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TryNearby

B2B · YC Summer 2026

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Automated design study · partial homepage

Light, center-aligned visual-first product story with rounded geometry and video-led proof.

TryNearby - Word-of-Mouth Marketing on Autopilot for Restaurants opens with “Word of mouth for local businesses.” in a center-aligned visual-led hero.

Prior capture · 2026-09-03. A fresh capture was unsuccessful; see the capture notes.

Evidence & method · 3 capture notes
Source
https://trynearby.com/
Captured
2026-09-03
Extractor
2.4.0
Evidence
hero, middle, closing, mobile
  • Automated interpretation; editorial review is pending.
  • Animated or layered text alternatives were detected; the analysis records the most visually prominent state at capture.
  • Partial inspection: refresh on 2026-09-08 failed. Retained capture from 2026-09-03; current rendering, font availability, and embedded content are not verified. Capture limitation: The page did not load every required stylesheet and font after a retry; capture was withheld rather than publishing an incomplete render.
  • The hero heading was read from semantic heading markup.
  • 6 responsive breakpoint declarations were inspectable.
  • 5 stylesheets were inspectable; 2 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

2026-09-03 · source viewport 1600 × 1000

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

System overview

Hero
visual-led · center
Surface
light
Density
sparse
Content width
1600px full-width canvas
Confidence
low
Primary action
Get Started

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 452.
Surface 2

Surface

Repeated container or section fill; relative occurrence score 257.
Surface 3

Surface

Repeated container or section fill; relative occurrence score 154.
Primary text

Primary text

Observed display foreground; its canvas-reference contrast is 2.7:1 and may rely on a local hero surface.
Secondary text

Secondary text

Observed reading foreground; measured canvas-reference contrast is 1.0:1.
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 Plus Jakarta Sans 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

Word of mouth for local businesses.

Plus Jakarta Sans · 84.8px/72.08px · weight 700 · tracking -4.24px · italic · color rgb(232, 124, 72) · preview scaled
heading

Choose your plan.

Plus Jakarta Sans · 60px/60px · weight 700 · tracking -1.5px · color rgb(255, 255, 255)
body

Join the restaurants already getting hundreds of thousands of views from authentic local content. No…

Plus Jakarta Sans · 18px/28px · weight 400 · tracking 0px · color rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.349)
body-small

Free, always. Sign up over iMessage in two minutes.

Plus Jakarta Sans · 14px/20px · weight 400 · tracking 0px · color rgba(252, 250, 248, 0.400)
label

Name

Plus Jakarta Sans · 12px/16px · weight 700 · tracking 1.8px · color rgb(26, 26, 26)

Spacing & shape

Spacing

Base unit
4px
Section gap
32px
Container
16px
8px16px14px12px10px32px24px20px2px40px

Shape

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

Pills
999px
Containers
18px
Inputs
12px
Media
4px
Buttons
0px
Inspect borders & shadows · 10
Borders
1px solid rgb(232, 124, 72)1px solid rgba(232, 124, 71, 0.267)1px solid rgba(29, 29, 29, 0.102)1px solid rgba(232, 125, 72, 0.400)1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.059)
Shadows
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.95) 0px 0px 0px 1.5px, rgba(232, 124, 72, 0.733) 0px 0px 8px 0pxrgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 1px 6px 0pxrgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08) 0px 4px 20px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04) 0px 1px 4px 0pxrgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05) 0px 1px 2px 0pxrgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12) 0px 4px 24px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 4px 0px

Component grammar

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

Hero

Opening proposition

1 observed

Visual led, center-aligned opening anchored by “Get Started”.

Inspect 4 properties
Pattern
visual-led
Alignment
center
Heading
Plus Jakarta Sans · 84.8px / 700
Media
video-led

Navigation

Global wayfinding

1 observed

Persistent navigation with 3 visible actions in the desktop opening.

Inspect 7 properties
Text
#1a1a1a
Border
none
Radius
0px
Padding
20px 24px 20px 24px
Type
Plus Jakarta Sans · 16px / 400
Position
fixed
Height
80px

Primary action

Conversion

1 observed

“Get Started” is the strongest first-viewport action by semantic intent and visual contrast.

