stnd.buildSTANDARD MANUAL2026-09-20

Design Temperaments

The six predefined visual presets and what each one enforces.

Design Temperaments

The system layout adapts to one of six predefined design presets called
Temperaments. Each one enforces distinct font stacks, background
behaviors, and typographic scales.

ID Class Name Name / Persona Typographic Specifications Aesthetic Properties & Target Use-case
01 standard-international International (Swiss) Sans-serif: Instrument Sans, grid-based layout. Neutral, high-density geometry. Target: documentation, technical architectures.
02 standard-technical Technical (Monospace) Monospaced: IBM Plex Mono. Safety orange accents, rule-based grid lines. Target: terminal outputs, CLI logs.
03 standard-humanist Humanist Serif: Newsreader, warm scale. Warm hues, cream backgrounds. Target: letters, narratives, personal writing.
04 standard-editorial Editorial Serif: Instrument Serif, drop caps. High-contrast, traditional editorial grids. Target: long-form essays, journalism.
05 standard-academic Academic Serif: Times New Roman / custom serif. Sidenotes, marginal annotations, iron gall aesthetics. Target: scholarly work, theses.
06 standard-gallery Gallery Minimalist/Invisible stack. Receded captions, maximum negative space. Target: visual portfolios, image-heavy logs.