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# style guide
Having a consistent design language is very important to me. This document lays
out specific stylistic rules for pages on this site. Human error is always a
factor, and so these rules are more prescription than description
## headings
One heading should appear at the top of every page. Text should contain only
lowercase ascii alphabetic characters. It should represent the title of the
page, and match the URL tail (substituting spaces for hyphens, and sans
file extension)
## subheadings
Pages may have any number of subheadings under the top level heading. Text
should contain only lowercase ascii alphabetic characters. A subheading must
never be immediately followed by another subheading
## paragraphs
Paragraph text should be written in complete grammatically correct sentences,
and may use any non-emoji unicode characters. The last sentence in a paragraph
should not end in a period if the paragraph is followed by anything other than
another paragraph
## hyperlinks
Hyperlinks may appear inline in any text other than headings and subheadings.
The hyperlink text should be descriptive of the page it is linking to, and
never the same as the link itself (e.g. [logan's site](/) not
[https://lgatlin.dev/](/)). Internal links should have the same text as the
page title they link to. Hyperlinks should be used liberally, and regularly
audited for dead or redirected targets
## lists
List items should begin with a title that is all lowercase, optionally followed
by a hyphen ('-') and a subtitle or attribution. The subtitle or attribution
should start with a capital letter and contain no punctuation
## collage
A collage consists of a set of images, optionally with a title and subtitle
below each image. Collages should not be on a fixed grid, and should rearrange
themselves to best fit the screen dimensions. Image titles may contain
hyperlinks, but images may never be hyperlinks themselves