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/02b51f7b-fbea-4f86-82cf-9133ad9ccfb1

Shows sophisticated coral/amber/gold/teal/indigo/violet gradient palette.

All Three Combined

  • Full page: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/69939310-42e3-412b-a91d-f1403d113802
  • Top section: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8db3c0c6-9fe9-4e35-a84b-19b6ef8e627c

Shows the ultimate combination: bold typography + compact layout + cool gradients.

Technical Details

CSS Variables Used

Demo 6:

  • --font-display: System font stack for headings
  • --font-body: System font stack for body text

Demo 7:

  • --pro-bg: Professional background (#fafbfc)
  • --pro-card: Card background (#ffffff)
  • --pro-border: Border color (#e1e4e8)
  • --pro-text: Text color (#24292e)
  • --pro-text-light: Light text (#586069)
  • --pro-accent: Accent color (#0366d6)

Demo 8:

  • --gradient-coral: #ff6b6b
  • --gradient-amber: #ffa726
  • --gradient-gold: #ffd54f
  • --gradient-teal: #26a69a
  • --gradient-indigo: #5c6bc0
  • --gradient-violet: #ab47bc

Browser Compatibility

All demos use modern CSS features but gracefully degrade:

  • CSS custom properties (CSS variables)
  • Gradient backgrounds with -webkit- prefixes
  • System font stacks for optimal rendering
  • Flexbox and standard box model
  • Smooth transitions and animations

Tested and compatible with:

  • Chrome/Edge (latest)
  • Firefox (latest)
  • Safari (latest)
  • Mobile browsers

Performance

All demos are CSS-only with no JavaScript required:

  • No additional HTTP requests
  • Minimal CSS file size increase
  • GPU-accelerated animations
  • System fonts (no font downloads)
  • Efficient selectors

Customization

Each demo uses CSS variables that can be easily customized:

// Customize Demo 6 typography sizes
:root {
  --font-display: "Your Custom Font", sans-serif;
}

// Customize Demo 7 colors
:root {
  --pro-accent: #your-color;
}

// Customize Demo 8 gradients
:root {
  --gradient-teal: #your-teal;
  --gradient-indigo: #your-indigo;
}

Notes

  • All demos are designed to work independently or combined
  • Demos override base styles with !important where necessary to ensure they take precedence
  • Mobile-responsive breakpoints included in all demos
  • Accessibility maintained with proper focus states and contrast ratios
  • Gradients use sophisticated colors while remaining readable and professional