From ae082bede0353c1d0617c390d3a6d446272cba5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Dunmow Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2026 13:43:24 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] docs: publishing README --- README.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..195c6e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Editorial + +A reading-first theme built around a serif baseline grid and a generous measure. Light mode is warm book paper with dark ink. Dark mode drops to a low-glare charcoal with sepia type for late-night reading. Drop caps, running marginalia, and small-caps labels do the design work, so the writing leads and the page stays quiet. + +## Good for + +We built Editorial for people who write at length. Treat these as starting points, not limits. If the mood fits your brand, use it: + +- Personal essayists and columnists +- Independent newsletters and subscriptions +- Longform blogs and reported features +- Author and portfolio sites + +## What you get + +- Four color presets, each with a tuned light mode and a tuned dark mode: Book Paper, Sepia Review, Legal Pad, and Nightdesk. +- Playfair Display for headings and Source Serif 4 for body text, both bundled and ready. Fonts stay admin-controlled, so you can swap them from the typography settings. +- Four persona blocks: a drop-cap essay opener, running marginalia side notes, a reading list, and a field-notes aside. +- A demo site that installs when you activate the theme: a home page, an about page, a blog with three essays, and a contact page whose form emails your admins. It comes seeded as a newsletter called The Margin, by Frances Hale. +- Every core block restyled to match, plus a themed login screen and a themed 404 page. + +## Install + +Install from the BlockNinja registry, then pick a preset and assign your fonts in the admin. Activate the demo content if you want a fully dressed starting point.