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GUSTAVO Faria ©. Editorial monograph on white paper.

  • Design tools
  • Light theme
  • 5 colors
  • 3 typefaces

Gustavo Faria's portfolio operates as a printed monograph on white paper: an editorial spread where one massive serif date range dominates the right column while a compact bio and portrait anchor the left. The system is almost aggressively monochrome — four grays/black on white, no decorative color, no shadows, no rounded corners. Typography does all the heavy lifting: a custom display serif at 125-142px creates scale contrast against 16px system body text, and negative letter-spacing tightens the display letters into a single confident statement. Content is organized as a work selection table — project name, category, year — separated by hairline rules. The atmosphere is that of an art director's contact sheet: restrained, intentional, every element earning its space.

Screenshot of GUSTAVO Faria ©
Captured from gustavo.work on October 11, 2026

GUSTAVO Faria © design system

GUSTAVO Faria ©

Accent1

  • Warm surface wash behind portrait and select portfolio imagery — the only chromatic surface, used sparingly as atmospheric punctuation

Neutrals4

  • Display text fill, link borders, maximum contrast elements

  • Primary text, hairline borders, structural rules — softer than pure black, reduces glare for long reading

  • Hairline borders, dividers, input outlines, and card edges on light surfaces. Do not promote it to the primary CTA color

  • Page canvas, card surfaces — the foundational surface on which all content sits

Try a pairing

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

Aa

Ink Black on Flesh Peach

13.21 : 1 contrast

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

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