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Neo-Brutalism

Error Manifesto

A neo-brutalist error card with hard shadow and border cycles its text color between white, red, and yellow in stepped CSS keyframe flashes.

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When to use it

Error states, 404 pages, or brutalist-themed dashboards needing dramatic status callouts.

When not to

Polished or minimal design systems — the hard-shadow aesthetic and color strobing clash with refined UI. Avoid where flashing colors are an accessibility concern.

Working with an AI agent

Every component ships agent-ready metadata. An example instruction for this one:

Change the error code to 'ERR 0x000' and the description to 'FATAL: CONTENT NOT FOUND', then shift the accent shadow color from #ff2d00 to #ffe640. Theme: dark tokens live in :root, the light variant in :root[data-theme="light"]; ?theme=light or a {type:'forever:theme'} postMessage switches at runtime.

Safe to edit

  • error code text (.bru-code content)
  • description text (.bru-desc content)
  • accent/shadow color (#ff2d00)
  • cycle duration (3s in bru-cycle)
  • color stops in @keyframes bru-cycle
  • theme tokens (:root dark defaults + [data-theme=light] overrides)

Keep intact

  • bru-animate / bru-static class toggle pattern
  • prefers-reduced-motion guard
  • visibilitychange pause handler
  • IIFE wrapper
  • theme hook (?theme= bootstrap + forever:theme message listener + theme tokens)

Known limitations

  • Stepped color cycling may be considered distracting or inaccessible in contexts with photosensitive users even with reduced-motion off
  • No click or hover interaction — purely decorative auto-cycle

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