Telescope

Item: Telescope
Rating: 7.2

App for curated recommendations and collections made by real people.

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7.2/10MABTU rating

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Section outline · Home

01heroReal recommendations by real people3,600
02features grid2,700
03content298
04media text1,490
05content1,485
06features gridZoom in with Telescope7,200
07features gridNo algorithms.No ads.No overwhelm. Justgreatcurationby real people.3,600
08footer574

Rating · Home

Visual design7.4

UX & clarity6.2

Originality8.0

Craft & consistency6.8

Motion7.5

Performance & a11y7.7

This page scores 7.2; the site score weights the home page double.

Main colours

Light·off white background·muted

Typography

Beausiteheading · font · self-hosted Beausitebody · font · self-hosted DM Monoaccent · mono · google

Stack & style

Nuxt Vue Lenis

Minimal Editorial Photography-led Parallax Custom cursor Text reveal Smooth scroll

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Design DNA

Warm grey paper background with small, evenly spaced sans headlines centred in wide empty space. The hero scatters small editorial photos (people, food, objects) around one line, 'Real recommendations by real people'. Scroll-driven chapters swap in a white product collection grid, lime-green diagonal wedges behind a giant lowercase word, and a full-bleed photo stack where collection names are set as large white list type over croissants, glassware and sculpture. A tiny pill nav with a lime sign-up button and mono beta label keep the chrome minimal.

Worth borrowing

Scatter small editorial photos at varied sizes around a single short headline instead of a hero image.
Set collection names as a large faded list over full-bleed photos, with the active one at full opacity.
Use one acid-lime accent only for the sign-up pill and a diagonal wedge transition.