# Minimal Footer

Schema: Design Details SECTION.md v3.2
Website: Sentient
Source: https://sentient.foundation/
Source section IDs: 82ab6ea8-b5fe-405b-a594-dc7c36260ff2
Status: AI analysed; vocabulary promotion is automated

## Classification

- Type: footer
- Layout: top-aligned columns
- Styles: minimal, typographic
- Confidence: 95%

## Purpose and structure

A stark, minimal footer featuring a large logo and a sparse link directory.

Visual signature: A large 'SF Sentient Foundation' logo and clean columns of small navigation links on a solid white background.

## Components

- logo
- link columns

## Typography

- Display: Neurialgrotesk — 65px 500
- Heading: Neurialgrotesk — 40px 500
- Body: Neurialgrotesk — 14px 500
- Mono: Geistmono — 12px 400

## Functional palette

- Canvas: canvas #F9F8F6
- Text: text #0E0C0C
- Border: border #000000
- Surface: surface #718698

## Motion evidence

- No section-specific authored motion was established.

## Section quality

Overall: 57.76/100 (Competent)
Scored coverage: 85%

- Typography: 58 — Consistent monospace uppercase tracking across nav columns and tagline gives a clean, deliberate typographic system, but sizes/weights are uniform with little hierarchy variation beyond the large logotype wordmark. Next tier: Needs more deliberate scale contrast or typographic detail (e.g. weight shifts, numeral treatment) beyond uniform mono caps to read as more than a clean default.
- Composition: 60 — Six-column grid with wide negative space and a dominant wordmark/logo anchor creates clear top-aligned hierarchy; the tagline on the right balances the mass of the logo on the left effectively. Next tier: Layout is a fairly standard minimal footer grid; nothing in the spatial arrangement is distinctive enough to separate it from many other minimal footers.
- Motion: not_assessed — No animation data or timestamped motion evidence supplied for this section. Next tier: Requires timestamped visible motion evidence to assess.
- Content: 56 — Link categories (Foundation, Build, News, Apply, legal, social) are logically grouped and legible, serving a clear navigational purpose without clutter. Next tier: Content organization is functional but generic; no unique content framing or editorial voice differentiates it from standard footer directories.
- Originality: 52 — The oversized logo plus monospace link columns on off-white is a familiar minimal tech-footer pattern seen across many contemporary sites. Next tier: Lacks a distinctive structural or typographic idea that could not be swapped for another brand's minimal footer with the same layout.
- Adaptability: 62 — Grid-based nav with explicit column widths, swappable logo SVG, and decoupled link labels make skin/content separation straightforward. Next tier: Rigid six-column fixed widths and fixed logo aspect ratio limit adaptability to very different content volumes without rework.

Strengths:
- Clear grouped navigation hierarchy via grid columns
- Oversized wordmark logo creates a strong anchor point
- Consistent monospace uppercase typographic voice throughout

Weaknesses:
- Generic minimal footer pattern common across many sites
- No motion evidence to assess dynamism
- Little typographic hierarchy variation beyond size of logo
- Fixed grid columns may not adapt well to varying link counts

Why it does not reach the next tier: The section executes a clean, legible minimal footer but every element—the grid, the logo-dominant layout, the monospace link lists—is a well-worn pattern without an original structural or typographic twist that would make it memorable.

## Adaptation guidance

- Effort: Low
- Guidance: Swap logo asset and link labels; redistribute grid column widths to match new link groupings; retain monospace caps styling and off-white canvas for similar restrained feel.

What transfers:
- Grid-based column nav structure
- Oversized logo anchor pattern
- Monospace uppercase link styling

Dependencies:
- Specific logo SVG asset
- Six fixed column widths tuned to this link count

## Living vocabulary

- No reusable vocabulary candidates were supported by this section.

Only terms with status `active` enter the public taxonomy. Deferred and proposed terms remain available to later AI passes; rejected terms remain as provenance so they are not repeatedly reinvented.

