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The Vilnius Visual System · vol.001 · Baltic Amber

A city of amber light & long northern dusk.

A design language for LoveVilnius.com — caught between Baroque silhouettes and the slow blue twilight of the Baltic. Warm stone, frost, and pine, set in living serif type.

Explore the system See it in context v2 · refactored for craft
1323
Founded
48
Baroque churches
112
Café terraces
17h
Midsummer daylight
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The palette

Twilight neutrals carry the surfaces; amber is the single primary; pine and brick stay rare. Contrast labels show ratio vs. base.

base
Midnight#0D1426Neutral · Base
surface
Slate Dusk#1E2A47Neutral · Surface
8.1 : 1
Amber#E8A13APrimary
11.6 : 1
Amber Glow#FFD27APrimary · Highlight
accent
Baroque Brick#A8421FSupport · Accent
accent
Baltic Pine#3F8A6ESupport · Accent
15.4 : 1
Frost#EEF1F7Neutral · Text
4.6 : 1
Mist#7D8AA6Neutral · Muted
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Type scale

Fraunces for editorial warmth, Archivo for clarity, Spline Mono for the technical — on a finite scale.

DISPLAY
Fraunces · 300 · clamp 38–64px
Senamiestis at dusk
HEADING
Fraunces · 400 · 32px
Where the Neris bends through old town
SUBHEAD
Archivo · 700 · 20px
Cafés, courtyards & cobblestone
BODY
Archivo · 400 · 17px · 60ch max
Vilnius wears its history lightly — Gothic spires give way to Baroque domes, and every quiet courtyard hides a workshop, a wine bar, or an unexpected view across red rooftops.
MONO
Spline Sans Mono · 400 · 14px
54.6872° N, 25.2797° E — UTC+3 · est. 1323
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Spacing & rhythm

One nonlinear scale, used everywhere — no arbitrary one-off values.

s1 · 4px
s2 · 8px
s3 · 12px
s4 · 16px
s5 · 24px
s6 · 32px
s7 · 48px
s8 · 64px
s9 · 96px
s10 · 144px
04

Buttons & controls

One loud primary, quieter secondaries. Tactile, warm, with frost-soft focus rings.

Baroque churches Café culture River walks Art & Užupis Amber & craft

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Components in context

Editorial cards lifted by elevation, not boxed in by borders. Textured plates stand in for photography.

Old Town

Baroque spires walk

A two-hour amble through Pilies Street, ending at St. Anne's red-brick lacework.

€18 / pers★★★★★5.0
Užupis

The republic of art

Cross the bridge into Vilnius's bohemian quarter — galleries, murals, and its own constitution.

Free★★★★☆4.2
Riverside

Dusk on the Neris

Golden-hour boat ride with amber tea and a view of the lit cathedral.

€32 / pers★★★★★4.9

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When you favourite a walk, café, or riverside view, it will gather here for the long northern evenings.

06

Depth & elevation

A small shadow scale, cool-tinted, light from above — elevation maps to interaction priority.

e-1
Resting surfaces
e-2
Cards & forms
e-3
Hover / raised
e-4
Overlays & peaks
07

Icon language

Thin amber line work, 1.4px stroke, rounded joints.

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