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Comics — Indie Zine / Webcomic Landing
A raw DIY landing page for the fictional webcomic Smudge & Staple, built in HTML, CSS, and vanilla JS. A collage hero stacks taped photocopy snapshots, hand-lettered scrawl, and cut-paper stickers over an off-white riso texture in two spot inks, orange and blue. Below sit a scrappy latest-strips grid with a new-only toggle, a tip-jar with amount tiers, a screen-print merch band, a hand-drawn about blurb, and a dashed cut-out mailing-list form. JS adds random card jitter, tape-peel hovers, and toast feedback.
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Targets: JS HTML
Code
:root {
/* PALETTE OVERRIDE — indie riso / photocopy, 2 spot inks on off-white */
--paper: #f4f1e8;
--paper-2: #ece8da;
--ink: #1a1a1a;
--ink-soft: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.62);
--accent: #ff4d00; /* riso orange */
--accent-2: #1356ff; /* riso blue */
--panel: #fbfaf4;
--line: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.85);
--line-soft: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.22);
--tape: rgba(255, 235, 150, 0.55);
--r-sm: 4px;
--r-md: 8px;
--r-lg: 14px;
/* photocopy grain + halftone */
--halftone: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.20) 1px, transparent 1.6px);
--font-hand: "Caveat", "Gloria Hallelujah", cursive;
--font-scrawl: "Gloria Hallelujah", cursive;
--font-mono: "Space Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
--shadow-hard: 4px 4px 0 var(--ink);
--shadow-hard-blue: 4px 4px 0 var(--accent-2);
}
*,
*::before,
*::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
html {
scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
body {
margin: 0;
min-height: 100vh;
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: 15px;
line-height: 1.5;
color: var(--ink);
background-color: var(--paper);
/* photocopy speckle + faint halftone wash */
background-image:
var(--halftone),
url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='120' height='120'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='120' height='120' filter='url(%23n)' opacity='0.045'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
background-size: 7px 7px, 120px 120px;
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
-moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
overflow-x: hidden;
}
/* misregistered riso blue ghost layer over the whole page */
.riso-blue-shift {
position: fixed;
inset: 0;
pointer-events: none;
z-index: 0;
mix-blend-mode: multiply;
background:
repeating-linear-gradient(
0deg,
rgba(19, 86, 255, 0.025) 0 2px,
transparent 2px 4px
);
opacity: 0.6;
}
img {
max-width: 100%;
display: block;
}
a {
color: var(--accent-2);
text-underline-offset: 3px;
}
.skip-link {
position: absolute;
left: -999px;
top: 0;
z-index: 50;
background: var(--ink);
color: var(--paper);
padding: 8px 14px;
font-family: var(--font-mono);
}
.skip-link:focus {
left: 10px;
top: 10px;
}
:focus-visible {
outline: 3px dashed var(--accent-2);
outline-offset: 3px;
}
/* ---------- BUTTONS ---------- */
.btn {
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-weight: 700;
font-size: 0.95rem;
letter-spacing: 0.02em;
padding: 11px 18px;
border: 2.5px solid var(--ink);
border-radius: var(--r-sm);
background: var(--panel);
color: var(--ink);
cursor: pointer;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-hard);
transition: transform 0.08s ease, box-shadow 0.08s ease, background 0.15s ease;
}
.btn:hover {
transform: translate(-1px, -1px);
box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 var(--ink);
}
.btn:active {
transform: translate(2px, 2px);
box-shadow: 1px 1px 0 var(--ink);
}
.btn--orange {
background: var(--accent);
color: var(--paper);
}
.btn--blue {
background: var(--accent-2);
color: var(--paper);
}
/* ---------- MASTHEAD ---------- */
.masthead {
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
max-width: 980px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 46px 20px 28px;
text-align: center;
}
.masthead__tape {
position: absolute;
top: 14px;
right: 22px;
transform: rotate(8deg);
background: var(--tape);
border: 1px dashed var(--ink-soft);
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: 0.7rem;
letter-spacing: 0.18em;
padding: 4px 14px;
color: var(--ink);
}
.masthead__kicker {
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: 0.72rem;
letter-spacing: 0.14em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--ink-soft);
margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.masthead__title {
font-family: var(--font-hand);
font-weight: 700;
margin: 0;
line-height: 0.86;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: center;
align-items: baseline;
gap: 0 0.18em;
}
.masthead__title-line {
font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 13vw, 7rem);
color: var(--accent);
text-shadow: 3px 3px 0 var(--ink);
transform: rotate(-2deg);
}
.masthead__title-line--blue {
color: var(--accent-2);
transform: rotate(1.5deg);
text-shadow: 3px 3px 0 var(--ink);
}
.masthead__amp {
font-size: clamp(2rem, 7vw, 3.6rem);
color: var(--ink);
transform: rotate(-6deg);
}
.masthead__tag {
font-family: var(--font-scrawl);
font-size: clamp(0.85rem, 2.6vw, 1.05rem);
margin: 14px auto 0;
max-width: 30ch;
color: var(--ink);
}
.masthead__nav {
