Design Direction for
Saints Classical

A living design document - typography, color, grid systems, and component patterns for the redesign of Saints Classical Academy.

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Brand Fonts

Instrument Serif, Archivo, Boxing, Druk, Tanker, Lasso, and more.

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Apparel Designs

Sweatshirt layouts, Aristotle quote art, and merch-ready .ai source files.

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Instrument Serif + Archivo

Traditional authority meets modern clarity. Instrument Serif for headlines and editorial moments. Archivo for everything functional - body text, navigation, UI elements, form labels.

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A Classical Education

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Rooted in Truth

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The Trivium: Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric

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Weekly Assignment Overview

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Saints Classical Academy is a Christ-centered, K–12 classical tutorial in Spring Hill, Tennessee. We educate students through the trivium - grammar, logic, and rhetoric - cultivating wisdom, virtue, and eloquence.

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Academics & Curriculum

Core Palette + Navy & Brown Extensions

The existing Saints palette - greens, gold, cream, red - remains the foundation. Deep navy is introduced for Upper School and Admin contexts to create elevation and distinction.

Core

Dark Green#213b2d
Light Green#355946
White Green#f2fff8
Gold#e6c566
Cream#f5efd7
Tan#d1bd89
Red#cc522f

Navy Extension

Navy#1a2744
Navy Light#243456
Navy Muted#2d3f5e

Brown Extension

Brown#3e2723
Brown Light#5d4037
Brown Muted#6d4c41

Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric

The trivium isn't just a curriculum - it's a framework for how children naturally learn. In the grammar stage, young minds absorb facts and foundations. In logic, they learn to reason and question. In rhetoric, they articulate truth with eloquence and conviction.

Every subject, every year, builds on this progression.

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Saints Classical Academy students in classroom discussion

Christ at the Center

Education without formation is incomplete. At Saints Classical, every subject points to the Author of truth, beauty, and goodness. Our partnership with local churches ensures that faith isn't an add-on - it's the foundation.

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12-Column Foundation

Max-width 1440px. Responsive gutters. Content snaps to 4/5/6/7/8/12 column spans. Full-bleed breakout sections for heroes and color blocks. Asymmetric layouts encouraged.

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5 col - Text
7 col - Image
8 col - Content
4 col - Sidebar
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12 col - Full-width hero / section

Buttons & Cards

Buttons

LMS Dashboard Cards

Assignment · Due March 24

Narration: Chapter 12

Write a narration of the key events in Chapter 12 of The Door in the Wall.

Announcement · Today

Friday Enrichment Update

This week's enrichment includes watercolor painting and nature journaling.

Grade Posted · March 21

Latin Vocabulary Quiz

Unit 8 vocabulary assessment - first and second declension nouns.

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