design-principles

Swiss-style UI design enforces strict typography, explicit color tokens, non-rounded corners, and hard shadows to create crisp, consistent components. It removes subjective styling decisions by prescribing exact palette, typography roles, and component patterns for professional layouts.

To enforce consistent typography and color tokens, apply strict design rules: use serif for headers, sans for body text, and mono for uppercase metadata labels. Assign explicit color tokens for canvas, ink, primary actions, and status indicators to maintain visual cohesion.

No, you should not use gradients and rounded corners. The Swiss International Style prohibits these elements, along with custom colors outside the palette and decorative-only icons, to maintain strict professionalism and consistent resume-focused UI.

The best way to standardize buttons and cards is to apply Swiss-style component patterns. This involves using non-rounded corners, hard shadows, specific typography roles, and enforced color tokens to ensure every component adheres to the same strict visual rules.

You need a strict style guide for your resume UI when creating new resume cards, restyling profile pages, or updating component libraries. It ensures brand-consistent presentations by removing visual inconsistency through enforced design anti-patterns and constraints.