Design Documents
Design analysis, recommendations, approach options, and inspiration screenshots for Thagorus’s website overhaul. Select a document from the sidebar to begin.
Rendered Prototypes
▶ Demo: Homepage V2 (Hybrid)
Platform structure + Story voice, all critique fixes applied
▶ Demo: Research V2 (Hybrid)
Journal Tufte grid + Observatory landscape map, KaTeX, data-driven SVGs
▶ Demo: Science V2 (Hybrid)
Textbook 7-column grid + Magazine layout variety, KaTeX math, proper figures
▶ Demo: Homepage — Product Demo
Fully rendered prototype of Approach A: product-forward, Linear/Cursor energy
▶ Demo: Homepage — The Story
Fully rendered prototype of Approach B: narrative-driven, Stripe/Anthropic energy
▶ Demo: Homepage — The Platform
Fully rendered prototype of Approach C: ecosystem feel, Notion/Vercel energy
▶ Demo: Research — Manifesto
Fully rendered prototype: bold, dark hero, conviction-driven, OpenAI/Runway energy
▶ Demo: Research — Journal
Fully rendered prototype: editorial Tufte grid, Distill.pub/Stripe Press energy
▶ Demo: Research — Observatory
Fully rendered prototype: data-rich cards, Meta AI/DeepMind energy
▶ Demo: Science — Textbook
Fully rendered prototype: Tufte 7-column grid, margin notes, formal figures
▶ Demo: Science — Interactive Treatise
Fully rendered prototype: dark/light alternating rhythm, Distill.pub on steroids
▶ Demo: Science — Magazine Feature
Fully rendered prototype: editorial magazine, Lorenz attractor hero, cinematic breaks
Design System
Industry Research
Screenshot Galleries
Page Deep Dives
Homepage Deep Dive
145 specific recommendations for the v1 homepage
Research Page Deep Dive
127 specific recommendations for the research page
Science Page Deep Dive
125 specific recommendations for the science page
V2 & Experimentals Deep Dive
126 recommendations for v2 pages and experimentals
V1 Tab Section Audit
Detailed audit of the homepage tabbed section