All comps Comp 01 · Stone and Silence
FINE  LINEN  CREATION
Stone and Silence

A quiet, restrained look. Cool gray backgrounds, no bright accent colors, hairline text, and photography-led layouts. Built for high-end couples, destination weddings, and private corporate retreats.

Audience

High-net-worth couples · destination
weddings · private corporate retreats

Comp

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Style guide v1

02Wordmark
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The wordmark.

Type-only — no graphic mark, no monogram, no shortening to "FLC." The serif typeface and generous letter spacing do the work.

Primary wordmark
FINE  LINEN  CREATION
Sub-brand
A Party Place
Typeface

Fraunces
(Canela / GT Sectra in production)

Treatment

All caps
0.3em tracking · 400 weight

Size — Desktop / Mobile

36 px / 24 px

Color

Ink #1F1D1A on light
Bone #EAE2D4 on dark

03Color
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Color palette.

There is no bright accent color. Brass is allowed once per page for a single thin line. The brand's distinctive look comes from restraint, not color.

Mist
#ECECEA
Page surface
Pebble
#D7D6D2
Alt sections · footer
Paper
#FFFFFF
Elevated · iframe
Ink
#1F1D1A
Primary text
Stone
#7A746B
Muted text · rules
Faint
#B5AFA5
Disabled · dividers
Brass
#9C8A6B
Rationed accent
04Typography
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Typography.

Fraunces, a contemporary serif, for headlines. Inter, a clean sans-serif, for body and labels. Emphasis is shown with italic rather than bold or color.

display.xl For events to be remembered. 96px · 400 · 1.05
-0.01em tracking
display.lg Linen, table, light. 72px · 400 · 1.08
heading.h1 On Discretion. 48px · 400 · 1.15
heading.h2 Recent work, quietly. 36px · 400 · 1.2
eyebrow ON DISCRETION 11px · 500 · 1.4
+0.2em · UPPERCASE
body.lg The collection began as a single bolt of Belgian flax in 1984 and grew, one acquisition at a time, into the largest editorial-quality linen archive on the West Coast. 18px · 400 · 1.6
body.md Each piece is named, numbered, and cared for between events by hand. 16px · 400 · 1.65
caption Hayward atelier · Autumn 2026 · Belgian flax, hand-hemmed 12px · 400 · 1.5
+0.04em
05Spacing
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Spacing scale.

All spacing uses multiples of 8 pixels. Main sections have 200 pixels of vertical space; reduce to 140 only when really needed. When in doubt, leave more empty space — it's a feature of the brand.

space.14 px
Hairline gaps, icon-to-text
space.28 px
Internal tight spacing
space.316 px
Default text-to-text gap
space.424 px
Sub-component spacing
space.540 px
Group spacing
space.664 px
Major component spacing
space.796 px
Section interior padding
space.8140 px
Section vertical · minimum
space.9200 px
Section vertical · preferred
space.10240 px
Hero · featured section
06Navigation & CTAs
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Navigation and buttons.

Navigation is text-only with thin separator dots — no icons, no dropdowns. The "Enquire" call-to-action uses just a thin underline rather than a filled button, keeping the look quiet and restrained.

Navigation bar 72 px tall · transparent over hero · fades to bone on scroll · middle-dot separators · no underlines, no dropdowns
Primary CTA 11px uppercase · wide letter spacing · 1px ink underline only · never filled. The phrase "Get Quote Now" never appears in this comp. ENQUIRE
Secondary CTA 16px text · permanent faint underline at 2px offset. Continue reading
On hover Primary text and underline fade to muted stone. Secondary underline shifts from faint to ink. ENQUIRE Continue reading
07Components
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Components.

Three core components used across the site: portfolio cards (image and type only, no border), form fields (thin underline that thickens on focus), and the inventory tool (a floating white card with generous breathing room).

Portfolio card
PHOTOGRAPH · 3:2

Battery SF Spring Gala

Designer Lisa Vorce · April 2026

No border. No shadow. No radius. The image and the type are the entire card.

Form field
Your name
What you have in mind

1px hairline only · labels above · no placeholder inside fields · 2px ink hairline on focus.

iframe container
INVENTORY

Browse the collection.

POINT OF RENTAL EMBED

Floating white card · 120px breathing room · no header, shadow, or border.

