Harry Moses

Raw graphic brutality meets offbeat editorial zine culture. The site relies entirely on stark monochrome contrast, vertically stretched display type, and halftone portraiture to create personality without relying on accent colors.

raw bold quiet playful

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Colour

Background#f7f7f7

Text#0c0a0c

Surface#f7f7f7

Muted#0c0a0c

Typefaces

Display: Arial Narrow Bold
Body: Apple Garamond Light Regular
Mono: —
Source: self_hosted
Scale: 18 · 20 · 50 · 51 · 72

Layout

Grid: 12 columns
Container: 1368px
Spacing base: 8px
Radius: 0px

Capture

Category: portfolio
Sections: 5
Captured: 2026-08-30
Rhythm: light x5

Type rules

display type in the hero is vertically distorted to span the full viewport width
body copy is set in classic bookish Apple Garamond at 18px
project list entries pair heavy grotesque titles with right-aligned metadata separated by hairlines

Colour rules

strictly monochrome palette consisting entirely of #f7f7f7 and #0c0a0c
no accent colors used across any section or UI element

Voice rules

written in the first person with dry, understated humour
project entries stripped purely to client name, service discipline, and completion year

Holds it together

maintain a uniform off-white background across the entire page with no panel alternation
separate all archive and index rows with full-width hairline border dividers
juxtapose aggressive condensed grotesque headlines with delicate literary serif body copy

Contrast

text on background18.4:1 AAA

muted text on background18.4:1 AAA

text on surface18.4:1 AAA

Type, measured

Body: 18px / 1.4
Measure: 99 characters
Display: 72px / 1.1
Tracking: -0.04em display
Scale ratio: 1.41

Voice

Tone: irreverent, unpretentious, direct
Sentences: medium
Person: first
Vocabulary: plain
Calls to action: —

Built with

Builder: framer
Framework: —
Motion: —
WebGL: —
Nav: sticky_top_bar, 4 items, sticky
Length: 5 screens

Sections in page order

3 marked strong · 5

Rhythm — each block is a section, as wide as it is tall, in the colour it is on

00
hero
Strong
Radical, graphic-led hero dominated by vertically stretched display type that pushes minimalism into aggressive brutalist territory.
Mood
raw + bold
Layout
1 col · full bleed · dense
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01
showcase
Strong
A stark, typographically punchy portfolio index pairing heavy grotesque titles with delicate metadata along clean horizontal rules.
Mood
bold + editorial
Layout
6 col · stacked · balanced
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02
statement
A raw, zine-inspired personal introduction pairing classic serif text with a gritty halftone cutout portrait.
Mood
raw + editorial
Layout
2 col · asymmetric · airy
Open section →
03
other
Strong
A quiet, sparse typographic info grid separated by razor-thin rules in a functional Swiss style.
Mood
quiet + clinical
Layout
2 col · grid · airy
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04
footer
Whimsical hand-drawn statement graphic sitting directly above a sparse, hairline-divided contact footer.
Mood
playful + raw
Layout
8 col · stacked · airy
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