The Defense Reformation

Item: The Defense Reformation
Rating: 7.9

Long-form essay arguing for reform of US defense procurement.

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7.9/10MABTU rating

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The Defense Reformation Home page, mobile

Section outline · Home

01heroBlack panel, title with flag, mono metadata720
02introCream panel, serif body1,360
03videoGrey portrait video card575
04chapterOlive panel with charts900
05chapterOlive opener, quote, serif body965
06chapterNumbered theses with charts860
07conclusionOlive panel closing quote860

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Visual design8.2

UX & clarity7.6

Originality8.2

Craft & consistency8.2

Motion6.0

Performance & a11y9.0

This page scores 7.9; the site score weights the home page double.

Main colours

Mixed sections·cream background·muted

Typography

Alliance No. 1heading · font · self-hosted Rosartbody · font · self-hosted

Stack & style

Vite React

Editorial Monochrome Swiss grid Sticky header Pricing table Stats band Process steps Service area list

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Design DNA

A 4,000-word manifesto laid out as stacked rounded panels alternating black, cream and olive green. Section openers are big olive panels with large light grotesque titles and a dot progress indicator. Body is a narrow serif column with numbered thesis headings in a grotesque. Figures are custom charts in black and olive: bar ranks, a consolidation tree, scatter of launch costs, a company table with logos. A mono metadata block (author, date, length) sits in the black hero.

Worth borrowing

Section each chapter as a rounded coloured panel stacked on the page with a small dot progress marker.
Numbered thesis headings in grotesque over a narrow serif reading column.
Two-colour (black and olive) charts that match the page palette.