# STANDARDS.md — Anton's Living Standards
# This file evolves. When Assaf approves new work, the standards update.
# Anton reads this on EVERY review. This is the source of truth.

## Last Updated: 2026-02-26

## CE Brand System (Current)

### Typography
- **Display:** Larken (Typekit ffj8sbd), 400 weight only
- **Body:** Inter (Google Fonts), 300/400/500
- **Code:** JetBrains Mono (Google Fonts), 400/500
- **NO OTHER FONTS. NO BOLD (700).**
- **Scale:** 48/28/20/14/12/10/40px — no other sizes
- **Heading letter-spacing:** -0.02em
- **Label style:** 11px, red, uppercase, 0.1em tracking

### Colors
- Red: #cc0000 (accent, CTAs, section labels)
- Black: #1a1a1a (primary text)
- Grey: #666 (secondary text)
- Light: #999 (tertiary, meta)
- Border: #eeeeee (all borders — NOT #e5e5e5)
- Background: #ffffff (always white)
- **NO OTHER COLORS.**

### Layout
- Container max-width: 1100px
- Container padding: 0 40px
- Max text width: 680px
- Section spacing: 40px
- Borders: 1px solid #eeeeee only (never thicker)
- No box-shadows. No gradients. No border-radius > 4px.

### Banned Patterns
- Dark backgrounds/themes
- Gradients of any kind
- Box-shadows
- Bold (font-weight 600+)
- Border-radius > 4px
- Emojis as icons
- Hero images/stock photos
- Animations > 200ms
- Colors outside the 6-color system

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## Approved Reference Pages
Pages Assaf has approved. These ARE the standard. When reviewing new work, compare against these.

### Current References
1. **CE Styleguide** — `/public/styleguide.html` — the baseline
2. **FlowRx v2** — `/public/flowrx/v2/` — strategy page template
3. **eToro SOW** — `/public/etoro/sow/` — proposal format
4. **Taste Board** — `/public/taste/` — content display

### How This List Updates
When Assaf approves a new page:
1. Kitt or Anton adds it here with the path and what it demonstrates
2. Note what's NEW about it (any evolution from previous standards)
3. That evolution becomes the new baseline for future reviews

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## Style Evolution Log
Track how the standards have changed over time.

### 2026-02-26 — Initial Standards
- Codified from styleguide.html + approved pages
- CE UI Quality Gate script: `skills/ce-ui-quality/scripts/validate.sh`

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## Notes for Anton
- **Read this file before every review.** Not from memory — actually read it.
- **When you notice approved work breaking a rule:** Don't flag it as wrong. Ask: did the standard evolve? If Assaf approved it, maybe the standard needs updating.
- **When in doubt:** Compare against the newest approved reference page, not the oldest.
- **Propose updates:** If you see a pattern in approved work that differs from these rules, propose a STANDARDS.md update to Kitt.