## Provenance and limitations

- Section boundaries and naming: Gemini Pro visual observation
- Motion observations: Gemini Pro direct-video analysis
- Quality judgment: Claude
- Exact design facts: browser/CSS extraction at website scope
- Rubric: Design Details section rubric 3.2 (Typography 20%, Composition 20%, Motion 15%, Content 15%, Originality 15%, Adaptability 15%)
- No motion data provided, so dynamism cannot be assessed
- Exact color/spacing values are approximate from computed CSS, limiting fine-grained typographic judgment

## Usage guidance

Use this section as design evidence. Create an original implementation; do not reproduce the source copy, assets, or proprietary composition exactly.

## Build blueprint v3.2

### Purpose and classification

- Canonical type: footer
- Source type: footer
- Structure: top-aligned columns
- Layout: top-aligned columns
- Styles: minimal, typographic
- Components: logo, link columns
- Purpose: A stark, minimal footer featuring a large logo and a sparse link directory.
- Visual signature: A large 'SF Sentient Foundation' logo and clean columns of small navigation links on a solid white background.

### Crop and composition

- Crop: 1440×805px; aspect ratio 1.789:1
- Page bounds: 12125–12930px of 12930px
- Guidance: Preserve the documented hierarchy and relationships; exact measurements were not deterministically captured.

### Exact typography evidence

The sectionScale values were measured inside this crop. The siteRoles values explain how those faces function across the source website; they must not replace section measurements.

```json
{
  "sectionScale": [
    {
      "role": "body/supporting copy",
      "family": "Geistmono",
      "stack": "Geistmono, Arial, sans-serif",
      "size": "14px",
      "weight": "500",
      "lineHeight": "17.5px",
      "letterSpacing": "normal",
      "sample": "Foundation",
      "element": "p",
      "occurrences": 12,
      "sourceId": "font-5"
    },
    {
      "role": "UI/supporting text",
      "family": "Geistmono",
      "stack": "Geistmono, Arial, sans-serif",
      "size": "14px",
      "weight": "400",
      "lineHeight": "17.5px",
      "letterSpacing": "normal",
      "sample": "About",
      "element": "a",
      "occurrences": 6,
      "sourceId": "font-11"
    }
  ],
  "siteRoles": [
    {
      "role": "display",
      "size": "65px",
      "family": "Neurialgrotesk",
      "source": "computed",
      "traits": "Regular",
      "weight": "500",
      "evidence": "font-3: computed CSS at 1440×1000; AI role: Large 65px Neurialgrotesk used for major section headings ('Where AI learns to feel...', 'Open AGI Summit').",
      "sampleId": "font-3",
      "confidence": 0.9,
      "lineHeight": "71.5px",
      "letterSpacing": "-0.6px"
    },
    {
      "role": "heading",
      "size": "40px",
      "family": "Neurialgrotesk",
      "source": "computed",
      "traits": "Regular",
      "weight": "500",
      "evidence": "font-1: computed CSS at 1440×1000; AI role: 40px Neurialgrotesk used for primary narrative text and subtitles in the hero and other sections.",
      "sampleId": "font-1",
      "confidence": 0.9,
      "lineHeight": "44px",
      "letterSpacing": "normal"
    },
    {
      "role": "body",
      "size": "14px",
      "family": "Neurialgrotesk",
      "source": "computed",
      "traits": "Regular",
      "weight": "500",
      "evidence": "font-6: computed CSS at 1440×1000; AI role: 14px Neurialgrotesk used for general descriptive body text.",
      "sampleId": "font-6",
      "confidence": 0.8,
      "lineHeight": "16.8px",
      "letterSpacing": "normal"
    },
    {
      "role": "mono",
      "size": "12px",
      "family": "Geistmono",
      "source": "computed",
      "traits": "Regular",
      "weight": "400",
      "evidence": "font-7: computed CSS at 1440×1000; AI role: 12px Geistmono used extensively for code snippets and secondary information.",
      "sampleId": "font-7",
      "confidence": 0.95,
      "lineHeight": "15px",
      "letterSpacing": "normal"
    }
  ]
}
```