08Photography
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Photography.

Photography is quiet and close-up — natural window light or candlelight, a single subject in focus, texture as the primary subject. People appear only in fragments (a hand, a shoulder), never as bridal portraits.

Lighting

  • North-window or candlelight
  • One light source per frame
  • Shadows welcome — encouraged
  • Never overhead strobes

Composition

  • Single subject focus
  • Foreground favored, soft falloff
  • Hands welcome, full bodies never
  • Aerial sparingly, once per page

Subject

  • Real linen, real wax, real surface
  • Texture — weave, fold, drape
  • People in fragments only
  • No CGI, no stock, no portraits

Forbidden

  • Direct sunlight
  • Golden hour glow
  • White seamless flat lays
  • Pinterest wedding boards
  • Signature flowers
09Voice
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Brand voice.

Sample headlines that show the brand's tone of voice — direct, restrained, and quietly confident. Italic appears only for emphasis. Use these as a reference for how copy should sound across the site.

"For the events that ask to be remembered as they happen."
"Linen, table, light."
"We do not sell linens. We compose tables."
"When you are ready, we are listening."
CTA verbs allowed
  • Enquire
  • Browse
  • View
  • Read
  • Continue
Adjectives forbidden
  • luxury, premium, exclusive
  • bespoke, curated, elevated
  • stunning, beautiful, gorgeous
  • dream, perfect, unforgettable
  • discover, explore (overused)
10Anti-patterns
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Things to avoid.

Rules that keep the brand consistent. Use these as guardrails when making decisions about new pages, copy, or photography.

never

A filled button. No primary color rectangle behind type.

never

An accent color used decoratively. Brass is for one hairline per page or nothing.

never

The phrase "Get Quote Now." It is always "Enquire."

never

Drop shadows, rounded corners on cards, gradients.

never

An icon next to a nav item. Nav is type only.

never

Centered body copy. Headlines may center; body is left-aligned.

never

A hover state that changes color — opacity only.

never

Marketing pop-ups, exit-intent modals, newsletter slams.

never

Show prices. Pricing is by enquiry.

never

Social media icons in the top nav. Footer only, text-only.

11Homepage
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Sample homepage.

A sample homepage that pulls everything together — wordmark, colors, typography, components. Full-bleed photography, generous whitespace, and the quiet typographic style applied across a real page.

finelinencreation.com
FINE  LINEN  CREATION
RENTALS EVENTS PORTFOLIO A PARTY PLACE ABOUT CONTACT
Tablescape · Candlelight · Belgian flax
For the events that ask to be remembered as they happen.
Belgian Flax
Bone · 108in
Hand-loomed Velvet
Smoke · 144in
Embroidered Linen
Champagne · 96in
ON DISCRETION
A house of considered tables.

The collection began as a single bolt of Belgian flax in 1984 and grew, one acquisition at a time, into the largest editorial-quality linen archive on the West Coast.

CONTINUE READING
When you are ready, we are listening.
ENQUIRE
12Applications
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Sample applications.

A look at how this design system shows up across business cards, social posts, event materials, and email signatures.

Business card · Terry Dudley
Hayward, California
est. 1984
FINE  LINEN  CREATION
A Party Place
Terry Dudley · Founder
terry@finelinencreation.com
408 871 0752 d
Business card · Mark Dudley
Hayward, California
est. 1984
FINE  LINEN  CREATION
A Party Place
Mark Dudley · Partner
mark@finelinencreation.com · info@apartyplace.com
408 871 0752 d · 408 209 9290 m
Instagram post
FINE  LINEN  CREATION
For the events that ask to be remembered as they happen.
Event card
Battery SF · April 26
Spring Dinner
Belgian flax · bone
Hand-loomed velvet · smoke
Brass and amber glass
Bay laurel from the garden
FINE  LINEN  CREATION
Email signature · Terry Dudley
Terry Dudley
Founder · Fine Linen Creation
terry@finelinencreation.com
408 871 0752 d · Hayward, CA
FINE  LINEN  CREATION
Email signature · Mark Dudley
Mark Dudley
Partner · Fine Linen Creation · A Party Place
mark@finelinencreation.com · info@apartyplace.com
408 871 0752 d · 408 209 9290 m
FINE  LINEN  CREATION
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End of style guide.

v1 · for internal review