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.

GUSTAVO Faria © design system
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
- Body textPasses AA 4.5
- Large textPasses AA 3
- StrictPasses AAA 7