### Exact color evidence

The section samples record where each computed value was used. Functional roles come from the website-level classifier and remain separate.

```json
{
  "sectionUsage": [
    {
      "value": "#0E0C0C",
      "cssValue": "rgb(14, 12, 12)",
      "alpha": 1,
      "appliedAs": [
        "text"
      ],
      "occurrences": 13,
      "sourceId": "color-9"
    }
  ],
  "functionalPalette": [
    {
      "hex": "#F9F8F6",
      "name": "canvas",
      "role": "canvas",
      "source": "computed",
      "evidence": "color-1: computed rgb(249, 248, 246); AI role: Off-white #F9F8F6 used as the primary background color when canvas elements are not covering the viewport (e.g., news and footer sections).",
      "sampleId": "color-1",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    {
      "hex": "#0E0C0C",
      "name": "text",
      "role": "text",
      "source": "computed",
      "evidence": "color-9: computed rgb(14, 12, 12); AI role: Near-black #0E0C0C used for text in the light-themed lower sections (footer).",
      "sampleId": "color-9",
      "confidence": 0.9
    },
    {
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "border",
      "role": "border",
      "source": "computed",
      "evidence": "color-8: computed rgb(0, 0, 0); AI role: Black #000000 used for borders in the news feed list.",
      "sampleId": "color-8",
      "confidence": 0.85
    },
    {
      "hex": "#718698",
      "name": "surface",
      "role": "surface",
      "source": "computed",
      "evidence": "color-2: computed rgb(113, 134, 152); AI role: Slate blue #718698 associated with canvas containers and text over specific backgrounds.",
      "sampleId": "color-2",
      "confidence": 0.7
    }
  ]
}
```

### Design tokens

```json
{
  "radius": "Buttons appear fully rounded (pill shape), while most structural elements and images have sharp, 0px border-radii.",
  "density": "Very low density overall, prioritizing visual impact and motion over information density.",
  "evidence": "Observation of layout crops and DOM facts: use of '.layout_grid' for full viewport control, minimal button styles, and wide distribution of text nodes.",
  "borderStyle": "Thin, solid, 1px lines used sparingly as dividers in lists (news feed, footer).",
  "buttonStyle": "Minimalist outline style (pill-shaped) for primary actions, or simple inline text with brackets for secondary actions.",
  "cornerStyle": "Mix of sharp corners (bracketed links, general layout) and pill shapes (header button).",
  "contentWidth": "Full-bleed for media backgrounds, with text elements often constrained to specific columns or wide margins spanning the full viewport width.",
  "spacingRhythm": "Sparse and expansive. Content is often placed at edges or vertically centered with massive amounts of negative space to allow background visuals to take precedence."
}
```

### Reconstruction specification

This is the implementation contract for the captured desktop viewport. Prefer section-specific facts here over general website descriptions.

- Root: 1440×1090px; block; padding {"top":"0px","left":"0px","right":"0px","bottom":"0px"}; gap normal; background rgb(249, 248, 246); radius 0px.
- Observed gaps: 8px.
- Representative content widths: 1408, 340, 271, 252, 244px.
- Layout containers: 1; cards/surfaces: 0; media elements: 1; browser animations: 0.

