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Editorial Spine
Magazine-style vertical with italic display years on the left of a hairline gold rule, kicker labels, Instrument Serif titles, and Crimson Pro italic body copy on warm paper.
The code
<div class="tl20-wrap">
<div class="tl20-header">
<span class="tl20-header-title">A Brief History</span>
<span class="tl20-header-sub">Studio Chronicle · 2018–present</span>
</div>
<div class="tl20-entry">
<div class="tl20-year">2018</div>
<div class="tl20-rule"></div>
<div class="tl20-body">
<div class="tl20-kicker">Origin</div>
<div class="tl20-title-main">Founded in a rented loft, Shoreditch</div>
<div class="tl20-text">Three designers with one shared monitor and an unhealthy obsession with kerning. The first project was a brand identity for a local coffee importer.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="tl20-entry">
<div class="tl20-year">2020</div>
<div class="tl20-rule"></div>
<div class="tl20-body">
<div class="tl20-kicker">Pivot</div>
<div class="tl20-title-main">Shifted to digital-first products</div>
<div class="tl20-text">The pandemic reshaped our practice. We dissolved our print retainer clients and rebuilt around software, motion, and interactive design systems.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="tl20-entry">
<div class="tl20-year">2023</div>
<div class="tl20-rule"></div>
<div class="tl20-body">
<div class="tl20-kicker">Recognition</div>
<div class="tl20-title-main">D&AD Wood Pencil, Digital Design</div>
<div class="tl20-text">Our data-journalism work for a climate NGO earned the studio's first major award and opened a new chapter of purpose-led commissions.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="tl20-entry">
<div class="tl20-year">Now</div>
<div class="tl20-rule"></div>
<div class="tl20-body">
<div class="tl20-kicker">Present</div>
<div class="tl20-title-main">Eight people, four time zones</div>
<div class="tl20-text">A deliberately small studio that treats craft as a non-negotiable. Currently booking for Q4 2026.</div>
</div>
</div>
</div> <div class="tl20-wrap">
<div class="tl20-header">
<span class="tl20-header-title">A Brief History</span>
<span class="tl20-header-sub">Studio Chronicle · 2018–present</span>
</div>
<div class="tl20-entry">
<div class="tl20-year">2018</div>
<div class="tl20-rule"></div>
<div class="tl20-body">
<div class="tl20-kicker">Origin</div>
<div class="tl20-title-main">Founded in a rented loft, Shoreditch</div>
<div class="tl20-text">Three designers with one shared monitor and an unhealthy obsession with kerning. The first project was a brand identity for a local coffee importer.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="tl20-entry">
<div class="tl20-year">2020</div>
<div class="tl20-rule"></div>
<div class="tl20-body">
<div class="tl20-kicker">Pivot</div>
<div class="tl20-title-main">Shifted to digital-first products</div>
<div class="tl20-text">The pandemic reshaped our practice. We dissolved our print retainer clients and rebuilt around software, motion, and interactive design systems.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="tl20-entry">
<div class="tl20-year">2023</div>
<div class="tl20-rule"></div>
<div class="tl20-body">
<div class="tl20-kicker">Recognition</div>
<div class="tl20-title-main">D&AD Wood Pencil, Digital Design</div>
<div class="tl20-text">Our data-journalism work for a climate NGO earned the studio's first major award and opened a new chapter of purpose-led commissions.</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="tl20-entry">
<div class="tl20-year">Now</div>
<div class="tl20-rule"></div>
<div class="tl20-body">
<div class="tl20-kicker">Present</div>
<div class="tl20-title-main">Eight people, four time zones</div>
<div class="tl20-text">A deliberately small studio that treats craft as a non-negotiable. Currently booking for Q4 2026.</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>.tl20-wrap {
background: #faf6ef;
color: #1a1a1a;
padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
border-radius: 2px;
max-width: 680px;
font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
.tl20-header {
display: flex;
align-items: baseline;
gap: 1.5rem;
margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
border-bottom: 2px solid #1a1a1a;
padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
.tl20-header-title {
font-family: Georgia, serif;
font-style: italic;
font-size: 1.85rem;
font-weight: 300;
color: #1a1a1a;
}
.tl20-header-sub {
font-family: 'DM Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
font-size: 0.6rem;
color: #999;
letter-spacing: 0.2em;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.tl20-entry {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 6ch 1px 1fr;
gap: 0 1.5rem;
margin-bottom: 2.25rem;
animation: tl20-fade-up 0.4s ease both;
}
@keyframes tl20-fade-up {
from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); }
to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.tl20-entry { animation: none; }
}
.tl20-year {
font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
font-style: italic;
font-size: 1.5rem;
color: #c8a96e;
text-align: right;
padding-top: 0.1rem;
}
.tl20-rule {
width: 1px;
background: #ddd;
position: relative;
}
.tl20-rule::before {
content: '';
width: 7px;
height: 7px;
border: 1.5px solid #c8a96e;
border-radius: 50%;
background: #faf6ef;
position: absolute;
top: 0.35rem;
left: 50%;
transform: translateX(-50%);
}
.tl20-kicker {
font-family: 'DM Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
font-size: 0.6rem;
letter-spacing: 0.2em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: #999;
margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}
.tl20-title-main {
font-family: 'Instrument Serif', 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
font-size: 1.25rem;
color: #1a1a1a;
margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
line-height: 1.3;
}
.tl20-text {
font-family: 'Crimson Pro', Georgia, serif;
font-size: 0.95rem;
color: #555;
line-height: 1.6;
font-style: italic;
} .tl20-wrap {
background: #faf6ef;
color: #1a1a1a;
padding: 2.5rem 2rem;
border-radius: 2px;
max-width: 680px;
font-family: 'IBM Plex Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
}
.tl20-header {
display: flex;
align-items: baseline;
gap: 1.5rem;
margin-bottom: 2.5rem;
border-bottom: 2px solid #1a1a1a;
padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
}
.tl20-header-title {
font-family: Georgia, serif;
font-style: italic;
font-size: 1.85rem;
font-weight: 300;
color: #1a1a1a;
}
.tl20-header-sub {
font-family: 'DM Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
font-size: 0.6rem;
color: #999;
letter-spacing: 0.2em;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.tl20-entry {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 6ch 1px 1fr;
gap: 0 1.5rem;
margin-bottom: 2.25rem;
animation: tl20-fade-up 0.4s ease both;
}
@keyframes tl20-fade-up {
from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(12px); }
to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.tl20-entry { animation: none; }
}
.tl20-year {
font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
font-style: italic;
font-size: 1.5rem;
color: #c8a96e;
text-align: right;
padding-top: 0.1rem;
}
.tl20-rule {
width: 1px;
background: #ddd;
position: relative;
}
.tl20-rule::before {
content: '';
width: 7px;
height: 7px;
border: 1.5px solid #c8a96e;
border-radius: 50%;
background: #faf6ef;
position: absolute;
top: 0.35rem;
left: 50%;
transform: translateX(-50%);
}
.tl20-kicker {
font-family: 'DM Mono', ui-monospace, monospace;
font-size: 0.6rem;
letter-spacing: 0.2em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: #999;
margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}
.tl20-title-main {
font-family: 'Instrument Serif', 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
font-size: 1.25rem;
color: #1a1a1a;
margin-bottom: 0.4rem;
line-height: 1.3;
}
.tl20-text {
font-family: 'Crimson Pro', Georgia, serif;
font-size: 0.95rem;
color: #555;
line-height: 1.6;
font-style: italic;
}