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The hero carousel is inset in a grey gutter with slivers of the next and previous slide peeking at both edges — the peek, not the dot row underneath it, is what actually tells you it scrolls.

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The inset carousel with peeking neighbour slides as a stronger scroll affordance than dots alone — keep the hero off the viewport edge on purpose. Also take the bracketed '{ STAFF PICK }' curation badge, reused at two scales: the full label on the hero and the abbreviated '{SP}' mark on grid thumbnails, so the same curation signal reads whether the card is huge or 300px wide.

Design notes

Surface: Vimeo homepage hero and the Staff Picks rail beneath it, logged out
Navigation: Two tiers. A fixed ~68px near-black icon rail on the far left (explore, staff-pick bracket glyph, archive, tv, grid, people, camera — explore active on a dark rounded highlight) and a white top bar above the content with the script wordmark, a centered search pill, and Pricing / Log in / Join / avatar on the right.
Layout: Icon rail fixed left, content fluid. The hero video is inset with visible grey gutter and peeking neighbour slides on both sides, not full-bleed. Below it, a 4-up thumbnail grid carries the same curation badges down to a smaller scale.
Density: Hero title runs ~28px bold; grid thumbnails sit around 300px wide with a tight avatar-plus-title-plus-metadata stack underneath, no dividers between cards.
Color: White and light-grey chrome, black text, a near-black icon rail. The only saturated colour that isn't a video still is a teal placeholder avatar circle — every other colour on the page comes from thumbnail or hero imagery.
Type: The Vimeo script logotype is the one decorative mark on the page. Everything else is a single grotesque sans run through a four-step ladder — bold white hero title, regular white creator name, grey description text, and the smallest, greyest text reserved for view counts.
Pattern: A hero carousel inset in a grey gutter, with slivers of neighbouring slides bleeding in from off-canvas and floating chevrons sitting in that gutter rather than on the video itself.
States: Logged out: the top bar shows Log in and Join instead of an account menu, a sticky dark bottom bar pushes 'Join for free' with a dismiss X, and the 'Follow' button on the Staff Picks row sits ungated but presumably prompts login on click.
Don't: Don't run the hero carousel full-bleed to the viewport edge. The grey gutter and the sliver of neighbouring slides are the entire scroll affordance — dots alone are a weaker signal and should only ever back it up, never replace it.

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# Design reference: Vimeo — Watch
Source: https://vimeo.com/watch
Swipefile reference: https://swipefile.design/ref/vimeo-watch/
Captured: 2026-08-01. 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 interaction and layout patterns below to my project. Use my own content and identity. Do not reproduce logos, proprietary copy, or brand assets.

## Reference notes
- surface: Vimeo homepage hero and the Staff Picks rail beneath it, logged out
- nav: Two tiers. A fixed ~68px near-black icon rail on the far left (explore, staff-pick bracket glyph, archive, tv, grid, people, camera — explore active on a dark rounded highlight) and a white top bar above the content with the script wordmark, a centered search pill, and Pricing / Log in / Join / avatar on the right.
- layout: Icon rail fixed left, content fluid. The hero video is inset with visible grey gutter and peeking neighbour slides on both sides, not full-bleed. Below it, a 4-up thumbnail grid carries the same curation badges down to a smaller scale.
- density: Hero title runs ~28px bold; grid thumbnails sit around 300px wide with a tight avatar-plus-title-plus-metadata stack underneath, no dividers between cards.
- color: White and light-grey chrome, black text, a near-black icon rail. The only saturated colour that isn't a video still is a teal placeholder avatar circle — every other colour on the page comes from thumbnail or hero imagery.
- typography: The Vimeo script logotype is the one decorative mark on the page. Everything else is a single grotesque sans run through a four-step ladder — bold white hero title, regular white creator name, grey description text, and the smallest, greyest text reserved for view counts.
- pattern: A hero carousel inset in a grey gutter, with slivers of neighbouring slides bleeding in from off-canvas and floating chevrons sitting in that gutter rather than on the video itself.
- states: Logged out: the top bar shows Log in and Join instead of an account menu, a sticky dark bottom bar pushes 'Join for free' with a dismiss X, and the 'Follow' button on the Staff Picks row sits ungated but presumably prompts login on click.
- dont: Don't run the hero carousel full-bleed to the viewport edge. The grey gutter and the sliver of neighbouring slides are the entire scroll affordance — dots alone are a weaker signal and should only ever back it up, never replace it.

Useful for: The inset carousel with peeking neighbour slides as a stronger scroll affordance than dots alone — keep the hero off the viewport edge on purpose. Also take the bracketed '{ STAFF PICK }' curation badge, reused at two scales: the full label on the hero and the abbreviated '{SP}' mark on grid thumbnails, so the same curation signal reads whether the card is huge or 300px wide.

## 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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## Objective
Adapt the interaction and layout patterns below to my project. Use my own content and identity. Do not reproduce logos, proprietary copy, or brand assets.

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