Metaphor - Style Guide
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Colors
Navy#081359
Gold#FFCC33
Cream#F9F6F0
White#FFFFFF
Light gray#E8E4DE
Text gray#262626
On cream or white backgrounds: headings in navy (#081359), body text in text gray (#262626). On navy backgrounds: body text in white, links/accents in gold.
Typography
Heading
Subheading
Body paragraph text, 16px base size.
Buttons
- Primary: navy fill, white text, 0px outline, 10px corner radius. Main actions (Get in touch, Schedule call).
- Secondary: navy outline (1px), navy text, transparent fill, 10px corner radius. Lower-emphasis actions.
- Tertiary: underline shape, no fill or border box. Lightest-weight links.
- Tertiary hover state: background fills with brand navy, text switches to white - converts from underline-only to a solid filled button on hover.
- Font on all buttons: Nunito Sans, 400, 1rem. Padding: S.
Form fields
- Shape: square
- Fill: on (light fill inside inputs)
- Border: none
- Padding: S
Logo
- Nav logo (desktop): 100px max-height.
- Nav logo (mobile): 80px max-height
- Width: auto, max-width 100% - mark scales proportionally, no distortion.
- Source file is roughly 1:1 square (892×892 in Figma); the lockup's actual on-screen proportions come from the exported image, not the artboard.
Components
- Persona / pain-point card - ranked by relevance, not an equal-weight grid. Top 1–2 personas larger and above the fold; secondary ones smaller or collapsed under "see more."
- Pricing card - badge, title, description, divider, price, CTA button, in that order. One badge style per tier (Always free / Start here / Go deeper / Long-term support).
- FAQ accordion - grouped by stage (e.g. "Before you book" / "How sessions work"), one panel open at a time, click to expand.
- Room hotspot widget - illustrated scene with clickable info-markers revealing short answers. Navy markers, gold marker text, white answer panel below the scene. Used for reducing pre-booking anxiety through self-directed exploration rather than a linear FAQ list.
- Sticky CTA bar - persistent booking prompt, bottom-right, navy fill. Currently visually distinct from Primary button; confirm final decision on whether to merge styling.
Voice and copy rules
- Commas over em dashes. Regular hyphens, not em dashes, throughout.
- "Practitioner," not "clinical," when addressing Between Sessions audience.
- No diagnosis-adjacent language in client-facing marketing copy.
- One consistent CTA phrase per audience type, never five variants for one action.
- Show the process in plain language rather than naming the framework or methodology.
Structural patterns
- Persona and pain-point cards: ranked by relevance, not flat equal-weight grids.
- FAQ: accordion, grouped by stage (before booking / how sessions work).
- Pricing: tiered cards, WhatsApp-linked CTAs, clear "start here" flag on the recommended tier.