Tide & Ink
Chapter 02 · The line
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A quiet visual language

Leave room for wonder

A few marks. A wide-open world.

A single line can carry a world

Keep the contour spare; let the empty field do the storytelling.

Quiet color makes the moment louder

A wash of sea blue, teal, or amber marks the one thing worth noticing.

Every detail earns its place

Use hatch, dots, and small shifts in weight instead of heavy blocks or effects.

Friendly means giving people space

Round the edges, soften the rhythm, and leave a clear path through the scene.

This is the Moomin (Tove Jansson ink) design system, applied by Curio — a design-style library for AI agents. Full Moomin (Tove Jansson ink) guide → designbycurio.com/learn/moomin-1945