demontreville42.org — direction comparison

Three palette + typography directions · 2026-05-02

Three working mockups using the 2026 retreat content from Kermit's Word doc. Registration form is replaced with a "save the dates / sign-up opens in August" hold message in each one. Open each to see typography + palette decisions in context. None of the three are final — they're meant to be reacted to.

Direction A

Saint Paul

A Twin Cities Catholic institution that's been around.

Honors the existing site's identity — Libre Baskerville + Lato + Source Sans 3, warm red + tan + dark brown. Familiar register; lower risk. The rebuild that looks most like the current site, just better-executed.

Open Mockup A

Direction B · Recommended

Stone & Pine

Walking the grounds in late autumn.

Cistercian minimalism + Ordinary Time green. Source Serif 4 single-family throughout. Continuous ivory; subtle dividers.

Open Mockup B

Direction C

Spiritual Exercises

A typed letter from the director.

Page-as-letter aesthetic. Cardo throughout, single typeface. Narrow max-width. Drop cap on the opening paragraph; signed-off coordinator block.

Open Mockup C

Each mockup is self-contained HTML with the 42 emblem inlined as base64 and Google Fonts loaded via CDN. Open in a browser; resize to test mobile. The visual identity research backing these directions: Visual Identity Research — Jesuit Color + Calm Typography — 2026-05-02 (Notion). All hex values still need WCAG AA verification before deploy.