Lazy Eight

www.lazyeight.design

a gallery-minimal brand-studio portfolio where a near-white canvas, one large black-and-white image and a tiny "Explore ↓" are the entire first screen, image carries everything, type whispers, and a single classic link-blue is the only colour.

Creative Studio Brand Studio strong

Design tokens

white

off-white

panel

black

near-black

blue

display: Inria Serif
body: Inter
mono: none
serif: Times / Inria Serif

Do / Don't

Reference it for

Gallery minimalism: one large image plus generous whitespace as a complete hero; image-led over type-led.
Soft-black text (black at 50-75% opacity) for a gentle, print-like hierarchy instead of hard #000.
A single link-blue (#0000EE) as the only colour against monochrome, a "raw web" accent done tastefully.
Tiny, confident editorial type that refuses to compete with the work.
A clean Framer + Lenis + Framer Motion build as a no-code-stack reference.

Do not copy

Image-led minimalism only works with genuinely strong photography/work; with weak assets it reads as empty.
The near-absent navigation ("Explore" only) is brave to the point of risky; most clients need clearer wayfinding.
Tiny 12-16px type is a deliberate art-direction choice, not a default; scale up for accessibility on most briefs.

Signature moves

single-image gallery hero

one large black-and-white image plus generous whitespace and a tiny "Explore ↓" form the entire first screen, image-led over type-led

soft-black + single link-blue restraint

soft-black text (black at 50-75% opacity) gives print-like hierarchy instead of hard #000, with a single classic link-blue #0000EE as the only colour against monochrome, in tiny confident 12-16px editorial type

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