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FOLDSTATE

A calm, editorial system for AI-first studios and products, where every surface is a fold that can open to show how it was made.

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Everything on the bench is live. Hover it, type in it, tab through it, or flip Fold.

About the system

Built from
FOLDSTATE website
Components
35 in 7 groups, every state
Typefaces
Oxanium, IBM Plex Sans
Fold
Every surface is a stack of sheets. Unfold the interface and the layers fan out, the button's split opens, the glyph fields open from a cavity into a sheet and each trace of how something was made appears.
Format
HTML, CSS and JavaScript with no dependencies, plus DESIGN.md
Version
1.0
  • Deep#070908
  • Ink#171C1B
  • Opal#E8ECE6
  • Sage#85908A
  • Amber#E6B97A
  • Mist#CBD1C5
  • Iris#A29EC6
  • Clay#E0876D

In context

A case-study page built only from the kit. It ships as the starter, ready to rename.

FOLDSTATE starter page at desktop widthFOLDSTATE starter page at phone width

In the kit

DESIGN.md
Rules for building with the system, written to hand to Claude, Lovable or a developer
tokens/tokens.json
Every colour, size, space and timing as named tokens
tokens/tokens.css
The same tokens as CSS variables, with daylight surfaces and the Fold state
css/foldstate.css
All components and their states
js/foldstate.js
Scramble labels, acts, tabs, dialogs, toasts, the live clock, glyph fields and Fold. No dependencies
components.html
Every component in every state, side by side
starter/index.html
A case-study page with a review demo and a brief form, built only from the system
assets/imagery/
Figure and Gesture renders of the agent at full resolution
LICENSE.md
Commercial use in your own and client projects

Building with an AI

  1. Attach DESIGN.md

    Add it to your conversation in Claude, Lovable or any AI builder.

  2. Describe your page

    In your own words, with your own brand and content.

  3. Keep the code or port it

    Link the token and component CSS, or ask for React. The rules hold either way.

Components

Layout
Frame and split, Section index, Chapter track, Coordinate, Live clock, Glyph field
Actions
Split button, Icon button, Text link, Action row, Pause control
Input
Line field, Select, Textarea, Checkbox, Radio, Switch, Toggle group
Data
Act stepper, Tabs, Stage figure, Table, Layer stack
Status
Tag, Checkpoint, Progress, Trace, Toast
Content
Card, Sheet, Plate, Accordion
Overlay and navigation
Dialog, Navigation bar, Mobile menu
Built from FOLDSTATE

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