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Procedural Design Engine

8 numbers generate
an entire design system.

Like a world generated from a seed. Eight gene values expand into hundreds of design tokens, a full motion vocabulary, and infinite page compositions, deterministically. Same seed, same site. Always.

The Seed

8 Genes. Infinite Designs.

Every preset below is a distinct aesthetic, minimal premium, warm & inviting, neon cyber, heritage parchment. Pick one and watch hundreds of design properties shift in unison. Then drag the sliders.

Presets, brand-accurate colors

Energy
0.05
MeditativeExplosive
Warmth
0.60
CoolWarm
Contrast
0.25
FlatDramatic
Playfulness
0.00
SeriousBouncy
Density
0.60
SpaciousCompact
Era
0.00
VintageFuturistic
Luminosity
0.00
MatteNeon
Gravitas
0.80
PlayfulEnterprise
preview, light mode
Welcome to Your Site
This preview transforms in real-time as you adjust DNA genes.
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Features
Section 1
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Section 2
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About
Section 3
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Section 4
energy: 0.05warmth: 0.60contrast: 0.25playfulness: 0.00density: 0.60era: 0.00luminosity: 0.00gravitas: 0.80

Those 8 numbers just generated your entire visual identity. Here's exactly what they produced.

Tokens, Derived

A Brand Guide, Grown From Yours

Colors, typography, spacing, shadows, animation timing, corner radii, the complete foundation of a brand guide. Not guessed. Derived. Change one gene, every token follows.

Color Palette

Primary
Accent
Surface
Card
Text
Text 2ยฐ
Border
Primary/15

Typography

Display Heading
weight: 720spacing: -0.01emsize: 15.6px
Section Heading, slightly lighter weight
Body text at the base font size. This is what paragraphs, descriptions, and general content look like. The weight, spacing, and size all come from the DNA genes, gravitas controls weight, era controls letter-spacing, density controls size.
Secondary text, captions, timestamps, metadata. Lower contrast so it doesn't compete with primary content.
Primary Linkcode_referenceLabel Text

Spacing Scale

4px
8px
12px
16px
24px
32px
48px

Animation Timing

fast
290ms
normal
485ms
slow
780ms
emphasis
1170ms

Each bar fills at its actual speed, the fast bar completes quickly, the emphasis bar takes its time. Energy gene: 0.05.

Shadows & Depth

sm
md
lg

Border Radius

sm
md
lg
full

Hundreds of tokens from eight numbers. Here's the complete specification, the recipe and the meal.

Store the Recipe, Not the Meal

The Design Seed

A few dozen bytes of DNA plus a skin material generate a complete design system. The whole specification is deterministic and reproducible: same seed, same site.

site-design.json
349 lines
{
"$schema": "https://sitecast.com/schemas/theme/v1.json",
"meta": {
"name": "DNA-Derived Theme",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "Light theme derived from 8 DNA genes. Hue 40ยฐ.",
"author": "Sitecast DNA Engine",
"tags": [
"light",
"cool",
"formal",
"calm"
]
},
"dna": {
"energy": 0.05,
"warmth": 0.6,
"contrast": 0.25,
"playfulness": 0,
"density": 0.6,
"era": 0,
"luminosity": 0,
"gravitas": 0.8
},
"skin": {
"material": {
"smoothness": 0.52,
"regularity": 0.5,
"sheen": 0,
"transparency": 0,
"temperature": 0.56,
"saturation": 0.26,
"density": 0.6,
"organic": 1,
"age": 0.4,
"patternType": "weave"
},
"treatment": {
"family": "paper",
"_note": "Treatment family inferred from DNA. AI can override with explicit selection."
}
}
}

The top section is the recipe, eight gene values plus a skin material (a few dozen bytes). Click any section below to expand. Store the recipe, regenerate the meal anytime.

Same tokens. Completely different material reality. Paper, neon, metal, silk, the skin transforms everything.

Epigenetics

One Genome, Six Worlds

Like skins for the AI era. The DNA stays the same, the entire visual vocabulary transforms. Click between neon, letterpress, and pixel art. Same brand. Different universe.

