blog.bookish-index-of-essays · Index of essays

A blog pattern from Classical Bookish, drawn alone below with this design's tokens and sample copy. Not used in this design: shown with its tokens for comparison. Give the section root data-pattern="blog.bookish-index-of-essays". A guide only: DESIGN.md and tokens.json are the source of truth.

Rule
A centred italic title, then four to ten ruled entries on the 2–11 measure: small-caps date in 2–3, italic title in 4–9, author right-aligned in 10–11.
Slots
title, posts[4..10]
Grid areas
date 2-3 · title 4-9 · author 10-11 (12-column grid, 1-based inclusive spans)
Tokens
bg #FDF9F4 · text #241E16 · heading #150E06 · accent #7C1C1D · accent2 #B2635D · Libre Caslon Text / Libre Caslon Text · radius 0px · space unit 6px (full list in design/tokens.json)

Pattern notes

  • A centred italic h2, then four to ten entries with 1 px rules: small-caps date in 2–3, italic title in 4–9, the author right-aligned in 10–11, on one baseline.

Field notes

Apr 3, 2026 · 8 min

Your homepage is a sales call nobody attends

Apr 3, 2026 · 8 min

Mar 1, 2026 · 5 min

The case against the brand book

Mar 1, 2026 · 5 min

Jan 22, 2026 · 6 min

Naming a product in 2026

Jan 22, 2026 · 6 min

Dec 9, 2025 · 4 min

Industrial brands deserve good type

Dec 9, 2025 · 4 min