Nico Design System

A framework-agnostic design system emphasizing elegant restraint, dark muted backgrounds, and data treated as visual art.

When to Use

• Data visualizations
• Editorial/magazine layouts
• Portfolio presentations
• Sites where content should feel luminous against darkness
• Anything benefiting from quiet sophistication

Core Philosophy

1. Elegant restraint - Complexity emerges from simplicity, not decoration
2. Luminous content - Dark backgrounds make content glow
3. Desaturation - Muted colors feel refined; rainbows feel cheap
4. Information as art - Data is intrinsically beautiful when presented with care