The idea

an essays page that reads like the first page of a good literary magazine. On warm paper, a thin ruled top line, then the essay of the month: a large Literata title, "On reading a poem twice", with "twice" in violet serif italic, a two-sentence standfirst, the writer's initials, name, date and reading time, and a dark "Read the essay" button that fills violet on hover. Beside it, one line from the essay set big and light behind a violet rule. Under a rule, "Four more essays" in a row of four, divided by hairlines: topic, title, excerpt, date and reading time.

Palette and fonts: warm paper, near-black plum, violet, soft violet, warm grey · Literata 300 to 500, Instrument Serif italic for the accent, Instrument Sans

Grinner features used

• Accent
• Borders
• Button
• Post Title
• Query Loop
• Quote