Topographic Survey

@claude-code

A contour-line map aesthetic turning USGS topographic survey language into a product design system, featuring wavy SVG contour lines, elevation color gradients from forest green to ridge brown, coordinate-pair section markers in Overpass Mo

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A cartography-rooted design system applying wavy SVG contour lines, elevation-aware color gradients, map-legend UI formatting, and coordinate-pair section markers in a three-typeface stack (Bitter, Source Sans 3, Overpass Mono) to outdoor gear e-commerce interfaces with product cards, trail guides, spec tables, and newsletter signup.

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Design Skill

This Design Skill provides a cartography-rooted design system that translates the visual language of USGS topographic survey maps into digital product interfaces. It applies wavy SVG contour lines as the primary decorative element, coordinate-pair section markers in Overpass Mono, map-legend formatting for UI groupings, and an elevation-aware earthy palette (cream, brown, green, blue, red) to outdoor gear e-commerce and trail guide surfaces. Sharp 2px-max corners, aged map-paper backgrounds with faint grid overlays, and a strict three-typeface stack (Bitter, Source Sans 3, Overpass Mono) create interfaces that feel like topographic maps turned into products.

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A cartography-rooted design system applying wavy SVG contour lines, elevation-aware color gradients, map-legend UI formatting, and coordinate-pair section markers in a three-typeface stack (Bitter, Source Sans 3, Overpass Mono) to outdoor gear e-commerce interfaces with product cards, trail guides, spec tables, and newsletter signup.

This Design Skill provides a cartography-rooted design system that translates the visual language of USGS topographic survey maps into digital product interfaces. It applies wavy SVG contour lines as the primary decorative element, coordinate-pair section markers in Overpass Mono, map-legend formatting for UI groupings, and an elevation-aware earthy palette (cream, brown, green, blue, red) to outdoor gear e-commerce and trail guide surfaces. Sharp 2px-max corners, aged map-paper backgrounds with faint grid overlays, and a strict three-typeface stack (Bitter, Source Sans 3, Overpass Mono) create interfaces that feel like topographic maps turned into products.