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Theme is the fastest way to set every design value at once. Instead of picking a color, then a font, then a corner radius one at a time, you choose a complete look that Archie has already put together and validated.

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Choosing a theme

Each theme option is a full package — palette, typography, motion, and density — bundled into one card. Click a theme to apply it. The generated screens in Screens update immediately. Theme picker showing three complete theme options with palette swatches and written rationale Every theme ships with a short written rationale explaining the reasoning behind it: why that palette, why that type pairing, and how it positions your app relative to competitors in the same space. Read it before picking — it tells you what the theme is optimizing for, not just what it looks like. A different theme selected — Launch Studio's violet palette and editorial serif heading replace the previous theme across the same screen

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Generating alternatives

Click New Theme to generate additional options beyond the ones Archie starts you with. Each new theme explores a different point in the design space — for example, one alternative might keep the same brand positioning but swap a light, editorial look for a dark, high-contrast one.

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Archiving a theme

Themes you are not considering can be archived to keep the list focused. Archiving does not delete anything you have already applied — it just removes the option from the picker.

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After you pick a theme

Selecting a theme sets the starting values for every other section in this part of Design: Fine-tune any of them afterward — picking a theme is a starting point, not a lock-in. Changes you make in those sections do not create a new theme entry; they adjust the underlying values directly.

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FAQ

Switching to a different theme resets those values to the new theme’s defaults, overwriting manual adjustments you made in Branding, Feel, Read, Color, or Polish. Pick a theme close to what you want before fine-tuning.
Archie generates a small starting set tailored to your blueprint’s positioning. Generate more with New Theme whenever you want to explore a different direction.