dotfiles/DESIGN-IS-2026-08-11/00-scope.md

Takemi shell design audit — scope

Audited artifact

• Running Persona 5-inspired desktop shell shown in the two supplied 1920×1080 screenshots.
• Quickshell implementation under quickshell/, including the top bar, right rail, pop-outs, tray menus, power overlay, notifications/OSD, and lock screen.
• Shared design tokens and primitives in quickshell/config/ and quickshell/components/.

User and task

• Primary user: the workstation owner using the shell throughout the day.
• Primary task: identify system state and reach common desktop controls quickly, without the theme obscuring application content.

Constraints

• Preserve the Persona 5 / Tae Takemi identity.
• Preserve the crimson, black, and white palette and screen-print character.
• Stack remains Quickshell, Hyprland, and Fluxo.
• The result must work at desktop scale, with keyboard and pointer input, and remain legible during long sessions.

References

• Persona 5 interface language: asymmetric editorial composition, hard ink, decisive silhouettes, halftone texture, and rapid card-like motion.
• Current implementation and supplied screenshots are the concrete baseline; fidelity to the game is subordinate to daily desktop usefulness.

Out of scope

• Application-level themes outside the shell.
• Replacing the wallpaper or character artwork.
• Changing the desktop stack.