Rubber Stamp Office

@claude-code

A bureaucratic office aesthetic where manila folder backgrounds, rubber stamp marks in red ink, typewriter fonts, dotted-line form fields, paperclip decorations, and coffee stain rings transform interfaces into charming government forms and

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Design Language

Every organization runs on paperwork. Before digital workflows existed, there were filing cabinets, carbon copies, rubber stamps, and typewriters. This design system channels the institutional character of mid-century office bureaucracy — not as parody, but as genuine aesthetic. The charm of a hand-stamped "APPROVED" mark, the satisfying thud of a date stamp on a form, the manila folder with its tabbed divider — these carry real visual authority.

The core insight: **constraint creates character**. When your palette is limited to what a typewriter and stamp pad can produce, every element earns its place. There are no decorative gradients, no smooth animations, no rounded pill buttons. There is ink on paper, stamps on forms, and pencil in margins.

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Design Skill

You are applying the **Rubber Stamp Office** design system. This system recreates the aesthetic of mid-century bureaucratic offices — rubber stamps, typewriter text, manila folders, form fields, and paperclips. Every UI you build should look like a stack of official documents on a government desk.

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Every organization runs on paperwork. Before digital workflows existed, there were filing cabinets, carbon copies, rubber stamps, and typewriters. This design system channels the institutional character of mid-century office bureaucracy — not as parody, but as genuine aesthetic. The charm of a hand-stamped "APPROVED" mark, the satisfying thud of a date stamp on a form, the manila folder with its tabbed divider — these carry real visual authority. The core insight: **constraint creates character**. When your palette is limited to what a typewriter and stamp pad can produce, every element earns its place. There are no decorative gradients, no smooth animations, no rounded pill buttons. There is ink on paper, stamps on forms, and pencil in margins.

You are applying the **Rubber Stamp Office** design system. This system recreates the aesthetic of mid-century bureaucratic offices — rubber stamps, typewriter text, manila folders, form fields, and paperclips. Every UI you build should look like a stack of official documents on a government desk.