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Grafik. Editorial gallery on warm paper.

  • Studio
  • Light theme
  • 3 colors
  • 1 typeface

Grafik is a monochromatic editorial portfolio rendered as a design annual: a warm off-white canvas (#f0eeeb) holds a rigid 3-column grid of oversized black-and-white photography, separated by hairline 1px lines rather than gutters or shadows. Typography is reduced to a single weight (Grotesk 400) at three sizes, with negative tracking that pulls headlines tight and gives body text a measured, printed-page feel. Color is deliberately absent from the interface — the vivid green block on the Tom Gould card and the sepia Beings panel are content within the portfolio, not UI tokens. The design's confidence comes from restraint: no rounded corners, no elevation, no gradients, no secondary typeface, no bold weight. The grid lines and the type are the entire visual system.

Screenshot of Grafik
Captured from grafik.co.nz on October 11, 2026

Grafik design system

Grafik

Neutrals3

  • Primary text, body copy, navigation, project metadata, 1px grid lines, image borders, and dark image treatments — the only non-canvas color

  • Page background and primary canvas — a warm off-white that reads as paper rather than screen, the defining surface of the entire system

  • Card surfaces, image backgrounds, and reverse-text blocks — white inserts on the warm canvas to isolate portfolio pieces

Try a pairing

Pick any two colors from the palette to check whether text stays readable on top.

Aa

Paper on Ink

21.00 : 1 contrast

Background
Text
  • Body textPasses AA 4.5
  • Large textPasses AA 3
  • StrictPasses AAA 7

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