Gen-Z Social App
A high-energy, Gen-Z-inspired design system with a 'Neo-Brutalist' aesthetic. This style features high-saturation colors like acid green (#ccff00), vibrant purple (#7000ff), and hot pink (#ff0099), paired with heavy black borders and hard shadows. It utilizes expressive, oversized typography and intentional layout chaos through asymmetrical sections and tilted elements. Ideal for social media apps, youth-oriented fintech, creative portfolios, and lifestyle products that prioritize attitude over corporate structure. Category: Waitlist & Coming Soon. Prompt author listed upstream: Shirley Lou.
One interface, dressed in this style. Compare type, color, radius, and density.
Attribution
"Gen-Z Social App" from https://github.com/superdesigndev/superdesign-prompts (CC0-1.0). © Superdesign. prompts/gen-z-social-app @ 6c6090694520.
https://github.com/superdesigndev/superdesign-prompts · prompts/gen-z-social-app · 6c6090694520 · © Superdesign
Prompt
{
"summary": "Expressive, playful, and high-contrast 'Neo-Brutalist' UI for Gen-Z products. Characterized by bouncy micro-interactions, hard-edged 'brutal' shadows, and a saturated tri-color palette against deep black or crisp white backgrounds.",
"style": {
"description": "The style uses a combination of 'Space Grotesk' for bold, tight headlines and 'DM Sans' for clean, casual body text. Colors are high-saturation (#ccff00, #7000ff, #ff0099) used as background blocks or accents. Key visual markers include 4px-8px black borders, 6px hard shadows without blur, and elements that are frequently rotated between -3 and 3 degrees to create a 'placed' feel. Animations use a signature bouncy cubic-bezier curve (0.175, 0.885, 0.32, 1.275).",
"prompt": "Apply a Neo-Brutalist Gen-Z aesthetic. Palette: Acid Green (#ccff00), Electric Purple (#7000ff), Hot Pink (#ff0099), and Deep Black (#0a0a0a). Typography: Headlines in 'Space Grotesk', bold weight, tracking -0.05em, lowercase-first style; Body text in 'DM Sans' 400-500 weight. Borders: All containers must have a solid 4px black border. Shadows: Use hard-offset shadows (6px 6px 0px #000000) instead of blurs. Interaction: Every button and card must use a bouncy scale transition (cubic-bezier(0.175, 0.885, 0.32, 1.275)). Elements like stickers and badges should have a floating animation (translateY: -15px to 15px with slight rotation) and be placed asymmetrically across the layout."
},
"layout_and_structure": {
"description": "An asymmetrical, modular layout featuring sticky navigation pills, scrolling text marquees, and bento-style feature grids with varying column spans.",
"prompts": [
{
"part": "Sticky Nav Pill",
"prompt": "Create a floating navigation pill anchored at the top. Design: White background (90% opacity), 2px solid black border, 6px hard black shadow, fully rounded (border-radius: 9999px). Inside, place a logo mark (a circle with a single character) and 3-4 links in lowercase. The right side should have a high-contrast 'Get App' button with a black background and white text."
},
{
"part": "Hero Section",
"prompt": "A two-column layout on a high-saturation background (#ccff00). Left side: Massive headline (7xl-9xl) with tight leading, using a gradient-text span from #7000ff to #ff0099; include a subtext paragraph and a dual-button CTA row (black vs white buttons with brutalist shadows). Right side: A floating mobile phone mockup tilted 2-5 degrees, surrounded by 'stickers' (emojis or icons with white borders and hard shadows) that float independently. Background should include large, blurred decorative circles in contrasting colors."
},
{
"part": "Slanted Marquee",
"prompt": "A continuous horizontal scrolling text marquee. Background: Black with white text. Placement: Rotated 1-2 degrees across the page width. Text: Large, uppercase, extra-bold, separated by icons or bullets. Border: 4px white border on top and bottom."
},
{
"part": "Bento Feature Grid",
"prompt": "An asymmetrical grid using 12 columns. Layout: Mix of 7-column, 5-column, and 12-column spanning cards. Design: Each card has a 4px black border and hard shadow. Card A: Light gray background with a large icon popping out from the bottom right. Card B: Black background with neon accent text. Card C: Full-width spanning card with #ff0099 background, containing a mini-dashboard or interactive demo UI inside a 4px black-bordered container."
