blog.midcentury-magazine-tiles · Magazine tiles

A blog pattern from Mid-Century Modern, 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.midcentury-magazine-tiles". A guide only: DESIGN.md and tokens.json are the source of truth.

Rule
Label and title on 1–6, then posts as a three-column masonry: rounded photo, uppercase date, bold title, short summary.
Slots
sectionLabel, title, posts[3..9]
Grid areas
header 1-6 · posts 1-12 (12-column grid, 1-based inclusive spans)
Tokens
bg #F3E9D6 · text #2B231B · heading #2B231B · accent #C9552A · accent2 #0099BE · League Spartan / Jost · radius 20px · space unit 8px (full list in design/tokens.json)

Pattern notes

  • The label and title on 1–6, then posts as a three-column masonry: rounded 4:3 photo, date in spaced capitals (link colour), an h3 title, a short summary.

Journal

Field notes

Apr 3, 2026 · 8 min

Your homepage is a sales call nobody attends

What lost-deal interviews reveal about B2B websites.

Mar 1, 2026 · 5 min

The case against the brand book

Why guidelines belong in a website your team visits.

Jan 22, 2026 · 6 min

Naming a product in 2026

Trademarks, domains and the 400-name longlist.

Dec 9, 2025 · 4 min

Industrial brands deserve good type

Notes from rebranding a valve manufacturer.