Get Started
Inspect 6 properties
Background
#e87c48
Text
#ffffff
Border
none
Radius
9999px
Padding
10px 20px 10px 20px
Type
Plus Jakarta Sans · 14px / 600

Form control

Input and selection

3 observed

3 style-matched form control instances were found among 4 candidates; properties describe the dominant observed cluster.

Example input
Inspect 7 properties
Background
#fdfbf7
Text
#1a1a1a
Border
1px solid rgba(29, 29, 29, 0.102)
Radius
12px
Padding
12px 16px 12px 16px
Type
Plus Jakarta Sans · 14px / 400
Candidate pool
4

Badge or tag

Compact status or category label

13 observed

13 style-matched badge or tag instances were found among 17 candidates; properties describe the dominant observed cluster.

Example label
Inspect 7 properties
Background
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.851)
Text
rgba(27, 27, 27, 0.6)
Border
1px solid rgba(232, 124, 71, 0.267)
Radius
999px
Padding
0px 8px 0px 8px
Type
Plus Jakarta Sans · 8.5px / 700
Candidate pool
17

Media frame

Visual proof

3 observed

3 style-matched media elements were found among 15 rendered candidates; cover fitting and 0px are the most repeated treatments.

Inspect 4 properties
Fit
cover, fill
Ratios
1.00, 4.20, 0.55, 1.31, 0.63
Radius
0px, 4px, 10px
Candidate pool
15

Footer

Closing navigation

1 observed

5 visible actions close the page on a #1a1a1a surface.

Inspect 7 properties
Background
#1a1a1a
Text
#1a1a1a
Border
1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.059)
Radius
0px
Padding
0px 0px 0px 0px
Type
Plus Jakarta Sans · 16px / 400
Links
5

Layout & narrative

The homepage continues through 8 observed sections, moving from the opening proposition into Southern California, A new group of creators, every month, Your own assistant, over text.

Structure
Visual marquee narrative
Hero pattern
Visual marquee: imagery carries most of the opening surface
Grid
2 columns
Closing
Utility footer with 5 actions
Full section sequence · 8
  1. Southern California
  2. A new group of creators, every month
  3. Your own assistant, over text
  4. Choose your plan.
  5. Questions & Answers
  6. Are you a creator looking to visit restaurants?
  7. Where should we go next?
  8. Ready to let locals discover your business?

Imagery, motion & responsive

Imagery

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

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

Motion

12 declared keyframes and 40 active animations were inspectable at capture; observed timing uses 0.15s, 1s, 0.2s.

Reduced-motion rules detected
Inspect motion inventory
Libraries
CSS / browser-native or bundled source not identifiable
Keyframes
ping, pulse, spin, ticker, enter, exit, report-shimmer, report-count-pulse, milestone-glow, reviews-scroll, accordion-up, accordion-down
Durations
0.15s, 1s, 0.2s, 0.3s, 2s, 0.5s, 0.45s
Easings
cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), linear, ease-out, cubic-bezier(0, 0, 0.2, 1), ease, ease-in-out, cubic-bezier(0.2, 1.5, 0.4, 1), cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.6, 1)
States
disabled, transition-all, hover, active, focus

Mobile

Desktop navigation reduces from 3 visible actions to 2. Hero remains center-aligned; mobile heading size is 41.73px.

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 #fcf9f5 canvas with #e87c48 primary copy before adding secondary surfaces.
  • Use Plus Jakarta Sans at 84.8px/72.08px, weight 700, for the primary display moment.
  • Reserve the strongest first-viewport contrast for “Get Started” within the center-aligned visual-led hero.
  • Video led media acts as the page’s primary visual proof rather than decoration.

Don’t

  • Do not mix in arbitrary radii; 999px is the repeated treatment on pills.
  • Do not reuse the #e87c48 action color across decorative elements; keep its interactive emphasis selective.
  • Do not introduce extra type families beyond Plus Jakarta Sans.
  • Do not copy transition-all declarations; keep only purposeful transform or opacity motion.