Warning
Memphis design may cause an irresistible urge to add patterns to everything.
MEMPHIS
Memphis Group (1981–88) aesthetic: bold flat colour, geometric patterns on every surface, hard drop shadows, zigzag borders, anti-functionalist ornament.
Colour Palette
Bold saturated primaries and secondaries applied in flat fields. No gradients, no subtlety.
Pattern System
The heart of Memphis. Every surface can carry a pattern — diagonal stripes, polka dots, squiggles, checkerboard, crosshatch, zigzag, confetti. All pure CSS.
Typography
Boogaloo (display), Outfit (body), Space Mono (code/data).
Buttons
Solid fill and pattern-fill variants with hard offset shadows.
Solid Fills
Pattern Fills
Cards
Cards with pattern-face headers and bold offset shadows.
Alerts
Info
The Memphis Group was active from 1981 to 1988 in Milan, Italy.
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Pattern system loaded. All 18 pattern tokens are ready.
Form Controls
Decorative Bands
Zigzag, dots, and stripe band dividers via data-effect attributes.