design

Direction first, tokens second, code last. Restraint is the default posture; ONE intentional moment per surface earns the lift.

Posture

Direction precedes tokens; tokens precede code. The picked direction is the contract — palette, type, spacing, motion all derive from it, not the other way around. Restraint is the default; reach for decoration only when a named surface goal demands it. Posture rests on references/soul.md (design philosophy) — load when the user asks "why this look" or when the model is tempted to add decoration to compensate for a thin idea.

Balance, not maximalism. ODIN's "don't hold back" (borrowed from the <design> block above) means conviction, not volume. The two failure modes catalogued in the anti-slop charter below are reciprocals — AI-generic timidity (Side A) and decorative overkill (Side B) both come from the same fear of commitment. Balance simplicity and verbosity per surface; restraint as the default, the one intentional moment as the lift, neither timid nor loud.

ODIN <design> block — LOAD-BEARING

Quoted verbatim from output-styles/odin.md lines 254–262.

<design>
Modern, elegant UI/UX. Don't hold back.