A note on type, parchment, and gold.

The brief was simple: make the page feel like a well-made book. We chose three typefaces, two warm beiges, and a single signature gold, then refused to add anything else.

Bodoni Moda · the wordmark

Bodoni does headlines for The New York Times and shelf-talkers at independent bookshops. It’s confident without showing off. Tracked to 0.3em, it reads like a printed colophon.

Playfair Display · the italic

The italic Playfair is where the warmth lives. We use it sparingly — for accent words inside a sentence, for the section titles in Settings, for milestone headlines in emails. It’s the line that catches your eye on a magazine spread.

Inter · the body

Anything you’ll actually read. Inter is the workhorse — it sits quietly, lets the content lead, and matches the spacing of every modern reading surface from email clients to mobile browsers.

The palette

Parchment (#FAF6F1), ink (#3D2B1F), and one gold (#C9A96E) reserved for accents and large display moments. We use the darker gold (#745a27) for small body text — it passes AA contrast, which the light gold doesn’t. A small concession to a real reader.