---
name: monodesign-bolder
description: Make a timid, generic, or bland design more confident, distinctive, and visually committed — without crossing into gratuitous loudness.
type: design-sub-command
argument-hint: "[target page, component, or design]"
user-invocable: true
---

# Monodesign: Bolder

Make a timid, generic, or bland design more confident and distinctive. Read `reference/bolder.md` from the monodesign skill directory for the full protocol.

## Assess What's Timid

Identify what's making the design feel safe and generic:

1. **Color timidity**: everything is neutral, muted, or generic. The accent color appears on <5% of the surface
2. **Scale timidity**: headings are a safe 2rem when they could be 5rem. White space is the same everywhere
3. **Typography timidity**: Inter at 400 weight, barely distinguished hierarchy, no personality
4. **Composition timidity**: centered cards, symmetric grids, equal padding everywhere
5. **Commitment timidity**: design feels like it's avoiding choices — trying to work for everyone

## Bold Interventions (choose by diagnosis)

**Color commitment**
- Move from Restrained to Committed strategy: push one color to 30–60% of the surface
- Use the brand color as a background, not just an accent
- Commit to dark or light — don't hedge with a light-gray-on-white page

**Scale expansion**
- Increase heading scale: hero headlines at 4–6rem with tight tracking (-0.02 to -0.03em)
- Introduce asymmetric spacing — some sections breathe, others are tight
- Use a large number, quote, or visual element as an anchor on the page

**Typographic commitment**
- Switch from invisible system fonts to a distinctive typeface
- Introduce strong weight contrast (900 + 400, not 600 + 400)
- Use a display typeface for headings that doesn't appear in the body

**Composition**
- Break the centered-container pattern: allow some elements to bleed to the edge
- Use a grid that isn't 12-equal-columns
- Introduce intentional asymmetry in feature layouts

## Rules

- Bolder ≠ noisier. Every bold choice must serve the hierarchy and brand
- Don't ban everything from the absolute-bans list just because the design is now bolder — those bans apply at any boldness level
- If the project has a DESIGN.md, bold moves must be consistent with it, not contrary to it
- Verify that the bolder version still passes accessibility contrast requirements