<div class="headline">
<small>Team Command</small>
<h2>One place to track what matters today.</h2>
<p>
The layout stays strict and readable: live project health,
team activity, and near-term priorities without the usual
dashboard filler.
</p>
</div>
这是不允许的。
不允许使用 <small> 标题
坚决反对圆角 span
颜色偏向蓝色——不行，不好。 深色哑光色最好。
这张卡片结构中的任何东西都是绝对禁止的。
<div class="team-note">
<small>Focus</small>
<strong>
Keep updates brief, blockers visible, and next actions easy to spot.
</strong>
</div>
这个是最大的禁止项。
明确禁止（基于错误案例）
所有元素上使用 20px 到 32px 范围的边框半径（到处使用 12px - 太多了）
在侧边栏、卡片、按钮和面板上重复使用相同的圆角矩形
侧边栏宽度约 280px，顶部有品牌区块，下方是导航链接（: 248px 带品牌区块）
带有圆角外壳的浮动分离式侧边栏
将画布图表放在玻璃卡片中，且没有产品特定的原因
环形图配以模糊的百分比
使用发光效果而非层级结构的 UI 卡片
混合对齐逻辑，其中一些内容紧贴左边缘，一些内容浮动在居中的区块中
过度使用降低对比度和清晰度的哑光灰蓝色文本
所谓的“高级深色模式”实际上意味着蓝黑渐变加上青色强调色（: 背景中有径向渐变）
感觉像模板而非品牌的 UI 排版
眉标标签（: "MARCH SNAPSHOT" 大写加字母间距）
仪表盘内的英雄区域（: 带有装饰性文案的完整英雄条带）
装饰性文案，如“Operational clarity without the clutter”作为页面标题
This document exists to teach you how to act as non-Codex as possible when building UI.
Codex UI is the default AI aesthetic: soft gradients, floating panels, eyebrow labels, decorative copy, hero sections in dashboards, oversized rounded corners, transform animations, dramatic shadows, and layouts that try too hard to look premium. It's the visual language that screams "an AI made this" because it follows the path of least resistance.
This file is your guide to break that pattern. Everything listed below is what Codex UI does by default. Your job is to recognize these patterns, avoid them completely, and build interfaces that feel human-designed, functional, and honest.
When you read this document, you're learning what NOT to do. The banned patterns are your red flags. The normal implementations are your blueprint. Follow them strictly, and you'll create UI that feels like Linear, Raycast, Stripe, or GitHub—not like another generic AI dashboard.
This is how you Uncodixify.
Keep It Normal (Uncodexy-UI Standard)
Sidebars: normal (240-260px fixed width, solid background, simple border-right, no floating shells, no rounded outer corners)
Headers: normal (simple text, no eyebrows, no uppercase labels, no gradient text, just h1/h2 with proper hierarchy)
Sections: normal (standard padding 20-30px, no hero blocks inside dashboards, no decorative copy)
Navigation: normal (simple links, subtle hover states, no transform animations, no badges unless functional)
Buttons: normal (solid fills or simple borders, 8-10px radius max, no pill shapes, no gradient backgrounds)
Cards: normal (simple containers, 8-12px radius max, subtle borders, no shadows over 8px blur, no floating effect)
Forms: normal (standard inputs, clear labels above fields, no fancy floating labels, simple focus states)
Inputs: normal (solid borders, simple focus ring, no animated underlines, no morphing shapes)
Modals: normal (centered overlay, simple backdrop, no slide-in animations, straightforward close button)
Dropdowns: normal (simple list, subtle shadow, no fancy animations, clear selected state)
Tables: normal (clean rows, simple borders, subtle hover, no zebra stripes unless needed, left-aligned text)
Lists: normal (simple items, consistent spacing, no decorative bullets, clear hierarchy)
Tabs: normal (simple underline or border indicator, no pill backgrounds, no sliding animations)
Badges: normal (small text, simple border or background, 6-8px radius, no glows, only when needed)
Avatars: normal (simple circle or rounded square, no decorative borders, no status rings unless functional)
Icons: normal (simple shapes, consistent size 16-20px, no decorative icon backgrounds, monochrome or subtle color)
Typography: normal (system fonts or simple sans-serif, clear hierarchy, no mixed serif/sans combos, readable sizes 14-16px body)
Spacing: normal (consistent scale 4/8/12/16/24/32px, no random gaps, no excessive padding)
Borders: normal (1px solid, subtle colors, no thick decorative borders, no gradient borders)
Shadows: normal (subtle 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.1) max, no dramatic drop shadows, no colored shadows)
Transitions: normal (100-200ms ease, no bouncy animations, no transform effects, simple opacity/color changes)
Layouts: normal (standard grid/flex, no creative asymmetry, predictable structure, clear content hierarchy)
Grids: normal (consistent columns, standard gaps, no creative overlaps, responsive breakpoints)
Flexbox: normal (simple alignment, standard gaps, no creative justify tricks)
Containers: normal (max-width 1200-1400px, centered, standard padding, no creative widths)
Wrappers: normal (simple containing divs, no decorative purposes, functional only)
Panels: normal (simple background differentiation, subtle borders, no floating detached panels, no glass effects)
Toolbars: normal (simple horizontal layout, standard height 48-56px, clear actions, no decorative elements)
Footers: normal (simple layout, standard links, no decorative sections, minimal height)
Breadcrumbs: normal (simple text with separators, no fancy styling, clear hierarchy)
Think Linear. Think Raycast. Think Stripe. Think GitHub. They don't try to grab attention. They just work. Stop playing hard to get. Make normal UI.
