# Inveetaire Release Candidate Walkthrough (RC-006, RC-007 & RC-008)

## Status: ✅ COMPLETE

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## 1. Brand Palette & Visual Identity (RC-007 & RC-008)

The visual design has been refined to project an elegant, premium, modern, and romantic brand voice suited for couples and luxury wedding professionals (planners, organizers, vendors).

- **Primary Background**: White (`#FFFFFF`) as the dominant background color to maximize light, airy whitespace.
- **Primary Color**: Soft Lavender (`#A855F7` / `var(--color-primary-500)`) as the primary brand marker.
- **Secondary Color**: Soft Periwinkle Blue / Indigo (`#6366F1` / `var(--color-secondary-500)`) for supporting elements.
- **Accent**: Soft Rose (`#F472B6` / `var(--color-accent-400)`) to emphasize romantic wedding details.
- **Neutrals**: Premium Slate Gray scale (`text-slate-800` for readable text, `border-slate-100` for borders, `bg-slate-50` for background sections).

All color design tokens are centrally defined as CSS custom properties in the `:root` block of `public/assets/css/design_system.css` and are fully inherited by standard components.

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## 2. Reusable Shared Design System Foundation (RC-008)

We created a centralized stylesheet at [`design_system.css`](file:///c:/xampp/htdocs/inveetaire/public/assets/css/design_system.css) which establishes a visual design foundation for the Landing Page, Admin Panel, Couple Panel, Crew Panel, and future invitation themes.

### Standardized Components Built:
1. **Typography Standards**:
   - Display headers (`.font-display`)
   - Section/Card headers (`.h1-elegant`, `.h2-elegant`, `.h3-elegant`, `.h4-elegant`)
   - High-readability body copy (`.paragraph-elegant`)
   - Tiny captions and muted states (`.caption-elegant`, `.text-muted-elegant`)
   - Smooth transition links (`.link-elegant`)
2. **Buttons**:
   - `btn-primary`: Lavender-to-indigo gradient with soft purple glow dropshadow.
   - `btn-secondary`: Neutral white background with subtle border and light gray hover tint.
   - `btn-outline`: Transparent background with border, turning solid on hover.
   - `btn-danger`: Premium red border and background color.
   - `btn-success`: Premium green border and background color.
   - Sizing standards: `.btn-sm`, `.btn-md`, `.btn-lg`.
   - Action states: `.btn-loading` (custom keyframe spinning loader) and `:disabled`.
3. **Cards**:
   - `.card` (Default card with thin border and soft shadow)
   - `.card-feature` (Why Us & Feature sections: subtle background tint, minimal border, hover lift transition)
   - `.card-dashboard` (Clean statistical/layout card for dashboard sections)
   - `.card-pricing` / `.card-pricing-highlighted` (Packages card structures)
   - `.card-stats` (Micro stats row)
   - `.card-hover` (Reusable flex transforms on card hover)
4. **Forms**:
   - Consistent input elements: `.form-group`, `.form-label`, `.form-input`, `.form-textarea`, `.form-select`.
   - Interaction states: `:disabled`, `[readonly]`, `.is-invalid` (danger outline), `.is-valid` (success outline).
   - Checkboxes and radios (`.form-checkbox`, `.form-radio`).
   - Custom Switch Toggle (`.form-toggle` & `.form-toggle-dot`).
5. **Alerts & Badges**:
   - Alerts: `.alert`, `.alert-success`, `.alert-info`, `.alert-warning`, `.alert-danger` (with border tints).
   - Badges: `.badge`, `.badge-primary`, `.badge-secondary`, `.badge-success`, `.badge-warning`, `.badge-danger`, `.badge-neutral`.
6. **Tables & Pagination**:
   - Standardized table layout: `.table-elegant` (uppercase header cells, clean slate rows, and row hover background triggers).
   - `.pagination-elegant` (pagination style wrappers).
7. **Loading & Empty States**:
   - Custom keyframe spinner (`.spinner-elegant`) and shimmer animation skeletons (`.skeleton-pulse`, `.skeleton-card`, `.skeleton-table-row`).
   - Reusable empty state boxes: `.empty-state-elegant`, `.empty-state-icon`, `.empty-state-title`, `.empty-state-text`.

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## 3. Integration & Code Simplification (RC-008)

We refactored the Landing Page [`landing.php`](file:///c:/xampp/htdocs/inveetaire/app/views/public/landing.php) to adopt these shared components:
- Desktop nav buttons simplified to `btn btn-secondary btn-md` & `btn btn-primary btn-md`.
- Hero actions updated to `btn btn-primary btn-lg` & `btn btn-secondary btn-lg`.
- Feature and Why Us cards simplified from heavy Tailwind class lists to `card card-feature`.
- Package pricing cards simplified to `card card-pricing` & `card card-pricing-highlighted` with matching `btn btn-primary btn-md` / `btn btn-secondary btn-md` button triggers.
- CTA section actions refactored to `btn btn-primary btn-lg px-10`.

This significantly reduced markup repetition and verified that the shared stylesheet applies correctly.

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## 4. Verification & Syntax Check

- **Responsive Verification**: Verified that layout, cards, and forms behave correctly across all viewports: Mobile (320px+), Tablet (768px+), and Desktop (1024px+ / 1440px+).
- **Accessibility Verification**: Correct semantic headings (h1 → h2 → h3), proper container wrappers (`<header>/<main>/<footer>`), and descriptive `aria-*` tags are completely operational.
- **PHP Syntax Check**: Checked syntax using CLI `php -l`.
  - Result: **No syntax errors detected** in `app/views/public/landing.php` ✅
- **HTTP Staging Verification**: The page returns **200 OK** and loads correctly with rewritten CSS links ✅
- **CSS Rebuild**: Unified stylesheet generated at [`app.css`](file:///c:/xampp/htdocs/inveetaire/public/assets/css/app.css) containing minified Tailwind layer + Shared Design System layer ✅

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## 5. Files Created & Modified

| File | Change |
|---|---|
| [`public/assets/css/design_system.css`](file:///c:/xampp/htdocs/inveetaire/public/assets/css/design_system.css) | **NEW** — Centrally declares all variables, custom typography rules, buttons, form states, alert wrappers, card formats, skeletons, and status badges. |
| [`app/views/public/landing.php`](file:///c:/xampp/htdocs/inveetaire/app/views/public/landing.php) | **MODIFIED** — Refactored to inherit the new `.btn`, `.card`, and `.card-pricing` classes, reducing inline CSS duplication. |
| [`public/assets/css/app.css`](file:///c:/xampp/htdocs/inveetaire/public/assets/css/app.css) | **MODIFIED** — Compiled output combining Tailwind and our new visual design system. |
