hero.marquee-band · Photo crossed by a marquee band

A hero pattern from the hero library, drawn alone below with this design's tokens and sample copy. Used in this design on: home page, section 1. Give the section root data-pattern="hero.marquee-band". A guide only: DESIGN.md and tokens.json are the source of truth.

Rule
Headline (1–8) and subhead + CTA (10–12) above a full-bleed 21:9 photo; an accent marquee band runs across the middle of the photo, edge to edge.
Slots
headline, subhead, cta, heroImage, tagline
Grid areas
headline 1-8 · aside 10-12 · photo full · band full (12-column grid, 1-based inclusive spans)
Notes
The band can tilt −3° in the real build. It repeats 2–4 short phrases, is aria-hidden, pauses on hover and stops under prefers-reduced-motion.
Tokens
bg #FFF4DE · text #111111 · heading #000000 · accent #FF5FA2 · accent2 #00BCA1 · Archivo Black / Space Grotesk · radius 8px · space unit 8px (full list in design/tokens.json)
Section
full-bleed · vertical padding step 0

Do

  • Put the headline and the subhead + CTA in one row above the photo.
  • Run the photo full-bleed at 21:9.
  • Cross the photo's middle with one accent marquee band (onAccent text), edge to edge.
  • Pause the band on hover; stop it under prefers-reduced-motion.

Don't

  • Don't use more than one band.
  • Don't put the headline inside the band.
  • Don't scroll the band faster than one loop per 30 s.

Phone width

  • Headline, subhead, CTA; photo at 4:5 with the band across its middle at step 3.

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