},
{
"part": "Brutalist FAQ",
"prompt": "Centered container with a maximum width of 800px. Each item is an accordion (details/summary). Style: White background, 4px black border, 6px hard shadow. Open state: Background of summary changes to light gray, icon rotates 45 degrees. Text inside should be conversational and casual."
},
{
"part": "Giant CTA and Footer",
"prompt": "The final CTA section should have a Hot Pink (#ff0099) background with massive headlines (8xl) stacked. Include large emoji stickers (e.g., bomb, unicorn) at 20% opacity. The footer should be white with an 8px black top border, featuring massive background text that says the brand name in 10vw size with 5% opacity, creating a subtle texture behind the social links and legal text."
}
]
},
"special_ui_components": [
{
"component": "Floating Sticker System",
"description": "Decorative icons or emojis that appear 'stuck' onto the interface.",
"prompt": "Implementation: Position absolute icons with white 2px borders and drop-shadow(4px 4px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)). Apply a CSS keyframe 'float' (0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0px) rotate(0deg); } 50% { transform: translateY(-20px) rotate(2deg); }) with a 6-8s duration."
},
{
"component": "Brutalist Phone Mockup",
"description": "An in-app UI preview inside a stylized phone frame.",
"prompt": "Create a black frame (8px border) with 3rem corner radius. Inside, simulate a social feed using high-contrast blocks. Each post in the mockup should be tilted -1 to 1 degree, have a 2px black border, and a 4px hard black shadow. Include a bottom tab bar with oversized icons and one highlighted 'Action' button in #ccff00."
},
{
"component": "Wobble Button",
"description": "A button that shakes when hovered to grab attention.",
"prompt": "Apply a hover keyframe 'wobble': 0% { transform: rotate(0deg); } 25% { transform: rotate(-5deg); } 75% { transform: rotate(5deg); } 100% { transform: rotate(0deg); }. Duration: 0.5s. Ease: ease-in-out."
}
],
"special_notes": "MUST: Use lowercase for the majority of the UI to maintain a casual 'anti-corporate' tone. MUST: Use hard black borders on every interactive element. MUST NOT: Use subtle shadows, gradients (except for headlines), or standard rounded corners; use either fully rounded pills or 2.5rem large-radius corners. MUST: Keep sections asymmetrical by applying slight rotations (1deg to 3deg) to cards."
}
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DTCG
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CSS
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/* "Gen-Z Social App" from https://github.com/superdesigndev/superdesign-prompts (CC0-1.0). © Superdesign. prompts/gen-z-social-app @ 6c6090694520. */
:root {
--background: #ccff00;
--foreground: #7000ff;
--card: #ccff00;
--card-foreground: #7000ff;
--primary: #ccff00;
--primary-foreground: #1c1917;
--secondary: #7000ff;
--secondary-foreground: #7000ff;
--accent: #7000ff;
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--muted: #c0f000;
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--border: #afdb00;
--destructive: #dc2626;
--ring: #ccff00;
--radius: 0.5rem;
--font-sans: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-serif: ui-serif, Georgia, serif;
--font-mono: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
--spacing: 1rem;
--shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.06), 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
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Tailwind
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/* "Gen-Z Social App" from https://github.com/superdesigndev/superdesign-prompts (CC0-1.0). © Superdesign. prompts/gen-z-social-app @ 6c6090694520. */
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"border": "#afdb00",
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shadcn
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@layer base {
:root {
--background: #ccff00;
--foreground: #7000ff;
--card: #ccff00;
--card-foreground: #7000ff;
--primary: #ccff00;
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--secondary: #7000ff;
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--accent: #7000ff;
--accent-foreground: #fafaf9;
--muted: #c0f000;
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--border: #afdb00;
--destructive: #dc2626;
--ring: #ccff00;
--radius: 0.5rem;
--font-sans: ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-serif: ui-serif, Georgia, serif;
--font-mono: ui-monospace, SFMono-Regular, Menlo, monospace;
--spacing: 1rem;
--shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.06), 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.04);
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