# Build brief: Japandi

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 furniture catalog with oak photography, generous gutters, and direct product information.

A contemporary interiors-inspired blend of restrained Japanese and Scandinavian references. For screens, the useful translation is material warmth and economical composition.

## Essential cues
- Warm neutrals
- Uncluttered arrangement
- Natural material imagery

## Recipe
- Use one quiet surface color.
- Align content to a simple grid.
- Make product photography carry the texture.

## Optional decoration
Material or product photographs do much of the expressive work.

## Avoid
Treating beige as the whole concept or reducing text contrast to create calm.

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