08 / Design system

It should feel like an ashram morning


a

The logo

a greeting before anything else
Samanvay logo: hands in Namaskaram with a red thread and a snake ring, above the handwritten word Samanvay
NamaskaramThe Indian way to greet anyone, with utmost respect and gratitude. In the logo it is the ushering: a welcome before anything else.
Sarpa SutraThe snake ring. With the thread, it shows these are the hands of an Isha volunteer.
Devi Abhaya SutraThe red thread on the wrist.
Handwritten wordmarkSamanvay is written by hand, following the Isha way of writing.
b

The look, round by round

V1 / wireframe
V1 black and white wireframe sign in

black and white, structure first

V2 / plain on purpose
V2 hosted prototype sign in

so the flow is judged, not the paint

Design system / nature
Design system sign in

light, calm, on every screen

c

One scene, four layers

the only picture in the whole app
1 Sky / sun top right, one cloud, three birds
2 Horizon / hills, coconut palms, paddy water
3 Meadow / where every card sits, one kolam line
4 Lotus pond / hidden under the tab bar
titles stay left, so the sun and palms never sit behind words
d

Five natural dyes, five jobs

never used just to decorate
CLAY
act
one button per screen, Confirmed
RIVER
select
chosen chips, links, Asked
NEEM
yes
Available, Got it, done
TURMERIC
sacred + open
festivals, places still open
KUMKUM
no
Can't, clashes, needs rest
ground: skymeadowsurfaceink every pair checked: 4.5:1 or better
e

Two typefaces

Samanvay
Marcellus: titles, numbers, dates. Carved, calm, never bold.
Mukta / समन्वय
Mukta: everything else, with Devanagari built in for Hindi and Marathi.
f

Kolam and icons

Three-dot kolam knotthe only ornament: one thin line with a pulli knot, under the title
Requests
Schedule
Ishangas
Reports
My schedule
Away
Sacred day