Minimal & Editorial

Design that speaks before you do.

Type, whitespace, and nothing else.

What we do

Structure first

A grid you can feel even when you can't see it. Every block lands where the eye already expected it.

Type that carries

One family, a strict scale, no decorative detours. Hierarchy does the talking.

Colour with intent

A single accent doing the work of five. Restraint is what makes it land.

Type specimen

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DisplayAesthetic as a system
HeadingAesthetic as a system
BodyAesthetic as a system
CaptionAesthetic as a system

The vibe

Everything that isn't type or space has been removed. No cards, no shadows, no accent colour — hierarchy comes entirely from scale and the distance between things. Hard to do badly, hard to do memorably.

Start something in this style

Leave an address and we’ll send the working files, the type scale, and the palette.

Reference · Editorial Minimal

When to use it

  • Design and photography portfolios.
  • Brands whose work should out-shout the layout.
  • Long-form editorial with a modern rather than literary voice.

Build spec

Palette
type
One grotesk, three sizes, nothing italic
borders
None — whitespace separates
spacing
Extreme; whitespace is the layout

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