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Nodus Compute

B2B · YC Fall 2026

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Automated design study · full homepage

Dark, left-aligned visual-first product story with soft geometry and image-led proof.

Nodus Compute: Infrastructure execution for AI workloads opens with “Nodus runs your AI workloads.” in a left-aligned visual-led hero.
Evidence & method · 1 capture note
Source
https://www.nodus-compute.ai/
Captured
2026-09-08
Extractor
2.5.0
Evidence
hero, middle, closing, mobile
  • Automated interpretation; editorial review is pending.
  • The hero heading was read from semantic heading markup.
  • 12 responsive breakpoint declarations were inspectable.
  • 2 stylesheets were inspectable; 1 cross-origin stylesheet was unavailable to rule inspection.
  • Computed styles describe the captured render; source design tokens and proprietary font files were not copied.

Captured screens

2026-09-08 · source viewport 1600 × 1000

Nodus Compute hero homepage design evidence. Visible section: Nodus runs your AI workloads.
Hero1600 × 1000
Nodus Compute mid-page homepage design evidence. Visible section: We select your compute.
Mid-page1600 × 1000
Nodus Compute closing homepage design evidence. Visible section: Run your first AI workload.
Closing1600 × 1000
Nodus Compute mobile homepage design evidence. Visible section: Nodus runs your AI workloads.
Mobile390 × 844

System overview

Hero
visual-led · left
Surface
dark
Density
sparse
Content width
1600px full-width canvas
Confidence
medium
Primary action
None detected

Color system

Dark surfaces use 7 repeated semantic colors; hierarchy is carried mainly by tonal contrast.

Canvas

Page canvas

Dominant rendered page background.
Surface 1

Surface

Repeated container or section fill; relative occurrence score 85.
Surface 2

Surface

Repeated container or section fill; relative occurrence score 80.
Surface 3

Surface

Repeated container or section fill; relative occurrence score 5.
Primary text

Primary text

Observed display foreground with 16.9:1 contrast against the captured canvas.
Secondary text

Secondary text

Observed reading foreground; measured canvas-reference contrast is 8.9:1.
Border

Border and divider

Most repeated inspectable border color.

Typography

The observed type system assigns Inter to display, heading, body, body-small text; Ui Monospace to label text.

Metric previews use the observed CSS values. Source font files are not bundled, so unavailable families fall back locally.
display

Nodus runs your AI workloads.

Inter · 120px/120px · weight 450 · tracking -9px · color rgb(244, 243, 238) · preview scaled
heading

Run your first AI workload.

Inter · 144px/123.84px · weight 450 · tracking -11.52px · color rgb(244, 243, 238) · preview scaled
body

Submit your workload, requirements, and budget through one API. Nodus selects compute and runs the…

Inter · 15px/27px · weight 400 · tracking 0px · color rgb(168, 180, 195)
body-small

Sign in with nodus login, then submit a container with your code and dependencies. Use the returned…

Inter · 14px/25.2px · weight 400 · tracking 0px · color rgb(168, 180, 195)
label

Pause ambient animation

Ui Monospace · 9px/15.3px · weight 400 · tracking 1.17px · color rgb(168, 180, 195)

Spacing & shape

Spacing

Base unit
8px
Section gap
88px
Container
26px
9px10px12px88px26px25px17px24px8px30px

Shape

Soft geometry is the dominant shape voice. Elevation is selectively reinforced with shadow.

Containers
4px
Pills
50px
Media
2px
Cards
0px
Buttons
0px
Inspect borders & shadows · 8
Borders
1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.129)1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.369)1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.180)1px solid rgba(142, 180, 192, 0.239)1px solid rgba(166, 233, 205, 0.180)
Shadows
rgba(167, 233, 206, 0.333) 0px 0px 13px 0pxrgba(0, 0, 0, 0.467) 0px 35px 90px 0px, rgba(170, 219, 211, 0.04) 0px 0px 70px 0pxrgba(167, 233, 206, 0.063) 0px -2px 25px 0px

Component grammar

Token-based examples, not original components. Source fonts may fall back locally.