#### Container, grid, and spacing

```json
{
  "viewport": {
    "width": 1440,
    "captureBounds": {
      "top": 12125,
      "bottom": 12930,
      "pageHeight": 12930
    }
  },
  "container": {
    "size": "1440×1090px",
    "position": "x 0px, y 12397px",
    "display": "block",
    "positionMode": "relative",
    "padding": {
      "top": "0px",
      "left": "0px",
      "right": "0px",
      "bottom": "0px"
    },
    "margin": {
      "top": "0px",
      "left": "0px",
      "right": "0px",
      "bottom": "0px"
    },
    "gap": "normal",
    "columns": "not captured",
    "background": "rgb(249, 248, 246)",
    "radius": "0px",
    "border": "0px none rgb(14, 12, 12)",
    "shadow": "none",
    "overflow": "visible"
  },
  "spacing": {
    "observedGapsPx": [
      8
    ],
    "representativeContentWidthsPx": [
      1408,
      340,
      271,
      252,
      244
    ]
  },
  "columns": [
    {
      "element": "nav · FoundationAboutCareersEventsSentient LabsBuildFingerprinting Leaderboard$42M Builder Foundation Gran",
      "size": "1408×122px",
      "position": "x 16px, y 12715px",
      "display": "grid",
      "template": "257.344px 368.609px 194.266px 270.641px 215.016px 102.125px",
      "direction": "row",
      "gap": "normal"
    }
  ]
}
```

#### Cards and surfaces

```json
{
  "cards": [],
  "surfaces": {
    "radii": [],
    "borders": [],
    "shadows": []
  }
}
```

#### Media treatment

```json
[
  {
    "element": "img · img",
    "size": "252×304px",
    "position": "x 1187px, y 12074px",
    "aspectRatio": 0.8,
    "objectFit": "cover",
    "objectPosition": "50% 50%",
    "radius": "0px",
    "overflow": "clip",
    "source": "https://sentient.foundation/assets/homepage-preview-open-source-agi-grant-program.png"
  }
]
```

#### Browser-exposed animation parameters

```json
[]
```

### Measured geometry, surfaces, media, and animation

These raw values come from the saved element map and computed styles. Empty arrays mean the fact was not captured; they are not permission to invent source values.

```json
{
  "root": {
    "id": "ld-547",
    "gap": "normal",
    "tag": "footer",
    "rect": {
      "x": 0,
      "y": 12397,
      "width": 1440,
      "height": 1090
    },
    "role": null,
    "label": "FoundationAboutCareersEventsSentient LabsBuildFingerprinting Leaderboard$42M Builder Foundation Gran",
    "border": "0px none rgb(14, 12, 12)",
    "margin": {
      "top": "0px",
      "left": "0px",
      "right": "0px",
      "bottom": "0px"
    },
    "radius": "0px",
    "shadow": "none",
    "columns": null,
    "display": "block",
    "padding": {
      "top": "0px",
      "left": "0px",
      "right": "0px",
      "bottom": "0px"
    },
    "overflow": "visible",
    "position": "relative",
    "background": "rgb(249, 248, 246)"
  },
  "cards": [],
  "media": [
    {
      "id": "ld-546",
      "tag": "img",
      "rect": {
        "x": 1187,
        "y": 12074,
        "width": 252,
        "height": 304
      },
      "role": null,
      "label": "img",
      "media": {
        "alt": "Person overlooking a wide landscape and sky",
        "src": "https://sentient.foundation/assets/homepage-preview-open-source-agi-grant-program.png",
        "naturalWidth": 500,
        "naturalHeight": 600
      },
      "radius": "0px",
      "overflow": "clip",
      "objectFit": "cover",
      "aspectRatio": 0.8,
      "objectPosition": "50% 50%"
    }
  ],
  "bounds": {
    "top": 12125,
    "bottom": 12930,
    "pageHeight": 12930
  },
  "schema": "little-details-section-measurements-v1",
  "source": "saved DOM/CSS element and animation maps",
  "columns": [
    {
      "id": "ld-549",
      "gap": "normal",
      "tag": "nav",
      "rect": {
        "x": 16,
        "y": 12715,
        "width": 1408,
        "height": 122
      },
      "role": null,
      "label": "FoundationAboutCareersEventsSentient LabsBuildFingerprinting Leaderboard$42M Builder Foundation Gran",
      "columns": "257.344px 368.609px 194.266px 270.641px 215.016px 102.125px",
      "display": "grid",
      "direction": "row"
    }
  ],
  "spacing": {
    "gapsPx": [
      8
    ],
    "representativeContentWidthsPx": [
      1408,
      340,
      271,
      252,
      244
    ]
  },
  "coverage": {
    "cards": 0,
    "media": 1,
    "animations": 0,
    "elementsInSection": 28
  },
  "surfaces": {
    "radii": [],
    "borders": [],
    "shadows": []
  },
  "animations": [],
  "capturedAt": "2026-10-21T17:55:08.406Z",
  "limitations": [
    "Values describe the captured desktop viewport and may change at other breakpoints.",
    "Transforms, sticky layers, and virtualized content can make the inferred section root approximate.",
    "Animations include browser-exposed Web Animations API state; CSS or script motion that was inactive at capture time may be absent."
  ],
  "viewportWidth": 1440
}
```

