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Talos

Industrials · YC Fall 2026

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Automated design study · partial homepage

Light, left-aligned split product story with sharp geometry and image-led proof.

Talos opens with “Detect problems before they cause equipment failures.” in a left-aligned split hero.
Evidence & method · 7 capture notes
Source
https://www.talos-us.com/
Captured
2026-09-08
Extractor
2.5.0
Evidence
hero, middle, closing, mobile
  • Automated interpretation; editorial review is pending.
  • Partial inspection: visible model-viewer shadow content appears in the screenshots, but its internal styles and behavior are not extracted (hero).
  • Partial inspection: visible model-viewer shadow content appears in the screenshots, but its internal styles and behavior are not extracted (mid-page).
  • Partial inspection: visible model-viewer shadow content appears in the screenshots, but its internal styles and behavior are not extracted (closing).
  • Partial inspection: visible model-viewer shadow content appears in the screenshots, but its internal styles and behavior are not extracted (desktop evidence).
  • Partial inspection: visible model-viewer shadow content appears in the screenshots, but its internal styles and behavior are not extracted (mobile).
  • Animated or layered text alternatives were detected; the analysis records the most visually prominent state at capture.
  • The hero heading was read from semantic heading markup.
  • 8 responsive breakpoint declarations were inspectable.
  • 2 stylesheets were inspectable; 0 cross-origin stylesheets were 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

Talos hero homepage design evidence. Hero viewport evidence; animated text state captured.
Hero1600 × 1000
Talos mid-page homepage design evidence. Mid-page viewport evidence; animated text state captured.
Mid-page1600 × 1000
Talos closing homepage design evidence. Closing viewport evidence; animated text state captured.
Closing1600 × 1000
Talos mobile homepage design evidence. Mobile viewport evidence; animated text state captured.
Mobile390 × 844

System overview

Hero
split · left
Surface
light
Density
sparse
Content width
504px
Confidence
low
Primary action
Book a Demo

Color system

Light surfaces use 8 repeated semantic colors; the primary action carries the strongest interactive emphasis.

Canvas

Page canvas

Dominant rendered page background.
Surface 1

Surface

Repeated container or section fill; relative occurrence score 80.
Surface 2

Surface

Repeated container or section fill; relative occurrence score 39.
Surface 3

Surface

Repeated container or section fill; relative occurrence score 18.
Primary text

Primary text

Observed display foreground with 16.1:1 contrast against the captured canvas.
Secondary text

Secondary text

Observed reading foreground; measured canvas-reference contrast is 4.5:1.
Action

Primary action

Fill used by the dominant first-viewport action.
Border

Border and divider

Most repeated inspectable border color.

Typography

A single-family system uses Geist across display and reading roles, differentiated by size and weight.

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

Detect problems before they cause equipment failures.

Geist · 54.4px/56.576px · weight 500 · tracking -2.448px · color rgb(21, 20, 26)
heading

Find the problem before your equipment breaks.

Geist · 44.8px/48.384px · weight 500 · tracking -1.792px · color rgb(21, 20, 26)
body

Large transformers are expensive, custom-built equipment that are very difficult to replace and…

Geist · 16px/26px · weight 400 · tracking 0px · color rgb(111, 108, 120)
body-small

Talos continuously captures how each equipment behaves by incorporating different types of sensors…

Geist · 15px/24.375px · weight 400 · tracking 0px · color rgb(111, 108, 120)
label

Book a Demo

Geist · 13px/19.5px · weight 500 · tracking -0.13px · color rgb(255, 255, 255)

Spacing & shape

Spacing

Base unit
4px
Section gap
48px
Container
40px
12px48px40px20px10px8px4px32px64px16px

Shape

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

Pills
9999px
Containers
2px
Media
0px
Buttons
0px
Cards
0px
Inspect borders & shadows · 6
Borders
1px solid rgb(232, 229, 225)1px solid rgb(44, 42, 50)
Shadows
rgba(21, 20, 26, 0.32) 0px 18px 48px -16pxrgba(59, 40, 143, 0.55) 0px 0px 16px 0pxrgba(21, 20, 26, 0.28) 0px 18px 48px -16pxrgba(245, 243, 239, 0.06) 0px 1px 0px 0px inset, rgba(20, 16, 30, 0.12) 0px 1px 2px 0px, rgba(20, 16, 30, 0.22) 0px 14px 32px 0px

Component grammar

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

Hero

Opening proposition

1 observed

Split, left-aligned opening anchored by “Book a Demo”.

