# Bread, Work & Power: visual direction

The identity is a contemporary historical exhibition, informed by nineteenth-century
book typography, reading-room catalogues and institutional documents. Food and power
are the subject; the identity should not resemble a restaurant or software service.

The opening is an editorial spread: a large Caslon title beside a real 1877 rule-book
title page. The image establishes document, date and institution. A later admission
page supports the specific 2s 3d calculation. Each image has a source, description
and enlargement action. No generated historical facsimiles are used.

Palette: warm ivory, near-black green ink, muted olive and restrained iron red.
Caslon Display supplies character at large sizes. Georgia supports sustained reading.
A system sans serif distinguishes metadata and controls. The self-hosted font has
its OFL licence included; no remote fonts are required.

Rhythm: a document-led opening, chapter rows, a dark field note, evidence register,
argumentative spread, searchable bibliography and research notebook. Each composition
serves its content. Thin rules separate actual records and columns.

Components: semantic links, buttons, native selects, disclosures and dialogs. The
evidence record is a side sheet. Keyboard tabs and mobile navigation expose state
and focus. Filters are local and immediate; there is no artificial loading animation.
Motion is confined to brief control feedback and respects reduced-motion preferences.

Repository use: anti-slop was reviewed as a design critique; shadcn/ui for composable
dialog and tab patterns; Reflex for responsive component and layout concepts. Their
application runtimes are not bundled. Original CSS, native controls and small JavaScript
modules preserve the static HTML upload workflow. No plugin installer or global agent
configuration was changed.

The research corpus, uncertainties, citations and original Recipe Cabinet are preserved.
Design should make evidence readable, never make uncertain claims appear conclusive.