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HTML
<div class="stage-11">
  <div class="card-brute">
    <span class="brute-tag">NEW</span>
    <h4>Brutalist<br />Design</h4>
    <p>Raw edges, hard shadows, zero subtlety. Hover to shift the shadow.</p>
    <button class="brute-btn">CLICK ME</button>
  </div>
</div>
CSS
.card-brute {
  width: 200px;
  padding: 18px 20px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 2.5px solid #1a1a1a;
  box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 #1a1a1a;
  transition:
    transform 0.15s,
    box-shadow 0.15s;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.card-brute:hover {
  transform: translate(-3px, -3px);
  box-shadow: 9px 9px 0 #7c6cff;
}

.card-brute:active {
  transform: translate(3px, 3px);
  box-shadow: 3px 3px 0 #1a1a1a;
}

.brute-tag {
  font-family: var(--ccg-mono);
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: #1a1a1a;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 2px 7px;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.card-brute h4 {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #1a1a1a;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  line-height: 1.1;
}

.card-brute p {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: #b8b6d4;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.brute-btn {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 7px;
  background: #1a1a1a;
  color: #fff;
  border: none;
  font-family: var(--ccg-mono);
  font-size: 10px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.15s;
}

.brute-btn:hover {
  background: #7c6cff;
}

/* parent stage backdrop (so the demo renders standalone) */
[class^="stage-"] {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 200px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  position: relative;
  padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.stage-11 {
  background: #f0ede5;
}

/* gallery vars + keyframes (so the demo renders standalone) */
:root {
  --ccg-bg: #0a0a0f;
  --ccg-surface: #111118;
  --ccg-surface2: #17171f;
  --ccg-surface3: #1e1e28;
  --ccg-border: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  --ccg-border2: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
  --ccg-accent: #7c6cff;
  --ccg-pink: #ff6c8a;
  --ccg-green: #1ed98a;
  --ccg-amber: #f5a84a;
  --ccg-cyan: #3de8f5;
  --ccg-text: #f0eeff;
  --ccg-muted: #6b6987;
  --ccg-label: #9896b8;
  --ccg-mono: "DM Mono", "Fira Code", monospace;
  --ccg-sans: "Syne", sans-serif;
}