### Observed motion

No timestamped authored motion is attached. Use only restrained baseline transitions.

The browser animation records above are deterministic parameters captured from active browser animations. The timestamped observations describe what Gemini saw in the video. Treat them as complementary evidence. When either source is empty or they conflict, state the uncertainty instead of inventing timing or easing.

### Responsive contract

- Measured viewport: 1440px wide.
- Mobile/tablet values: not measured by this section evidence unless a separate capture is explicitly listed.
- Preserve hierarchy and sequence; collapse simultaneous columns only where needed, maintain media aspect ratios, and verify touch targets and text wrapping at target breakpoints.

### Structure versus visual skin

- Preserve: content hierarchy, layout relationships, section rhythm, interaction purpose.
- Adapt: brand colors, font family, copy, imagery, icons, decorative details.
- Rule: Preserve the observed design logic while creating original branding, copy, assets, and implementation details.

### Adaptation and dependencies

- Effort: low
- What transfers: Grid-based column nav structure; Oversized logo anchor pattern; Monospace uppercase link styling
- Dependencies: Specific logo SVG asset; Six fixed column widths tuned to this link count
- Guidance: Swap logo asset and link labels; redistribute grid column widths to match new link groupings; retain monospace caps styling and off-white canvas for similar restrained feel.

### Evidence readiness

- Coverage: 7/7
- Can build: Yes
- Missing facts: timestamped authored motion
- Warning: Buildable with adaptations for these unsupported facts: timestamped authored motion.

### Agent implementation prompt

Create an original footer section inspired by the design evidence titled “Minimal Footer”.

Purpose: A stark, minimal footer featuring a large logo and a sparse link directory.

Structure: top-aligned columns. Source layout label: top-aligned columns. Preserve the documented hierarchy and relationships; exact measurements were not deterministically captured.

Visual signature to preserve at the pattern level: A large 'SF Sentient Foundation' logo and clean columns of small navigation links on a solid white background.

Components: logo, link columns.

Style direction: minimal, typographic.

Observed crop: 1440×805px (1.789:1). Treat this as evidence of composition, not a mandatory output size.

Typography evidence: {"role":"display","size":"65px","family":"Neurialgrotesk","source":"computed","traits":"Regular","weight":"500","evidence":"font-3: computed CSS at 1440×1000; AI role: Large 65px Neurialgrotesk used for major section headings ('Where AI learns to feel...', 'Open AGI Summit').","sampleId":"font-3","confidence":0.9,"lineHeight":"71.5px","letterSpacing":"-0.6px"} {"role":"heading","size":"40px","family":"Neurialgrotesk","source":"computed","traits":"Regular","weight":"500","evidence":"font-1: computed CSS at 1440×1000; AI role: 40px Neurialgrotesk used for primary narrative text and subtitles in the hero and other sections.","sampleId":"font-1","confidence":0.9,"lineHeight":"44px","letterSpacing":"normal"} {"role":"body","size":"14px","family":"Neurialgrotesk","source":"computed","traits":"Regular","weight":"500","evidence":"font-6: computed CSS at 1440×1000; AI role: 14px Neurialgrotesk used for general descriptive body text.","sampleId":"font-6","confidence":0.8,"lineHeight":"16.8px","letterSpacing":"normal"} {"role":"mono","size":"12px","family":"Geistmono","source":"computed","traits":"Regular","weight":"400","evidence":"font-7: computed CSS at 1440×1000; AI role: 12px Geistmono used extensively for code snippets and secondary information.","sampleId":"font-7","confidence":0.95,"lineHeight":"15px","letterSpacing":"normal"}

