LogisticsEdge

Colophon

How this site is built.

LogisticsEdge is a static publication — plain HTML at the edge, no runtime backend, no tracking beyond Cloudflare analytics and an ad slot that only loads after consent.

Stack

  • Astro 6 with content collections — each article is a Markdown file with typed frontmatter.
  • Tailwind CSS v4 for utility styling; design tokens live in src/styles/global.css under @theme.
  • Pagefind for in-browser fuzzy search over the whole archive. No server, no API keys.
  • Cloudflare Pages for hosting and automatic deploys from main.
  • Buttondown for the weekly briefing newsletter.

Typography

  • Fraunces (variable serif, via Google Fonts) for display headings.
  • Inter for body copy and UI.
  • JetBrains Mono for code blocks.

Design direction

Editorial-utilitarian. The aim is a site that feels closer to a trade publication than a SaaS landing page. One strong functional accent (a burnt amber borrowed from port & customs signage), warm paper surfaces, and category colours that retreat to semantic tags rather than carrying layouts.

Principles

  • Readability over novelty — long-form articles get a constrained measure, real typographic hierarchy, and a drop-cap where it earns its place.
  • No vendor fluff — if a piece covers a product, it covers the alternatives too, and it tells you when to skip the product entirely.
  • Operator-first — every article answers the same three questions: what changed, what it means, what to do.

Source

The repository lives on GitHub. Spot a bug or a factual slip? Email hello@logisticsedge.co.uk.