Dylanbrouwer. Brutalist type foundry at dusk.
- Studio
- Mixed theme
- 11 colors
- 3 typefaces
A designer's portfolio that treats the page as a typographic monument: a dark hero of massive condensed display letters fading from black into light, dropping into clean monochrome content sections where every secondary element — nav, tags, labels — is stripped to its barest form. The single chromatic note is a vivid ember orange that appears as small functional punctuation: status dots, accent fills, alive signals. Typography carries the entire system: a heavy grotesque (Die Grotesk B) for body and mid-scale headings, a monospaced voice (IBM Plex Mono) for technical metadata and nav, and a super-condensed variable display face (ABC Gravity Variable) for monument-scale statements that fill the viewport. Spacing is tight and grid-ruthless, borders are hairline, corners are mostly sharp with pill rounding reserved for interactive elements, and motion is expressive with custom cubic-bezier easings that make elements feel weighted and intentional rather than bouncy.

Dylanbrouwer design system
Brand1
Status indicators, accent dots, live signals, decorative fills — the sole chromatic note in an otherwise monochrome system
Accent2
Gradient fill on massive display type — black fading to mid-gray to light silver across the word
Section transitions and hero vignette — horizontal black to silver fade
Neutrals8
Dark hero background, deep badges, section dark-mode surfaces
Primary text, nav links, body copy, filled button text
Secondary text, heading subtitles, supporting copy
Muted helper text, inactive nav state, subtle UI metadata
Hairline dividers, grid lines, light borders, low-emphasis text
Light body backgrounds, subtle section washes, nav inactive background
Page canvas, base background surface
Card surfaces, elevated panels, tag borders, card borders
Try a pairing
Pick any two colors from the palette to check whether text stays readable on top.
Aa
Onyx on Ember Orange
6.14 : 1 contrast
- Body textPasses AA 4.5
- Large textPasses AA 3
- StrictFails AAA 7











