Title: Editorial Serif — The Long Read
Creative prompt: Set a literary magazine essay about slow reading with strict editorial craft. Use white paper, hairline rules, one red accent, and generous serif measure with a drop cap and pull quote. It should feel patient, authoritative, and print-honest.
Design description: A centered masthead with double rules frames a three-column editorial grid (index, article, rail); the article pairs drop cap, standfirst, byline, annotated ink-density canvas figure, and red-ruled pull quote, with a sticky red reading-progress rule on top.
Major visual techniques:
- Print masthead, double rules, drop cap via first-letter, pull quote with red rules
- Canvas ink-density wave that accepts pointer marginalia strokes
- Sticky scroll progress bar plus live percent readout
- Reveal-on-load keyframe, responsive column collapse
Interaction model: Serif/sans toggle and A+/A- rescale article type, column-width slider adjusts measure; the canvas figure collects freehand annotation strokes with clear and sepia-highlight toggles; bookmark button stamps scroll position and time.