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Marius Bălaj

Marius Bălaj

I’m a UI engineer turned founder with a background in startups. I co-founded QED in 2021, grew it, and eventually sold it to The Sandbox. Now, I’m focused on building in AI.

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Marius Bălaj Home design analysis

Let the page feel like a personal ledger with room to think. Use electric blue as a spark and a deep anchor field. Keep proof object-based and reflective rather than productized. Use books, tiny charts, notes, and other...

Key Takeaways

  • Let the page feel like a personal ledger with room to think.
  • Use electric blue as a spark and a deep anchor field.
  • Keep proof object-based and reflective rather than productized.
  • Use books, tiny charts, notes, and other collected artifacts instead of polished hero renders.
  • Give every object a lot of air around it.
  • Keep the page mostly off-white and slate.

Overview

  • Let the page feel like a personal ledger with room to think.
  • Use electric blue as a spark and a deep anchor field.
  • Keep proof object-based and reflective rather than productized.

Image Direction

  • Use books, tiny charts, notes, and other collected artifacts instead of polished hero renders.
  • Give every object a lot of air around it.

Colors

  • Keep the page mostly off-white and slate.
  • Use electric blue for links, small sparks, and one or two deep anchor fields.
  • Let pale blue appear only in quiet widgets.

Typography

  • Use clean system sans for the main reading voice.
  • Use italic literary cues only as a secondary, human layer.
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