Inspect 4 properties
Pattern
split
Alignment
left
Heading
Geist · 54.4px / 500
Media
image-led

Navigation

Global wayfinding

1 observed

Static navigation with 6 visible actions in the desktop opening.

Inspect 7 properties
Text
#15141a
Border
none
Radius
0px
Padding
0px 0px 0px 0px
Type
Geist · 16px / 400
Position
static
Height
21px

Primary action

Conversion

1 observed

“Book a Demo” is the strongest first-viewport action by semantic intent and visual contrast.

Book a Demo
Inspect 6 properties
Background
#3b288f
Text
#ffffff
Border
none
Radius
9999px
Padding
0px 24px 0px 24px
Type
Geist · 15px / 500

Content card

Repeated content module

1 observed

1 style-matched content card instance was found among 1 candidates; properties describe the dominant observed cluster.

Example content
Inspect 6 properties
Text
#15141a
Border
none
Radius
0px
Padding
0px 0px 0px 0px
Type
Geist · 16px / 400
Candidate pool
1

Media frame

Visual proof

2 observed

2 style-matched media elements were found among 7 rendered candidates; fill fitting and 0px are the most repeated treatments.

Inspect 4 properties
Fit
fill, cover
Ratios
3.66, 2.03, 0.98, 1.05, 3.62
Radius
0px
Candidate pool
7

Footer

Closing navigation

1 observed

0 visible actions close the page on a transparent surface.

Inspect 6 properties
Text
#15141a
Border
none
Radius
0px
Padding
0px 0px 0px 0px
Type
Geist · 16px / 400
Links
0

Layout & narrative

The homepage continues through 3 observed sections, moving from the opening proposition into When critical equipment fails, “later” can mean years, Find the problem before your equipment breaks, Hardware.

Structure
Split product narrative
Hero pattern
Split hero: message and proof share the first viewport
Grid
2 columns
Closing
Minimal closing footer
Full section sequence · 3
  1. When critical equipment fails, “later” can mean years.
  2. Find the problem before your equipment breaks.
  3. Hardware

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
A focused visual anchors the first viewport.
Inventory
7 images/canvas elements and 0 videos across the analyzed homepage.

Motion

5 declared keyframes and 12 active animations were inspectable at capture; observed timing uses 0.3s, 0.15s, 0.2s.

Reduced-motion rules detected
Inspect motion inventory
Libraries
CSS / browser-native or bundled source not identifiable
Keyframes
talos-phone-float, talos-phone-float-alt, spin, pulse, enter
Durations
0.3s, 0.15s, 0.2s, 0.5s, 6.8s, 6.4s, 0.01ms
Easings
ease-in-out, ease-out, cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1)
States
transition-all, hover, focus, active, disabled

Mobile

Desktop navigation reduces from 6 visible actions to 2. Hero alignment changes from left to center; mobile heading size is 40.8px.

1 multi-column content region remains on mobile.
Inspect responsive test
Viewport
390 × 844
Overflow
No horizontal overflow detected

Reproduction guidance

Do

  • Pair the observed #f2f0ee canvas with #15141a primary copy before adding secondary surfaces.
  • Use Geist at 54.4px/56.576px, weight 500, for the primary display moment.
  • Reserve the strongest first-viewport contrast for “Book a Demo” within the left-aligned split hero.
  • Image led media acts as the page’s primary visual proof rather than decoration.

Don’t

  • Do not mix in arbitrary radii; 9999px is the repeated treatment on pills.
  • Do not reuse the #3b288f action color across decorative elements; keep its interactive emphasis selective.
  • Do not introduce extra type families beyond Geist.
  • Do not copy transition-all declarations; keep only purposeful transform or opacity motion.