Runway design specAI Products

Cinematic research-lab editorial: a white canvas framed by #e5e7eb hairline borders, one neo-grotesque family (abcNormal) at light weights, no chromatic accent, and full-bleed dark generative-video heroes with white 48px overlay text, a right-aligned category index and small grayscale buttons.

Browse Runway in the interactive gallery

Captured from the live site's computed styles into a prompt-ready DESIGN.md you can paste into Cursor, v0, Lovable, Bolt or Claude Code. Below is a summary of each captured surface.

Marketing site

Source: runwayml.com (live DOM, computed styles), 2026-07-13 (desktop 1512px). Coverage: homepage (cinematic video hero, nav, category list, sections, footer). App/editor: behind login (needs-dashboard). Responsive: breakpoints not captured (desktop only).

Visual Theme & Atmosphere

Cinematic research-lab editorial: a clean white canvas framed by hairline borders and set in a custom neo-grotesque (abcNormal), punctuated by full-bleed cinematic video heroes with white text laid over them. The contrast is the identity — quiet gallery-white chrome versus immersive dark generative footage — positioning Runway as a serious "world models" research house rather than a toy. Type is set at a light weight with tight tracking; UI is compact, with small buttons and cool-gray fills. Category links sit right-aligned over the hero like a film index. It feels premium, editorial, and a little austere. Feels: cinematic, editorial, premium, restrained.

Color Palette & Roles

Neutrals (light chrome)

TokenHexRole / usage
white#ffffffPage canvas, sections, cards
off-white#f7f7f7Light button fill, insets
cool-100#eef1f5Secondary button fill (cool light gray)
border#e5e7ebHairline borders (dominant structural color)
ink-900#000000Primary text
ink-800#0c0c0cButtons text, strong labels
ink-700#1a1a1aSecondary button text
body#404040Body text, headings in light sections
muted#6b7280 / #666e7aSecondary text
faint#999999Tertiary / captions

Dark surfaces

TokenHexRole / usage
dark-btn#262626Primary "Try Runway" button bg
near-black#0c0c0cDark blocks
scrimrgba(0,0,0,.3)Video overlay scrims

Over-video

TokenHexRole
white#ffffffHero headline / text on video
white-90rgba(255,255,255,.9)Category links, secondary over video

Rule: no chromatic accent — the palette is grayscale. All color comes from the generative video footage in heroes. Chrome stays white with #e5e7eb hairlines.

Typography Rules

RoleSize/LineWeightTracking
Display (h1)48 / 53400-1.2px (-2.5%)
Section (h2)36400-0.9px
Body164000
Button14–166000
Nav114500, small caps feel
Caption134000, #999999

Patterns: headings are light (400) with tight negative tracking; nav labels are tiny (11px/450). Buttons jump to 600. One family throughout.

Also documented in the full DESIGN.md: Component Stylings, Layout Principles, Depth & Elevation, Motion, Backgrounds, Effects & WebGL, Do's and Don'ts, Responsive Behavior, Agent Prompt Guide.