2026
—2027
Frame System · Vol. 01

# Paper, ink
& yellow.

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## Palette

Paper · Ink · Yellow
Paper
#E9E5DB
The warm parchment ground.
Ink
#1B2566
The single text + rule color.
Sun
#F1EE2E
Panel, bloom, tile underprint.
Ember
#E26B4A
Subordinate counter-bloom only.
Paper Deep
#DCD6C4
Secondary parchment band.
Sun Soft
#F8F39B
Mid stop in sun blooms.
Haze
#F0DA7C
Outer stop in sun blooms.
Sun Bloom
radial · atmosphere
The primary depth layer.
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## Typography

Serif · Sans · Mono
display
Instrument Serif 400 · line 0.86 · −0.018em
Biennale
display-it
Instrument Serif italic · slow-reading
quietly,
numeral-md
Instrument Serif 400 · hero stat
240
body
Archivo 400 · line 1.5 · ink

Archivo carries every paragraph — the quiet sans beneath the serif display, always in ink.

micro-label
Archivo 600 · uppercase · 0.18em
Programme · Section 12 — 14 JUN
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## Components

Hairlines · Blooms · Panels
Ledger rows — mono date · serif title · sans venue · mono duration
12 JUN Opening Address Giardini Pavilion 45m
13 JUN On Slow Reading Arsenale Hall 90m
14 JUN Closing Colophon Central Library 30m
Strand list + chart bars
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Parchment
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Ink
'24 60
'25 88
Yellow panel — strongest color statement
Poster Fill
Ink on Sun.
Sun bloom + ember counter-bloom
atmosphere.
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## Frame Compositions

True 16:9 · cqw
Cover· identity · sun bloom · date rail
2026
—27
Frame System

### Paper, ink
& yellow.

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Chapter Divider· section · jumbo numeral · vertical rail
Section — Two
02
On measure & the slow page.
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Ledger· catalog · hairline rows · the dense frame

#### Programme

12 — 14 JUN
12 JUN Opening Address Giardini 45m
13 JUN On Slow Reading Arsenale 90m
14 JUN Closing Colophon Library 30m
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Manifesto· quote · italic serif · centered bloom
“
Read it slowly,
or not at all.
— The System Voice
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## Frame Rules

Restraint

#### Do

- Start on warm parchment; add at least one sun bloom for atmosphere.
- Set every line in ink — display, body, label, mono; contrast is size, not color.
- Use Instrument Serif 400, tight line-height, negative tracking, for display.
- Make every separator a 1px ink hairline; flood a yellow panel for poster moments.
- Reserve JetBrains Mono for dates, numerals, and the bottom-right pagenum.

#### Don't

- No drop shadows, no rounded corners, no bordered cards.
- No second text color; no bold Instrument Serif.
- No borders thicker than 1px; no inverted ink grounds.
- No mono for body or headlines; no font substitutes.
- Don't crowd the canvas — sparse reads as elegant.

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## Captions

Lower-third · Karaoke
Active line· spoken · current · upcoming
caption band · 16.7%
Built for teams who ship.
05 / 06
Settled line· all spoken · underprint cleared
Ship faster today.
06 / 06
Biennale Yellow Frame Showcase · Atoms Sacred · Composition Free