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Design language comparison

GitBook vs Plasticity

Two references, one frame. Palette, typography and the curator verdict for GitBook and Plasticity, read side by side.

Palette & spacing overlap

Palette

Shared (2)

#000000#ffffff

GitBook only

#0000ee#57534d#79716b#fe551b

Plasticity only

#68ff21#3fd2fb#f365ff#ffb801#212121

Spacing scale (px)

Shared (11)

2px4px6px8px10px12px16px20px24px32px40px

GitBook only

14px

Plasticity only

48px

Typography

Display / body / mono + weight ladder

Side A · Light

GitBook

Display
General Sans Variable Variable Bold
Body
sans-serif
Mono
Geist Mono

Weight ladder

700

Side B · Dark

Plasticity

Display
fkGrotesk
Body
matter
Mono
auxMono

Weight ladder

400

Spacing scale

Base unit + container + first 8 steps

Side A · Light

GitBook

Base unit
4 px
Container
1160 px
2px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
14px
16px

Side B · Dark

Plasticity

Base unit
4 px
Container
896 px
2px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
16px
20px

Motion vocabulary

Level + libraries + durations + easings

Side A · Light

GitBook

Level
moderate
Libraries
Framer Motion

Durations

0.2s0.3s0.5s

Easings

easeease-in-out

Side B · Dark

Plasticity

Level
subtle
Libraries
-

Durations

150ms220ms

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1)