hero.editorial-magazine-contents · Contents page

A hero pattern from Editorial Magazine, 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="hero.editorial-magazine-contents". A guide only: DESIGN.md and tokens.json are the source of truth.

Rule
An issue number at step 8 and the cover line on 1–5; a ruled table of contents (number, section, title, dek) on 7–12.
Slots
index, eyebrow, headline, subhead, items[4..6]
Grid areas
cover 1-5 · contents 7-12 (12-column grid, 1-based inclusive spans)
Notes
Use for publications, journals and studios with many stories. The issue numeral is the only accent.
Tokens
bg #FDF9F4 · text #241E16 · heading #150E06 · accent #9B2234 · accent2 #D26F74 · Playfair Display / Source Serif 4 · radius 0px · space unit 8px (full list in design/tokens.json)

Pattern notes

  • Columns 1–5: the issue numeral at step 8 in the accent colour (italic serif), a small uppercase kicker ("Issue 14 — Autumn"), the headline at step 4 (max ~16 ch) and an italic dek. Columns 7–12: a table of contents of four to six entries separated by hairlines; each entry is a 6-column row with its page number in italic serif on column 1 and, on 2–6, the section in small uppercase, the story title (h3) and a one-line dek. Column 6 stays empty. At phone width the contents follow the cover block.

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