Blog Pages

A blog is really two designs wearing one skin. The article view has to make long-form reading effortless; the index has to help a stranger find something worth their time and a regular spot what's new. Treating them as one template is where most blog page design goes wrong. On the reading side, the fundamentals are unglamorous and decisive: a comfortable measure, generous line height, real typographic hierarchy, and enough restraint that the words — not the chrome — hold attention. On the index side, what earns return visits is structure: clear categories, honest dates, and a layout that signals editorial judgment rather than a reverse-chronological dump. Trouble starts when the interface competes with the content. Sticky bars, newsletter pop-ups, related-post grids, and inline ads stacked together turn an article into an obstacle course, and readers leave before the second scroll. You'll find both magazine-style indexes and focused article layouts below — pair one with a visual style if you're building a publication with a point of view.