The MIQL design language

A soft instrument
for hard facts.

This page is the system describing itself. Every surface, color, and letter below is built in the same neumorphic language it documents. The Revenue Enablement System, drawn in light and shadow.

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01 · The mark

OMIQL · five squares, two modes

The mark spells the method: Outcome, Maps, Insight, Quantify, Leadership. The O is always a dotted ring (the open question you start with); the other four are solid tiles. It ships in two modes.

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Solid · the site

The website logo. On the footer it doubles as a keypad: tap the squares in sequence to unlock access. Solid tiles, full presence.

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Outline · the app

The "app" mark inside MIQL. The four letters go ink-outlined so all five squares read as one outlined set. Same mark, different job: it returns you to MIQL.com.

02 · Color

Pink to purple. Nothing else for status.

Color is a privilege, not a default. The brand is the pink → purple gradient. Status, scores, and pillars use only that spectrum. Never red / yellow / green traffic lights · a weak deal is deep purple, a strong one is bright pink, and the eye learns the scale.

The brand spectrum
Pink#EC4899
Rose#DB2777
Fuchsia#D946EF
Magenta#C026D3
Violet#A855F7
Purple#7C3AED
The NEU greys

The canvas is a warm grey, never white. Depth comes from a dark cast and a soft highlight pressed up from that same grey. Grey means real grey.

Canvas--neu-base
Cast--neu-dark
Highlight--neu-light
Ink--neu-face-ink
03 · Type

Three voices: Inter, JetBrains Mono, Caveat

Inter carries the interface and the heroes. JetBrains Mono is the instrument's labelling · eyebrows, counters, pills, always uppercase and wide. Caveat signs the human notes by hand.

Inter 300 · the sleek heroMost forecasts are feelings.
Inter 500 · headings & bodyMedium weight for titles. Never heavy black.
JetBrains Mono · the labelsFACTS OVER FEELINGS · 0.22EM
Caveat · the handaudit the deal, not the rep
04 · Surfaces

Shadow and light. Never a border.

The whole UI is carved from one grey canvas. Height is the only signal: if it pops out, it is an action; if it is carved in or flat, it is information. We never draw a line around a box.

RaisedInteractive · press me
PressedThe pushed-in state
InsetA quiet well · a label
05 · Buttons

Slim pills. If it feels fat, it is wrong.

Buttons are lean: tight padding, a confident pill, never a slab. Three in the family · the gradient primary that earns the press, the soft ghost that lifts on hover, and the ink action that lifts the highest.

Reference weights: the global pill runs about 7px / 15px padding, a Save pill tightens to 4px / 18px, and a Deal Record CTA stands 26px tall. Match that. A fat button reads as a slab and breaks the instrument.

06 · The instrument

The Evidence Sliders

The signature control. Five movements · O · M · I · Q · L · each scored across three stops: No evidence, Seller acted, Buyer adopted. You do not set a score, you move the evidence. The mark above lights up as you go.

OOutcome
MMaps
IInsight
QQuantify
LLeadership
07 · Voice & tone

Facts over feelings.

We are plain, exact, and a little sharp. We make a claim and back it with evidence. Wit is welcome where it earns its keep, never as filler.

A confident forecast.Most forecasts are feelings. MIQL makes them fact.
Coach the rep harder.Audit the deal, not the rep.

And the small one that shapes every line: no em-dashes. We use a middle dot, a comma, a period, or a set of parentheses. The rhythm stays clean.

08 · Layout

Pace the information

Distinguish read-areas from interactive-areas. Buttons must telegraph as buttons, cards as cards. Spread the decisions out and stack the reading between them. Less is more: a label earns its place by carrying real information, or it is cut.

  • One canvas. Separate surfaces with shadow and light, not lines.
  • Pink and purple carry status. No traffic-light colors.
  • No giant background numbers behind a stat. Amplify with an icon.
  • The top nav stays HOME · LEARN · DEPLOY. New pages link from here.
  • Slim pills only. If a button feels fat, it is wrong.

The system is the product. Go see it move.