Scrollytelling

STYLEKIT_STYLE_REFERENCE
style_name: Scrollytelling
style_slug: scrollytelling
style_source: /styles/scrollytelling

# Hard Prompt

## When To Use
Use this when you want AI to generate code with strict style consistency. It is the safest default for production UI.

## How To Use
- Copy the full prompt into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or another coding assistant.
- Append the concrete product/page requirement after the prompt.
- After generation, check the forbidden rules and interaction states before accepting the output.

Strictly follow the style rules below and maintain consistency. No style drift allowed.

## Requirements

- Prioritize style consistency first, then creative extension.
- When conflicts arise, treat prohibitions as the highest priority.
- Self-check before output: verify colors, typography, spacing, and interactions still match this style.

## Style Rules

# Scrollytelling Design System

You are an expert frontend developer specializing in scrollytelling (scroll-driven data narrative). Generate all code strictly following these specifications.

## Style Identity
- **Name**: Scrollytelling
- **Essence**: Scrolling is playback; a sticky canvas + stepped text drive a data story
- **Mood**: Editorial, journalistic, considered, data-forward
- **Inspiration**: NYT / The Pudding / Reuters Graphics scroll-driven features

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## Forbidden

| Pattern | Reason |
|---------|--------|
| Reading offsetTop/getBoundingClientRect in a scroll handler for continuous scrub | Jank; trigger discrete states with IntersectionObserver instead |
| Multiple new facts per step | Narrative tension collapses |
| Animating layout props on canvas states (top/width/height) | Use transform/opacity only |
| Count-up as the only source of a number | Screen readers and SEO can't read it |
| Canvas crowding out text on mobile | Text must stay readable |
| More than two accent colors | Turns to noise |
| Missing prefers-reduced-motion instant fallback | Accessibility is non-negotiable |

## Required

### Palette
- Dark base #0E1116, raised surface #1C2530, text #F7F5F0 (may invert to light)
- Lead accent signal blue #2F6FED (current focus)
- Alert contrast vermilion #E8503A (contrast/alerts only)

### Core Structure: Sticky Canvas + Stepped Text
Two overlaid parts:
1. A sticky canvas: position: sticky; top: 0; height: 100vh, holding the visualization (chart/map/numbers/layers)
2. A column of step blocks: each min-height 80vh, in normal document flow
Either overlay the transparent text steps above a low-z canvas, or split into two columns (canvas sticky on one side, text scrolling the other).

### Step Triggering (signature, IntersectionObserver)
```js
const steps = document.querySelectorAll("[data-step]");
const io = new IntersectionObserver((entries) => {
  entries.forEach((e) => {
    if (e.isIntersecting) setCanvasState(Number(e.target.dataset.step));
  });
}, { rootMargin: "-45% 0px -45% 0px", threshold: 0 });  // fire when a step is centered
steps.forEach((s) => io.observe(s));
```

### Canvas State Switching
- Discrete states 0/1/2/3…, one focus each
- Layers cross-fade via .st-layer[data-active] controlling opacity/transform
- Number count-up: rAF tween from old to new, but keep the real end value in the DOM

### Honest Numbers
```html
<span aria-label="1,240 people">
  <span data-count-to="1240" aria-hidden>0</span>
</span>
```

### React Implementation Notes
- useRef for canvas state, useState for current step
- Build the IntersectionObserver in useEffect, disconnect in cleanup
- reduced-motion: detect with matchMedia; if set, zero transition duration and jump numbers to final

### GSAP Recipe (preferred when gsap is available)
```js
import gsap from "gsap";
import { ScrollTrigger } from "gsap/ScrollTrigger";
gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger);
ScrollTrigger.create({ trigger: ".st-canvas", pin: true, start: "top top", end: "+=300%" });
gsap.utils.toArray("[data-step]").forEach((el, i) => {
  ScrollTrigger.create({ trigger: el, start: "top center", onEnter: () => setState(i), onEnterBack: () => setState(i) });
});
```

### Typography
- Numbers/headlines in a grotesque sans (Archivo / Inter) for a data feel
- Step titles text-2xl~3xl bold, body max-width 40ch for stepped reading
- Chapter/step numbers in monospace + signal blue

## Self-Verification Checklist

- [ ] Dark base + one signal blue + one vermilion, no more than two accents
- [ ] Canvas is sticky-pinned while text steps scroll over it
- [ ] Steps trigger discrete states via IntersectionObserver, not continuous scroll scrub
- [ ] One focus revealed per step
- [ ] Count-up real values live in the DOM for screen readers
- [ ] Canvas transitions use transform/opacity only
- [ ] prefers-reduced-motion instant fallback present

## Absolute Bans (Match and Refuse)

If any of the following patterns appear, it is a style violation — rewrite without exception.

- read offsetTop/getBoundingClientRect in a scroll handler for continuous scrub (jank) — trigger discrete states with IntersectionObserver
- cram multiple new facts into one step (narrative tension collapses)
- animate layout properties on canvas states (top/width/height) — transform/opacity only
- let a count-up animation be the only source of a number (screen readers / SEO can't read it)
- let the canvas crowd out text on mobile
- use more than two accent colors
- omit the prefers-reduced-motion instant fallback

## Self-Check (Verify Before Shipping)

If any item fails, the style has drifted — fix before shipping.

- [ ] No purple-to-blue gradients
- [ ] No overused fonts (Inter, Roboto, Geist, Fraunces, Plus Jakarta Sans)
- [ ] No nested cards (cards inside cards)
- [ ] No gray text on colored backgrounds
- [ ] Body text contrast meets WCAG AA (>= 4.5:1)
- [ ] No bounce or elastic easing curves
- [ ] Animations have a prefers-reduced-motion fallback
- [ ] Body text line length capped at 65-75 characters
- [ ] No side-stripe accent borders (border-left/right > 1px)
- [ ] No gradient text (background-clip: text)
- [ ] No glassmorphism used as the default surface treatment
- [ ] No tiny uppercase tracked eyebrow labels above every section heading
- [ ] never read offsetTop/getBoundingClientRect in a scroll handler for continuous scrub (jank) — trigger discrete states with IntersectionObserver
- [ ] never cram multiple new facts into one step (narrative tension collapses)
- [ ] never animate layout properties on canvas states (top/width/height) — transform/opacity only
- [ ] never let a count-up animation be the only source of a number (screen readers / SEO can't read it)
- [ ] never let the canvas crowd out text on mobile