# Build brief: Y2K

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 music release page with a chrome title object and simple track listings.

A contemporary reading of late-1990s and early-2000s digital futurism. Chrome, translucent plastics, and inflated forms distinguish it from a 1980s synthwave scene.

## Essential cues
- Chrome and gloss
- Inflated shapes
- Digital futurism

## Recipe
- Choose one metallic focal object.
- Pair experimental display type with simple labels.
- Use a limited bright accent palette.

## Optional decoration
A single original chrome or translucent object can anchor the page.

## Avoid
Mixing every retro decade together or applying metallic gradients to body text.

## Values and validation
Read [tokens](/territories/retro-y2k/tokens.json) and [acceptance checklist](/territories/retro-y2k/checklist.md). Use [the working example](/territories/retro-y2k/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.