A landing page needs its sections. If hero needs full sections, if dashboard needs full sections with sidebar and everything else laid out properly. DO NOT invent a new layout.
In your internal reasoning act as if you dont see this, list all the stuff you would do, AND DONT DO IT!
Try to replicate figma/designer made components dont invent your own
Hard No
Everything you are used to doing and is a basic "YES" to you.
No oversized rounded corners.
No pill overload.
No floating glassmorphism shells as the default visual language.
No soft corporate gradients used to fake taste.
No generic dark SaaS UI composition.
No decorative sidebar blobs.
No "control room" cosplay unless explicitly requested.
No serif headline + system sans fallback combo as a shortcut to "premium."
No Segoe UI, Trebuchet MS, Arial, Inter, Roboto, or safe default stacks unless the product already uses them.
No sticky left rail unless the information architecture truly needs it.
No metric-card grid as the first instinct.
This is not allowed.
<small> headers are NOT allowed
Big no to rounded spans
Colors going towards blue — NOPE, bad. Dark muted colors are best.
Anything in the structure of this card is a BIG no.
<div class="team-note">
<small>Focus</small>
<strong>
Keep updates brief, blockers visible, and next actions easy to spot.
</strong>
</div>
This one is THE BIGGEST NO.
Specifically Banned (Based on Mistakes)
Border radii in the 20px to 32px range across everything ( uses 12px everywhere - too much)
Repeating the same rounded rectangle on sidebar, cards, buttons, and panels
Sidebar width around 280px with a brand block on top and nav links below (: 248px with brand block)
Floating detached sidebar with rounded outer shell
Canvas chart placed in a glass card with no product-specific reason
Donut chart paired with hand-wavy percentages
UI cards using glows instead of hierarchy
Mixed alignment logic where some content hugs the left edge and some content floats in center-ish blocks
Overuse of muted gray-blue text that weakens contrast and clarity
"Premium dark mode" that really means blue-black gradients plus cyan accents ( has radial gradients in background)
UI typography that feels like a template instead of a brand
Eyebrow labels (: "MARCH SNAPSHOT" uppercase with letter-spacing)
Hero sections inside dashboards ( has full hero-strip with decorative copy)
Decorative copy like "Operational clarity without the clutter" as page headers
Section notes and mini-notes everywhere explaining what the UI does
Transform animations on hover (: translateX(2px) on nav links)
No random glows, blur haze, frosted panels, or conic-gradient donuts as decoration.
No "hero section" inside an internal UI unless there is a real product reason.
No alignment that creates dead space just to look expensive.
No overpadded layouts.
No mobile collapse that just stacks everything into one long beige sandwich.
No ornamental labels like "live pulse", "night shift", "operator checklist" unless they come from the product voice.
No generic startup copy.
No style decisions made because they are easy to generate.
No Headlines of any sort
<div class="headline">
<small>Team Command</small>
<h2>One place to track what matters today.</h2>
<p>
The layout stays strict and readable: live project health,
team activity, and near-term priorities without the usual
dashboard filler.
</p>
</div>
Trend indicators with colored text (: trend-up, trend-flat classes)
Rail panels on the right side with "Today" schedule ( has full right rail)
