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Synkk Sketch Book

by tawandajosephmutsena
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Description

This theme supports Dark Mode
This theme supports Light Mode

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📓 Synkk Sketch Book

Obsidian Theme License: MIT Version

A tactile, aesthetic pastel sketchbook theme for Obsidian featuring deep paper textures, an off-white stained background, rich Japanese stationery pastel palettes, fun visual cards, and switchable Handwritten Sketch vs Clean & Professional modes.

Designed for maximum legibility, high contrast (> 15:1 WCAG AAA), and tactile creative warmth.

📸 Screenshots & Visual Tour

1. 📊 KPI Stat Cards & Demarcated Section Cards

KPI Stat Cards & Demarcated Section Cards

2. 📑 High-Contrast Tables & Project Milestones (Dark Mode)

Dark Mode Table & Milestones

3. 🗓️ Habit Tracker Tables & Developer Index Cards

Habit Tracker & Code Card

4. 🗂️ Project Properties & Stationery Cards

Project Properties & Command Card

5. 🖍️ Pastel Headings, Chisel Markers & Doodle Checkboxes

Headings, Highlighters & Checkboxes

✨ Key Features

1. 🎨 Two Switchable Aesthetic Modes

Switch seamlessly in Settings → Style Settings → Style & Mode:

  • ✏️ Handwritten Sketch Mode (Default):
    • Purpose-built playful and ultra-legible typography: Shantell Sans and Patrick Hand (with local Chalkboard SE and Noteworthy fallbacks).
    • Tactile washi tape clips holding cards and sticky notes.
    • Organic wobbly sketch borders and hand-drawn doodle accents.
    • Interactive bouncy doodle checkboxes with custom ✓ marks.
  • 💼 Clean & Professional Mode:
    • Contemporary editorial typography: Plus Jakarta Sans and Apple's SF Pro.
    • Sharp modern geometry, clean minimal cards, and crisp borders.
    • Ideal for client presentations, research papers, and corporate documentation.

2. 📜 Deep Offline Paper Textures

  • 📜 Off-White Stained Paper (Default): Antique warm tea-washed cotton canvas with gentle watercolor paper stains.
  • 📏 Ruled Lined Notebook: Classic notebook horizontal lines with a soft pastel red margin rule on the left.
  • 📐 Dual-Level Engineering Grid: Math/graph paper with micro-grid and bold primary 5th-line accents.
  • ⠸ Bullet Dot Grid: Tactile 22px isometric dot matrix.
  • 📦 Warm Kraft Paper: Organic craft paper tone with fiber depth.
  • 📄 Smooth Fine Paper: Texture-free clean matte paper.
  • 🌑 Dark Mode Blackboard: Deep slate graphite paper with subtle chalk dust.
  • 100% offline — zero external image downloads or network dependencies.

3. 🍵 Japanese & Korean Pastel Stationery Palettes

  • Light Mode ("Warm Archival Paper"):
    • Off-white stained canvas (#faf7f0) paired with deep walnut sumi ink (#1d1a18) guaranteeing > 15:1 contrast (exceeds WCAG AAA).
  • Dark Mode ("Charcoal & Blackboard"):
    • Deep slate paper (#121316) with chalk white text (#f5f4ef) guaranteeing > 15:1 contrast.
    • High-Contrast Tables: Perfectly balanced dark slate rows (#1e2129 odd, #262b35 even) with razor-sharp chalk white text across every row.
  • 7 Vibrant Pastel Presets:
    • 🍵 Pastel Matcha & Mint
    • 🍑 Pastel Peach & Apricot
    • 🍓 Pastel Strawberry & Rose
    • 🪻 Pastel Taro & Lavender
    • 🫧 Pastel Sky & Periwinkle
    • 🧈 Pastel Honey & Butter
    • 🪸 Pastel Coral & Melon
    • (Plus Custom Color Picker override in Style Settings)

4. 🗂️ Rich Visual Stationery Cards

  • Washi Tape Sticky Notes: Callouts (> [!note], > [!tip], > [!warning], etc.) render as physical sticky notes with translucent patterned washi tape, dashed torn edges, and 3D paper drop-shadows.
  • Polaroid Photo Cards: Embedded images display inside Polaroid frames with photo borders, shadows, and top washi tape clips.
  • Developer Index Cards: Code blocks feature Mac window pastel dots (🔴 🟡 🟢) in the top titlebar.
  • Habit Tracker Tables: Bullet journal planner tables with rounded corners and alternating rows.
  • Stationery Stickers & Chips: Tags (#tag) and action chips styled as cute stationery sticker labels.

🚀 Installation

Option 1: Community Themes (Recommended once approved)

  1. Open Obsidian Settings (Cmd + , or Ctrl + ,).
  2. Navigate to Appearance → Themes → Manage.
  3. Search for Synkk Sketch Book and click Install and use.

Option 2: Via BRAT (Beta Reviewers Auto-update Tester)

  1. Install the BRAT community plugin in Obsidian.
  2. In BRAT settings, click Add Theme for testing.
  3. Enter tawandajosephmutsena/synkk-sketch-book.
  4. Enable the theme under Appearance → Themes.

Option 3: Manual Installation

  1. Download manifest.json and theme.css from the latest Release.
  2. Inside your Obsidian vault, navigate to .obsidian/themes/.
  3. Create a folder named Synkk Sketch Book/ and place manifest.json and theme.css inside it.
  4. In Obsidian, go to Settings → Appearance → Themes and select Synkk Sketch Book.

⚙️ Customization with Style Settings

This theme is fully integrated with the Style Settings plugin:

  1. Install and enable the Style Settings community plugin.
  2. Open Obsidian Settings → Style Settings → Synkk Sketch Book.
  3. Customize:
    • Aesthetic Mode: Handwritten Sketch vs Clean & Professional
    • Paper Texture: Stained Paper, Ruled Lines, Engineering Grid, Dot Grid, Kraft
    • Texture Depth: Slider from subtle to bold
    • Pastel Palette: 7 presets or custom color picker
    • Highlighter Style: Chisel marker pen, wavy underline, or solid block
    • Typography & Line Heights: Custom font overrides and spacing controls

📄 License

This theme is open-source under the MIT License.

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