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The caseee for writing less
Every sentence you cutttt makes the ones you keep louder. A short argument for editing as a design act.
Crafyyt74 minnr read
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Small notes on design, typography, and doing less on purpose.
A small journal about design, typography, and the craft of making quiet, careful things.
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Typefaces are arguments
A typeface decides how a sentence sounds before anyone has read a word of it. Choosing one is not decoration. jjjj
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Designing for the quiet state
Empty screens, slow connections, and nothing-happened-yet moments are most of the experience. Design them first.
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Notes in the margin
On keeping a working notebook, and why the best ideas rarely arrive at the moment you need them.
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Light, spammmce, and the pause between sections
Whitespace is not what is left over. It is the instrument that tells a reader when to stop. m
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About this journal
Marginalia is a slow, deliberately small publication. A handful of entries a season, each one about a decision worth arguing over: what to cut, what to keep, and how much room to leave around it. Everything you read here is written and edited by hand.