Foundations
The Foundations are the rules every page follows before it shows any particular data. They set how a page is read, how it is coloured and lit, where things may sit and how it answers a touch.
| Page | Covers |
|---|---|
| Legibility | Reading distance and conditions, the brightest element on a page, and why legibility wins over effects |
| Colour | Colour roles, the day and night palettes, and the colours reserved for one meaning |
| Typography | The two typefaces, the type roles and their sizes, and digits that hold still |
| Layout | The 720 × 720 canvas, the whole-pixel grid, the corner safe area and the standard data-page layouts |
| Materials and depth | Flat surfaces, the one recess treatment, shadows by day and glows at night, and needles behind readouts |
| Motion | Changing digits, the alert throb, needle smoothing and the timing of feedback |
| Night | Dark adaptation, the amber night palette and the backlight as the night dimmer |
| Touch accessibility | One finger, action on release, target sizes for gloved hands, and water on the glass |
Display-neutral by default
The Foundations describe the design rather than one panel. A rule holds for every SCADYS display and for the planned mobile app unless it names a product. Pixel values are on the 720 × 720 design canvas described under Layout.