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Japanese Minimal web design

Washi paper tones, vertical captions and a lot of quiet space.

Kanso Architects Website

Japanese Minimal

A quiet site for a Kyoto architecture practice: a line-drawn tea-house elevation where moving the pointer changes the hour and the eave shadows, vertical Japanese captions, project rows that slide a floor plan aside, and a vermilion seal.

Full Website Designs

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Washi Vertical Tabs

Japanese Minimal

A Japanese-minimal accordion of tall vertical-text columns; opening one unrolls it like a scroll and stamps a vermilion seal.

Dynamic Accordions

Questions, answered

What is Specimen Design?

A free library of full website designs. Every design runs live in your browser and comes with a detailed prompt you can paste into Claude to build it. Single UI components live separately, in the components lab.

How do I use a Claude prompt to design a website?

Open any design, press “Copy Claude Prompt” and paste it into Claude. You get a complete React component with Tailwind CSS and Framer Motion that you can drop into a Next.js site.

Are the designs free to use?

Yes. All designs and code are free to use in personal and commercial projects under the MIT license.

How do I make an AI-built website not look AI-generated?

Start from a clear design language instead of defaults: a deliberate typeface pairing, a strict palette with one accent, and motion with real spring physics. Every prompt here spells those choices out.

Which design styles are included?

28 design languages, including Neo-Brutalist, Bauhaus, Swiss, Japanese Minimal, Luxury Noir, Retro 70s, Memphis, Y2K, Claymorphism, Risograph, Art Deco and 8-bit.

Can you build a custom website for my business?

Yes. Use the brief form on the homepage and you will get a reply within one working day.