ALL COMPS COMP 03 · SMOKE AND GEOGRAPHY
FINE LINEN CREATION
Smoke and Geography

A bold, modern look. Dark backgrounds with a single red accent and navigation organized by Bay Area region. Built for tech, fashion, and brand events.

Audience

Tech founders · fashion clients
experiential agencies · gala producers

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Style guide v1

02Wordmark
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The wordmark.

One sans-serif typeface, all uppercase with extra space between letters. A small red square always sits to the left of the wordmark — a consistent visual signature that identifies the brand wherever it appears.

Primary wordmark
FINE LINEN CREATION
Sub-brand
A PARTY PLACE
Typeface

Inter Medium
(Neue Haas Grotesk in production)

Treatment

ALL CAPS
0.18em tracking · 500 weight

Size — Desktop / Mobile

32 px / 22 px

Red square mark

2×2 px red square
12 px to the left of the F

03Color
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Color palette.

Red appears in at most four places on any page: the square next to the wordmark, the underline beneath the current page in the navigation, the primary "Get Quote" button, and the top edge of the inventory tool. Anywhere else and it becomes decoration.

Smoke
#2D2A26
Primary page canvas
Charcoal
#1A1A1A
Elevated dark surface
Paper
#FFFFFF
Light card · iframe interior
Warm
#F2EFE9
Light editorial surface
Stone
#8C8682
Muted on dark
Slate
#6E6E6A
Muted on light
Red
#B02A30
Used sparingly
04Typography
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Typography.

A single sans-serif typeface across the entire system, with extra letter spacing on uppercase labels. Geist Mono shows up only for technical specs like dimensions and product codes.

display.xl The table is the event. 80px · 500 · 1.0
-0.02em tracking
display.lg Production. Not decoration. 64px · 500 · 1.05
display.md Four regions. 48px · 500 · 1.1
heading.h2 Recent productions. 28px · 500 · 1.25
eyebrow / label WHERE WE WORK 11px · 500 · 1.4
+0.22em · UPPERCASE
body.lg We produce table architecture for product launches, brand experiences, and fashion presentations across the Bay Area. Scale to 800 covers. 18px · 400 · 1.5
body.md Filter inventory by region of use, color, material, and minimum quantity. 16px · 400 · 1.5
spec (mono) LINEN · 108×156 · BONE · MIN 6 13px · 400 mono · 1.5
UPPERCASE allowed
05Spacing
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Spacing scale.

All spacing uses multiples of 8 pixels. Main sections have 200 pixels of vertical space; hero sections have 280. Extra whitespace around the red mark keeps it prominent rather than getting lost in the layout.

space.14 px
Hairline · red square offset
space.28 px
Internal tight
space.316 px
Default text gap
space.424 px
Sub-component
space.540 px
Group spacing
space.664 px
Major component
space.7100 px
Section interior
space.8140 px
Section vertical · minimum
space.9200 px
Section vertical · default
space.10280 px
Hero · featured
06Navigation & CTAs
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Navigation and buttons.

The main navigation lists the site's primary sections; a second row groups the Bay Area regions (Napa, Sonoma, SF & Peninsula, East Bay). A red underline marks the current page. The "Get Quote" button is the only filled red surface besides the wordmark square.

Primary navigation 80 px tall · opaque ink · active items get a 2 px red underline at 8 px offset · "GET QUOTE" CTA sits right of nav on real pages Geographic sub-navigation (Rentals · Portfolio)
NAPA SONOMA SF & PENINSULA EAST BAY
Region is the secondary IA. Each region functions as a filter on catalog and portfolio pages.
Primary CTA Filled red rectangle · sharp corners · 12px uppercase · wide letter spacing · the only filled red button on the site. GET QUOTE
Secondary CTA Hairline stone border · sharp corners · same type spec · border lifts to off-white on hover. BROWSE
On hover Primary red darkens slightly. Secondary border shifts from stone to off-white. GET QUOTE BROWSE
07Components
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Components.

Region cards, form fields, and the inventory tool all share the same details: no rounded corners, no shadows, and a 2-pixel red bar across the top — a consistent identifier across the system.

Region card
REGION

SF & Peninsula

38 productions · 2024–26

Dark charcoal background · 2-pixel red strip on top · no rounded corners.

