I really like websites where a designer finds one trick, applies it to a simple layout and structure, and that one move makes everything feel connected and unique.

room6x8.com is a good example of this principle. The site will probably fail accessibility tests, but the idea is well illustrated. Room 6x8 is a small gallery in Beijing with programs at the intersection of contemporary art and design. The name “6×8” comes from the gallery’s physical dimensions which equals 48 square meters.

Designed by Workbyworks Studio.

I think I found a pretty good tool to set up a color palette with scales.

Huetone is a free, open-source tool that is based on perceptual color models, moving away from HSL toward LCH (and in current builds, OKLCH), so equal lightness actually behaves like equal lightness across hues.

There are at least two great things about it:

1. Visualization of all the colors on the right. You see exactly where every color lands, and you can control the curve of how a color shifts within a hue. Lots of tools I tried in the past do not show or even reveal the logic behind the steps, so when something feels off it is hard to tweak or to step in and make the shift you want.

2. Robust shortcuts. It is easy to jump in and make focused adjustments from the keyboard. Press L, C, or H to tweak lightness, chroma, and hue quickly. Really simplifies the process.