Dense Pragmatist
An aesthetic persona derived from professional-grade data tools: Bloomberg Terminal, trading dashboards, IDE UIs, analytics platforms.…
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DensePragmatist [persona] v1.0.0
An aesthetic persona derived from professional-grade data tools: Bloomberg Terminal, trading dashboards, IDE UIs, analytics platforms. Optimized for information density, expert-user efficiency, and zero decorative overhead. Every pixel carries information.
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DensePragmatist [persona] v1.0.0
An aesthetic persona derived from professional-grade data tools: Bloomberg Terminal, trading dashboards, IDE UIs, analytics platforms. Optimized for information density, expert-user efficiency, and zero decorative overhead. Every pixel carries information.
School
dense-pragmatist
Implies
- Font:
- Display: geometric-sans or neo-grotesque — e.g. Inter (permitted here), IBM Plex Sans, Geist, Aktiv Grotesk
- Monospace: essential — e.g. JetBrains Mono, IBM Plex Mono, Berkeley Mono for data values
- Body: tabular-figures enabled —
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums
- Color:
- Temperature: cool-neutral
- Background: #0a0a0a–#161b22 (near-black or GitHub dark)
- Accent: functional color — red=error, green=success, amber=warning, blue=info; avoid decorative accent
- Density: maximum — 24-28px row height (Bloomberg-tight), 12-13px base font, line-height 1.30-1.35 (NOT 1.45+), 2-4px row padding
- Layout: grid-based, fixed columns, minimal whitespace, data-table dominant
- Motion: zero — no decorative transitions; state changes are instant or < 80ms
- Numbers: tabular-nums throughout; align decimal points
Example Brands
- Bloomberg Terminal
- Grafana dashboard
- Linear (issue list view)
- VS Code with compact mode
- Datadog metrics explorer
Composition
- Must Include:
- @community/pattern-data-table-dense
- @community/fact-monospace-purpose
- @impeccable/template-oklch-dark-mode-cascade
- Must Avoid:
- @impeccable/template-fade-stagger
- @impeccable/template-spring-config
- Typography Required:
- Display: Inter | IBM Plex Sans | Geist
- Tabular Nums: true
- Base Size: 12-13px
- Line Height: 1.30-1.35
- Row Height Max: 28px
- Color Required:
- Background: #0a0a0a-#161b22
- Accent: semantic only: red=error, green=success, amber=warning, blue=info
- No Decorative Accent: true
- Motion Prescriptions:
- @community/check-contrast-aa
Loaded when retrieval picks the atom as a focal / direct hit.
DensePragmatist [persona] v1.0.0
An aesthetic persona derived from professional-grade data tools: Bloomberg Terminal, trading dashboards, IDE UIs, analytics platforms. Optimized for information density, expert-user efficiency, and zero decorative overhead. Every pixel carries information.
School
dense-pragmatist
Implies
- Font:
- Display: geometric-sans or neo-grotesque — e.g. Inter (permitted here), IBM Plex Sans, Geist, Aktiv Grotesk
- Monospace: essential — e.g. JetBrains Mono, IBM Plex Mono, Berkeley Mono for data values
- Body: tabular-figures enabled —
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums
- Color:
- Temperature: cool-neutral
- Background: #0a0a0a–#161b22 (near-black or GitHub dark)
- Accent: functional color — red=error, green=success, amber=warning, blue=info; avoid decorative accent
- Density: maximum — 24-28px row height (Bloomberg-tight), 12-13px base font, line-height 1.30-1.35 (NOT 1.45+), 2-4px row padding
- Layout: grid-based, fixed columns, minimal whitespace, data-table dominant
- Motion: zero — no decorative transitions; state changes are instant or < 80ms
- Numbers: tabular-nums throughout; align decimal points
Example Brands
- Bloomberg Terminal
- Grafana dashboard
- Linear (issue list view)
- VS Code with compact mode
- Datadog metrics explorer
Composition
- Must Include:
- @community/pattern-data-table-dense
- @community/fact-monospace-purpose
- @impeccable/template-oklch-dark-mode-cascade
- Must Avoid:
- @impeccable/template-fade-stagger
- @impeccable/template-spring-config
- Typography Required:
- Display: Inter | IBM Plex Sans | Geist
- Tabular Nums: true
- Base Size: 12-13px
- Line Height: 1.30-1.35
- Row Height Max: 28px
- Color Required:
- Background: #0a0a0a-#161b22
- Accent: semantic only: red=error, green=success, amber=warning, blue=info
- No Decorative Accent: true
- Motion Prescriptions:
- @community/check-contrast-aa
Relations
contradicts: [@impeccable/template-fade-stagger, @impeccable/template-spring-config]
Compatible
- monochrome
- functional
- information-dense
- expert-tool
Conflicts
- editorial
- warm
- decorative-animation
- generous-whitespace
Contradicts
- @impeccable/template-fade-stagger
- @impeccable/template-spring-config
Source
prime-system/examples/frontend-design/primes/compiled/@impeccable/persona-dense-pragmatist/atom.yaml