System first
Spectre gives products one language.
Use the system. Customize after. Build on the parts PHCDevworks already ships instead of rebuilding the foundation every time.
Standards
Built to use the real system.
Spectre Tokens, Spectre UI, and Spectre UI Astro are the starting point here. The structure comes first. Then we make it ours.
Products
Use the products people already expect to see.
Clean structure first. Spectre-native components first. Then the custom edge work comes later when the base is solid.
Tokens / UI / Astro
Spectre Design
Use the design system directly. Tokens define the contract. UI carries it. Astro ships it.
Shell / Router / Signals
Spectre Shell
Build application structure on the same language instead of fragmenting layout, routing, and state.
WordPress / Icons
Spectre WordPress
Keep CMS delivery aligned with the same product standards instead of treating it like a separate world.
Approach
Standards first. Character second. Drift never.
Use Spectre products directly.
Support light and dark cleanly.
Keep the structure legible.
Customize with intent after the base is right.