Hero

Opening proposition

1 observed

Visual led, left-aligned opening anchored by the primary message.

Inspect 4 properties
Pattern
visual-led
Alignment
left
Heading
Inter · 120px / 450
Media
image-led

Navigation

Global wayfinding

1 observed

Static navigation with 5 visible actions in the desktop opening.

Inspect 7 properties
Text
#f4f3ee
Border
none
Radius
0px
Padding
0px 0px 0px 0px
Type
Inter · 16px / 400
Position
static
Height
26px

Content card

Repeated content module

3 observed

3 style-matched content card instances were found among 3 candidates; properties describe the dominant observed cluster.

Example content
Inspect 6 properties
Text
#f4f3ee
Border
none
Radius
0px
Padding
115px 88px 115px 88px
Type
Inter · 16px / 400
Candidate pool
3

Media frame

Visual proof

2 observed

2 style-matched media elements were found among 4 rendered candidates; fill fitting and 0px are the most repeated treatments.

Inspect 4 properties
Fit
fill, cover
Ratios
1.60, 1.00
Radius
0px, 2px
Candidate pool
4

Footer

Closing navigation

1 observed

3 visible actions close the page on a #080d14 surface.

Inspect 7 properties
Background
#080d14
Text
#f4f3ee
Border
none
Radius
0px
Padding
0px 0px 24px 0px
Type
Inter · 16px / 400
Links
3

Layout & narrative

The homepage continues through 6 observed sections, moving from the opening proposition into We manage the compute that runs your code, Submit and track jobs with the Python SDK, Run your first AI workload.

Structure
Visual marquee narrative
Hero pattern
Visual marquee: imagery carries most of the opening surface
Grid
1 column
Closing
Utility footer with 3 actions
Full section sequence · 6
  1. We manage the compute that runs your code.
  2. Submit and track jobs with the Python SDK.
  3. Run your first AI workload.
  4. We optimize your job’s cost.
  5. We recover your job.
  6. We select your compute.

Imagery, motion & responsive

Imagery

Image led media acts as the page’s primary visual proof rather than decoration.

fill fitting · square-edged frames
Inspect imagery inventory
Composition
Multiple visual elements share the first viewport.
Inventory
4 images/canvas elements and 0 videos across the analyzed homepage.

Motion

10 declared keyframes and 5 active animations were inspectable at capture; observed timing uses 1s, 140ms.

Reduced-motion rules detected
Inspect motion inventory
Libraries
CSS / browser-native or bundled source not identifiable
Keyframes
pg-pulse, c-step-breathe, console-gate-in, console-app-in, rise-in, panel-in, cinema-rise, cinema-arrive, cinema-signal, cinema-draw
Durations
1s, 140ms
Easings
ease, ease, ease, ease, ease, ease, ease-in-out, cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.7, 0.3, 1), ease, ease, ease, ease, cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1), cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1)
States
focus, hover, disabled, active

Mobile

Desktop navigation reduces from 5 visible actions to 4. Hero alignment changes from left to center; mobile heading size is 48.75px.

Observed multi-column desktop regions collapse to a single-column mobile flow.
Inspect responsive test
Viewport
390 × 844
Overflow
No horizontal overflow detected

Reproduction guidance

Do

  • Pair the observed #0c121a canvas with #f4f3ee primary copy before adding secondary surfaces.
  • Use Inter at 120px/120px, weight 450, for the primary display moment.
  • Let the left-aligned visual-led hero establish hierarchy before secondary content.
  • Image led media acts as the page’s primary visual proof rather than decoration.

Don’t

  • Do not mix in arbitrary radii; 4px is the repeated treatment on containers.
  • Do not introduce an accent hue that is absent from the captured palette.
  • Do not introduce extra type families beyond Inter and Ui Monospace.
  • Do not spread the observed shadow treatment across every container; keep elevation selective.