Form field
PROJECT NAME
EVENT DATE

Charcoal background · no border · 2 px red bottom on focus · uppercase labels.

Inventory iframe
LIVE INVENTORY

Browse the collection.

POINT OF RENTAL EMBED

White card with a 2-pixel red strip on top — the same red marker used elsewhere.

08Photography
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Photography.

Photography is dramatic and dark — single light source, deep shadows, lacquered surfaces. Each image includes a single red element (a bloom, a candle, a pomegranate) that echoes the brand's red mark.

Lighting

  • Dramatic side-light · single key
  • Deep shadows embraced
  • Studio lighting permitted
  • Lacquer, brass, glass that catches

Composition

  • Orthogonal product shots
  • Dead-center, flat plane
  • Dramatic angles for editorials
  • Negative space honored

Subject

  • Charcoal, oxblood, walnut, ink
  • Metal — brass, blackened steel
  • One red element per frame
  • Fashion-magazine posing

Forbidden

  • Pastel · airy daylight
  • Cream-apothecary aesthetics
  • Aman-style hushed restraint
  • Wedding portraiture
  • Stock photography
09Voice
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Brand voice.

Sample headlines that show the brand's tone of voice — short, declarative, specific. Use these as a reference for how copy should sound across the site.

"The table is the event."
"Production. Not decoration."
"Four regions."
"Tell us about the event."
CTA verbs allowed
  • GET QUOTE
  • BROWSE · VIEW
  • ENTER · FILTER
  • CONTACT
Adjectives forbidden
  • luxury · premium · exclusive
  • bespoke · curated · elevated
  • stunning · beautiful · dream
  • iconic · transformative
  • breathtaking · magical
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

Red used just because it looks nice. Red is a marker — used at most 4 places per page.

never

Pure black #000 anywhere. Page is warm dark Smoke #2D2A26; cards and elevated surfaces sit darker on Charcoal #1A1A1A.

never

Pure white as page background. Warm off-white #F2EFE9 for light surfaces.

never

Serif type. Single-family neo-grotesque discipline.

never

Rounded corners. 0 radius everywhere.

never

Drop shadows or gradients.

never

Italic for emphasis. Weight, tracking, and case do the work.

never

"Request a Quote" or "Enquire." It is always "GET QUOTE."

never

Sentence-case nav items. UPPERCASE with heavy tracking only.

never

Dropdowns or hover-reveal menus. Geography is the IA — clicks navigate directly.

11Homepage
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Sample homepage.

A sample homepage that pulls everything together — wordmark, colors, typography, components. Red shows up in exactly four places: the square next to the wordmark, the underline beneath the current page, the "Get Quote" button, and the top of each region card.

finelinencreation.com
FINE LINEN CREATION
RENTALS EVENTS PORTFOLIO A PARTY PLACE ABOUT
GET QUOTE
The table is the event.
WHERE WE WORK
Four regions.
Napa
22 PRODUCTIONS · 2024–26
Sonoma
18 PRODUCTIONS · 2024–26
SF & Peninsula
38 PRODUCTIONS · 2024–26
East Bay
14 PRODUCTIONS · 2024–26
WEDDINGS
Private estate to 400 covers.

Bay Area destination weddings with full table architecture, linen, and tabletop design.

CORPORATE
Gala and conference production.

Salesforce · Battery · Minnesota Street Project. Scale to 800 covers, monastic restraint to maximalist theater.

BRAND ACTIVATION
Fashion and experiential.

Product launches, fashion presentations, and brand experiences across the Bay Area.

A PARTY PLACE

A 1980s Bay Area heritage rental brand, now part of Fine Linen Creation. Treated as its own section within the site.

ENTER A PARTY PLACE
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 · CA
EST 1984
FINE LINEN CREATION
A PARTY PLACE
TERRY DUDLEY · FOUNDER
terry@finelinencreation.com
408 871 0752 D
Business card · Mark Dudley
HAYWARD · CA
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
The table is
the event.
Event card
SF & PENINSULA · APR 26
Aether SS27
Launch
Linen · charcoal
Brass and ink
Walnut and amber glass
LINEN · 108×156 · MIN 240
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 · FLC · 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