# Build brief: Art Nouveau

Resource base: https://mejohnc.org (or the preview host used to obtain this file).

Use this direction within the user’s requested project and existing design constraints.

## Illustrative use case, not project requirements
A botanical exhibition page whose border follows the composition of its main illustration.

A decorative approach associated with flowing lines and stylized natural forms across several media. The relationship between image, lettering, and border matters more than adding a floral icon.

## Essential cues
- Sinuous line
- Botanical structure
- Integrated framing

## Recipe
- Draw one continuous framing motif.
- Keep display lettering short.
- Use plain body text inside the frame.

## Optional decoration
A coherent botanical line drawing is the main asset investment.

## Avoid
Generic flowers without the line structure or elaborate letterforms in controls and paragraphs.

## Values and validation
Read [tokens](/territories/art-nouveau/tokens.json) and [acceptance checklist](/territories/art-nouveau/checklist.md). Use [the working example](/territories/art-nouveau/example/) to inspect color roles, spacing, hierarchy, and interaction states. It is a UI translation, not a reproduction of historical art. Tokens describe the base UI; [example CSS](/territories/assets/example.css) contains the style-specific composition and decorative layer. Preview navigation with `?navigation=top`, `?navigation=sidebar`, or `?navigation=tabs`; combine with `project`. Use [Compare](/territories/compare/) for mobile (390 px), tablet (820 px), and desktop (1440 px) viewports.

## Delivery
Preserve real content and existing working behavior. Check keyboard, narrow layout, error, empty, and success states. Report any departures from this recipe with a reason. Do not claim to have inspected a preview or run checks that you could not access.

Schema 1.0.0; revision f5fd78058ba2.