Color evidence: {"hex":"#F9F8F6","name":"canvas","role":"canvas","source":"computed","evidence":"color-1: computed rgb(249, 248, 246); AI role: Off-white #F9F8F6 used as the primary background color when canvas elements are not covering the viewport (e.g., news and footer sections).","sampleId":"color-1","confidence":0.9} {"hex":"#0E0C0C","name":"text","role":"text","source":"computed","evidence":"color-9: computed rgb(14, 12, 12); AI role: Near-black #0E0C0C used for text in the light-themed lower sections (footer).","sampleId":"color-9","confidence":0.9} {"hex":"#000000","name":"border","role":"border","source":"computed","evidence":"color-8: computed rgb(0, 0, 0); AI role: Black #000000 used for borders in the news feed list.","sampleId":"color-8","confidence":0.85} {"hex":"#718698","name":"surface","role":"surface","source":"computed","evidence":"color-2: computed rgb(113, 134, 152); AI role: Slate blue #718698 associated with canvas containers and text over specific backgrounds.","sampleId":"color-2","confidence":0.7}

Typography measured inside this section: {"id":"font-5","size":"14px","count":12,"family":"Geistmono","traits":"uppercase","weight":"500","contexts":[{"tag":"p","top":12723,"text":"Foundation","property":"font"},{"tag":"p","top":12723,"text":"Build","property":"font"},{"tag":"a","top":12723,"text":"News","property":"font"}],"fontStack":"Geistmono, Arial, sans-serif","lineHeight":"17.5px","letterSpacing":"normal"} {"id":"font-11","size":"14px","count":6,"family":"Geistmono","traits":"uppercase","weight":"400","contexts":[{"tag":"a","top":12749,"text":"About","property":"font"},{"tag":"a","top":12774,"text":"Careers","property":"font"},{"tag":"a","top":12800,"text":"Events","property":"font"}],"fontStack":"Geistmono, Arial, sans-serif","lineHeight":"17.5px","letterSpacing":"normal"}

Colors measured inside this section: {"id":"color-9","hex":"#0E0C0C","alpha":1,"count":13,"contexts":[{"tag":"p","top":12723,"text":"Foundation","property":"text"},{"tag":"a","top":12723,"text":"News","property":"text"},{"tag":"span","top":13221,"text":"EN","property":"text"}],"cssValue":"rgb(14, 12, 12)"}

Exact section measurements from the saved element map: root {"rect":{"x":0,"y":12397,"width":1440,"height":1090},"padding":{"top":"0px","left":"0px","right":"0px","bottom":"0px"},"gap":"normal","columns":null,"overflow":"visible"}; spacing {"gapsPx":[8],"representativeContentWidthsPx":[1408,340,271,252,244]}; surfaces {"radii":[],"borders":[],"shadows":[]}; media [{"tag":"img","rect":{"x":1187,"y":12074,"width":252,"height":304},"aspectRatio":0.8,"objectFit":"cover","objectPosition":"50% 50%","radius":"0px"}]

Do not invent signature motion. Use only restrained baseline transitions if the product needs them.

Transfer these principles: Grid-based column nav structure; Oversized logo anchor pattern; Monospace uppercase link styling.

Dependencies: Specific logo SVG asset; Six fixed column widths tuned to this link count.

Adaptation guidance: Swap logo asset and link labels; redistribute grid column widths to match new link groupings; retain monospace caps styling and off-white canvas for similar restrained feel.

Use new copy, imagery, branding, and implementation details. Do not reproduce the source website or its proprietary assets.