PodWave Design System

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PodWave is an audio-centric design system crafted for podcast platforms and audio content apps. Built on a dark background, it draws visual inspiration from waveforms and audio visualizers with glowing purples and teals. The system uses rounded, pill-shaped playback controls and generous spacing to create an immersive listening experience.

Color Primary#7C3AED
Color Secondary#14B8A6
Color Tertiary#F97316
Surface Base#111111
Headline
Aa
Search
Body
Aa
Label
Aa
Label

Color Palette

Typography

h1Sora · 36px · Bold

Every letter tells a story worth reading, and every typeface gives that story a new voice waiting to be heard.

h2Sora · 28px · Bold

Every letter tells a story worth reading, and every typeface gives that story a new voice waiting to be heard.

h3Sora · 22px · SemiBold

Every letter tells a story worth reading, and every typeface gives that story a new voice waiting to be heard.

h4Sora · 18px · SemiBold

Every letter tells a story worth reading, and every typeface gives that story a new voice waiting to be heard.

bodyDM Sans · 16px · Regular

Every letter tells a story worth reading, and every typeface gives that story a new voice waiting to be heard.

smallDM Sans · 14px · Regular

Every letter tells a story worth reading, and every typeface gives that story a new voice waiting to be heard.

xsFira Code · 12px · Medium

Every letter tells a story worth reading, and every typeface gives that story a new voice waiting to be heard.

Spacing

Base: 8px

PodWave is an audio-centric design system crafted for podcast platforms and audio content apps. Built on a dark background, it draws visual inspiration from waveforms and audio visualizers with glowing purples and teals. The system uses rounded, pill-shaped playback controls and generous spacing to create an immersive listening experience.

Components

Buttons

Cards

Card Title

Sample body text for the card component.

Card Title

Sample body text for the card component.

Inputs

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Chips

FilterStatusSuccessErrorWarning

List

Default

Hover

Active

Checkbox

Unchecked

Checked

RadioButton

Unchecked

Selected

Elevation & Depth

shadow-sm
shadow-md
shadow-lg
shadow-playing
shadow-teal

Do's & Don'ts

Do

use the purple glow (shadow-playing) exclusively for active/now-playing states.
use pill-shaped controls for all playback-related UI (play, pause, skip, scrub).
maintain dark surfaces throughout; avoid introducing light panels that break immersion.
use the teal secondary for category labels, tags, and supplementary navigation.
ensure waveform-style visualizers use the primary purple gradient when actively playing.
keep the mini-player bar fixed at the bottom with surface-sunken background.

Don't

overuse the tertiary orange; reserve it for live indicators and urgent highlights only.
mix rounded and sharp corners; all elements must use the rounded radius system.
place light text below #A3A3A3 on dark backgrounds; maintain WCAG AA contrast minimums.
use flat black (#000000) as a surface; always use the defined surface tokens for depth.
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License MIT
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Use with MCP

Using designmd mcp, download the design system https://designmd.ai/chef/podwave and implement it in my code

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