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Design language comparison

Linear vs Plain

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

Palette & spacing overlap

Palette

Shared (1)

#000000

Linear only

#f7f8f8#62666d#d0d6e0#8a8f98#f79ce0#55cdff#ffc47c#00ff05#8fa4ff#89d196#0f1011#23252a#ff0000#6366f1#02b8cc#5e6ad2#383b3f#eb5757#8b5cf6

Plain only

#0a2414#17b267#0000ee#f3fbe9#ffffff#1f1f28#f9f6f1#9797a9#ffbac3#6e6e7a#e23c3c#e3e3eb#e3e3e3#fffffe#5059c9#f7faf9#7b83eb#141414#360003

Spacing scale (px)

Shared (6)

4px8px10px12px16px24px

Linear only

2px6px14px19px22px26px

Plain only

20px30px33px40px60px62px

Typography

Display / body / mono + weight ladder

Side A · Dark

Linear

Display
Inter Variable
Body
Berkeley Mono
Mono
Berkeley Mono

Weight ladder

400510590

Side B · Dark

Plain

Display
ABC Favorit Regular
Body
sans-serif
Mono
Geist Mono

Weight ladder

400

Spacing scale

Base unit + container + first 8 steps

Side A · Dark

Linear

Base unit
4 px
Container
1436 px
2px
4px
6px
8px
10px
12px
14px
16px

Side B · Dark

Plain

Base unit
4 px
Container
1200 px
4px
8px
10px
12px
16px
20px
24px
30px

Motion vocabulary

Level + libraries + durations + easings

Side A · Dark

Linear

Level
expressive
Libraries
-

Durations

0.16s0.4s1.6s2.8s3.2s

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, ...cubic-bezier(0.66, 0, 0, 1)ease-outease

Side B · Dark

Plain

Level
subtle
Libraries
Framer Motion

Durations

0.4s

Easings

cubic-bezier(0.44, 0, 0.5...