Tally — Minimal Doc Form

Notion-clean form building: pure black type on white, a single blue CTA, and hand-drawn doodles that keep an otherwise stark page warm.

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Forms & onboarding

Design notes

Mood

Effortless, honest, indie-friendly. Forms as plain documents you just start typing into. Minimal chrome, zero intimidation, a touch of hand-drawn play.

Colors

White background, near-black text, one saturated blue for the primary button and inline accents. Doodles in black with occasional pink/yellow/purple pops. Otherwise monochrome.

Type

Bold heavy sans display headline ('The simplest way to create forms'), regular sans body, document-like question styling. Tight, confident, no serifs.

Layout

FLOW-FIRST. Document-style form: each question is a typed line with a minimal underline/box input, stacked vertically like a Notion doc, one blue submit at the end — no visual step-gating, you scroll the page. Marketing homepage centers a doodle cluster over a giant headline, subhead, single blue CTA, and 'No signup required' reassurance. Slim top nav, floating help bubble.

Motion

Minimal — hover states on the button, doodles static or with a tiny wiggle, smooth scroll. Restraint is the point.

Texture

Flat white paper, hand-drawn marker doodles as the only ornament, thin dividers, lots of air.

Imagery

Generate: rough black marker doodles (squiggles, arrows, stars, little faces) scattered around the headline, a clean document-style form block (typed questions, underline inputs, one blue submit button), and a tiny circular help bubble bottom-right. Tool: nanobanana for the marker doodles; build the form/document UI in code.

Don't

No gradients, no stacked drop shadows, no heavy illustration, no more than one accent color, no dark mode. Keep it paper-plain with doodle warmth.

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Use withAny AI toolCodexClaudeCursorChatGPTGeminiv0 / LovableI want toBuild a screenAudit my UIWrite a design brief

Tech stackUse the existing project stackReact / Next.jsAstroVue / NuxtSvelte / SvelteKitHTML / CSS / JavaScriptSwiftUIFlutter

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Prompt text# My project [Describe the product, audience, and screen you want to improve] Stack: Use the existing project stack Task: Implement the interface and verify the result in the existing project. ## Tool guidance (Any AI tool) Use available project tools to inspect, implement, and test. State any unavailable capabilities. # Design reference: Tally — Minimal Doc Form Source: https://tally.so Swipefile reference: https://swipefile.design/ref/tally-forms/ Captured: 2026-09-05. This is a dated reference, not a claim about the current live product. Capture scope: a page excerpt. Do not infer unseen sections or interactions. ## Objective Adapt the visual principles below to my project. Use my own content and identity. Do not reproduce logos, proprietary copy, or brand assets. ## Reference notes - mood: Effortless, honest, indie-friendly. Forms as plain documents you just start typing into. Minimal chrome, zero intimidation, a touch of hand-drawn play. - colors: White background, near-black text, one saturated blue for the primary button and inline accents. Doodles in black with occasional pink/yellow/purple pops. Otherwise monochrome. - typography: Bold heavy sans display headline ('The simplest way to create forms'), regular sans body, document-like question styling. Tight, confident, no serifs. - layout: FLOW-FIRST. Document-style form: each question is a typed line with a minimal underline/box input, stacked vertically like a Notion doc, one blue submit at the end — no visual step-gating, you scroll the page. Marketing homepage centers a doodle cluster over a giant headline, subhead, single blue CTA, and 'No signup required' reassurance. Slim top nav, floating help bubble. - motion: Minimal — hover states on the button, doodles static or with a tiny wiggle, smooth scroll. Restraint is the point. - texture: Flat white paper, hand-drawn marker doodles as the only ornament, thin dividers, lots of air. - dont: No gradients, no stacked drop shadows, no heavy illustration, no more than one accent color, no dark mode. Keep it paper-plain with doodle warmth. ## Acceptance criteria - Existing project conventions, design tokens, working functionality, and unrelated changes are preserved. - Two or three reference principles clearly support the user's task; conflicts are resolved in favor of usability and the existing product. - Reusable components and semantic HTML express the interface. Available licensed assets are used; important UI text is never rendered as a bitmap. - Every visible control has a defined behavior. Loading, empty, error, success, disabled, and long-content states are specified where relevant. Demo data is clearly labeled. - Navigation and content adapt at 375px, 768px, and 1440px without horizontal page overflow. Keyboard use, visible focus, labeled inputs, at least 44px touch targets, readable contrast, and reduced motion are supported. - Verification distinguishes rendered behavior from proposals and identifies anything still requiring a backend or external service. ## Quality bar Clear hierarchy, consistent spacing, restrained surfaces, and purposeful motion. Avoid decorative gradients, excessive cards, placeholder buttons, and invented metrics unless the project calls for them. Do not claim a feature is connected or tested without evidence.

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