No treatment, pure DNA expression. Whatever the genes produce, you see directly.

Modern / CleanDNA + skin = phenotype

Build something extraordinary

Adjust the DNA sliders above, this preview responds. The colors, shadows, and spacing adapts to your genes in real-time.

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Features
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Treatment: none (pure DNA)hue: 40ยฐ ยท light mode

Try adjusting DNA sliders while viewing different skins. The same gene change produces different visual results through each treatment, warm Neon glows orange, warm Paper gets a cream tint, warm Metal barely shifts.

Tokens and textures are invisible infrastructure. What do they actually build?

Zero Hardcoded Values

Components That Derive Themselves

Buttons, cards, inputs, badges, tabs, typography, every variant is mathematically derived from your genes. Every variant derives from your genes, so nothing drifts off-brand.

Buttonsall values from DNA

Sizes

With Icons

Static components are blueprints. A full motion vocabulary brings them to life.

Motion, DNA-Driven

Physics-Based Motion

Every animation speed, spring constant, and easing curve comes from the Energy and Playfulness genes. Low energy = meditative. High energy = explosive. Hit replay and feel it.

FadeIn

I faded in over 766ms

SlideIn

Spring: stiffness 310, damping 30

TypewriterText

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.|

Confetti

Components + motion compose into dozens of named patterns that AI selects and arranges.

The Goldilocks Layer

Expressiveness, Earned

Dozens of compositions, each with three expression tiers. High gravitas = minimal (zero atoms, clean HTML). High energy = expressive (gradients, glow, spring physics). The DNA sets the range. Our designers tune within it.

Zero atoms. Pure semantic HTML. Typography-driven.

Selection rule: gravitas > 0.6 & energy < 0.3 ยท Atoms used: none

minimalhero-headline
0 atoms

Build something
extraordinary

The future of web design, powered by intelligence.

Influenced by:energy: 0.05era: 0.00gravitas: 0.80luminosity: 0.00

Compositions are vocabulary. Blocks are grammar, AI arranges them with psychological intent.

Infinite Unique Sections

Layout x Intent x Compositions

Layouts ร— intents ร— compositions. Infinite element combinations. Each intent modulates DNA, heroes feel energetic, testimonials feel warm, footers feel restful. One page, one narrative arc.

Layout

Intent

centered ร— attention ร— elements = unique block
Block: centered / attentionDNA modulated: energy 0.20, contrast 0.35
Block Headline
This block's DNA is modulated by its intent, attention shifts energy and contrast.
Action

You've experienced every layer. Here's why none of it breaks.

The Emergence Model

Biology From Physics

Four layers, each emerging from the one below, exactly how reality works. Physics enables genetics. Genetics configures elements. Elements compose into living organisms. You just saw all four.

Physics Layer

Genetics Layer

Elements Layer

Organisms Layer

One Directional Chain

From Intent to Deployed Site

Brand description to DNA to tokens to components to compositions to page sections to complete website. One direction. No bypasses. No hardcoded values. Guaranteed consistency.

Brand Intent
"Premium tech company"
DNA + Skin
8 genes ร— material + treatment
Quarks
Hundreds of design tokens
Hadrons
Derived component styles
Atoms
A full motion vocabulary
Elements
Dozens of compositions
Blocks
Layout ร— Intent ร— Elements
Site
Complete living website
Golden rule: DNA is the only place design characteristics are defined. Everything else derives. No bypasses. No hardcoded values.
The Numbers

What 8 Genes Produce

A compact specification that expands into a complete, coherent, production-ready design system.

8
Genes
One seed, a whole design system
Hundreds
Derived Tokens
Colors, spacing, shadows, timing
Full
Motion Vocabulary
DNA-driven physics
โˆž
Unique Sites
Layouts ร— intents ร— compositions
Tiny
JavaScript Budget
A fraction of what a typical site ships

Describe your brand. We cast the site.

Eight genes. Hundreds of tokens. A full motion vocabulary. Every site, coherent by design.