# Build brief: Gothic

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
An architectural photo essay with arch-shaped images and clear historical captions.

A modern graphic interpretation of Gothic architectural references, including pointed forms and tracery. Black palettes and occult motifs belong to some later reinterpretations, not all Gothic art.

## Essential cues
- Pointed forms
- Vertical emphasis
- Tracery

## Recipe
- Use the arch as an image frame.
- Reserve blackletter for brief titles.
- Keep navigation in a highly legible face.

## Optional decoration
Architectural or genre artwork helps clarify which interpretation you mean.

## Avoid
Conflating medieval architecture, Gothic revival, and contemporary goth culture without explanation.

## Values and validation
Read [tokens](/territories/gothic/tokens.json) and [acceptance checklist](/territories/gothic/checklist.md). Use [the working example](/territories/gothic/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.