margin-top: 22px;
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: center;
gap: 6px 8px;
}
.masthead__nav a {
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: 0.8rem;
text-decoration: none;
color: var(--ink);
border: 2px solid var(--ink);
padding: 5px 12px;
border-radius: 999px;
background: var(--panel);
transition: background 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease, transform 0.08s ease;
}
.masthead__nav a:hover {
background: var(--ink);
color: var(--paper);
transform: rotate(-2deg);
}
/* ---------- SECTION SHELL ---------- */
.zine {
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
max-width: 980px;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0 20px 40px;
}
.zine > section {
margin-top: 56px;
}
.band-head {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
gap: 14px;
flex-wrap: wrap;
margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.band-head__title,
.support__title,
.merch__title,
.about__title,
.mail__title {
font-family: var(--font-hand);
font-weight: 700;
color: var(--ink);
margin: 0;
}
.band-head__title,
.merch__title {
font-size: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 2.8rem);
transform: rotate(-1.5deg);
}
/* ---------- HERO COLLAGE ---------- */
.hero__collage {
position: relative;
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr;
gap: 22px;
margin-top: 10px;
padding: 8px;
}
/* taped snapshot card (reusable) */
.snap {
position: relative;
background: var(--panel);
border: 2.5px solid var(--ink);
padding: 10px 10px 14px;
margin: 0;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-hard);
}
.snap__tape {
position: absolute;
width: 84px;
height: 26px;
background: var(--tape);
border: 1px dashed var(--ink-soft);
z-index: 3;
transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}
.snap__tape--tl {
top: -12px;
left: -10px;
transform: rotate(-18deg);
}
.snap__tape--br {
bottom: -12px;
right: -10px;
transform: rotate(-14deg);
}
/* tape-peel hover effect */
.snap:hover .snap__tape--tl {
transform: rotate(-30deg) translate(-6px, -8px);
}
.snap:hover .snap__tape--br {
transform: rotate(-2deg) translate(8px, 8px);
}
.snap__art {
position: relative;
aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
border: 2px solid var(--ink);
background-color: var(--paper-2);
background-image:
var(--halftone),
repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, transparent 0 9px, rgba(255, 77, 0, 0.10) 9px 18px);
background-size: 6px 6px, auto;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
overflow: hidden;
}
.snap__art--hero {
background-image:
var(--halftone),
radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, rgba(19, 86, 255, 0.18), transparent 55%),
repeating-linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 11px, rgba(255, 77, 0, 0.12) 11px 22px);
background-size: 6px 6px, auto, auto;
}
.sfx {
font-family: var(--font-hand);
font-weight: 700;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--accent);
text-shadow: 2.5px 2.5px 0 var(--ink);
transform: rotate(-7deg);
}
.sfx--hero {
font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 9vw, 4.2rem);
}
.hero__ghost {
position: absolute;
bottom: 8px;
right: 12px;
font-family: var(--font-scrawl);
font-size: 1.1rem;
color: var(--accent-2);
}
.snap__cap {
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: 0.82rem;
margin-top: 10px;
color: var(--ink);
}
.snap__cap strong {
color: var(--accent);
}
.hero__cut {
align-self: center;
background: var(--panel);
border: 2.5px dashed var(--ink);
padding: 18px 16px;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-hard-blue);
}
.hero__scrawl {
font-family: var(--font-scrawl);
font-size: 1.05rem;
margin: 0 0 14px;
line-height: 1.35;
}
.hero__meta {
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: 0.74rem;
letter-spacing: 0.08em;
color: var(--ink-soft);
margin: 12px 0 0;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 8px;
}
.dot {
width: 10px;
height: 10px;
border-radius: 50%;
border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
display: inline-block;
}
.dot--orange {
background: var(--accent);
animation: blink 1.6s steps(1) infinite;
}
@keyframes blink {
50% { background: var(--paper); }
}
.hero__sticker {
position: absolute;
font-family: var(--font-hand);
font-weight: 700;
font-size: 1.4rem;
color: var(--paper);
width: 64px;
height: 64px;
border-radius: 50%;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
border: 2.5px solid var(--ink);
z-index: 4;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-hard);
}
.hero__sticker--blue {
background: var(--accent-2);
top: -18px;
left: -10px;
transform: rotate(-14deg);
}
.hero__sticker--orange {
background: var(--accent);
bottom: -16px;
right: 38%;
transform: rotate(11deg);
}
/* ---------- STRIPS GRID ---------- */
.toggle {
display: inline-flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 9px;
cursor: pointer;
user-select: none;
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: 0.78rem;
text-transform: uppercase;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
}
.toggle input {
position: absolute;
opacity: 0;
width: 0;
height: 0;
}
.toggle__track {
width: 46px;
height: 24px;
border: 2.5px solid var(--ink);
border-radius: 999px;
background: var(--panel);
position: relative;
transition: background 0.15s ease;
}
.toggle__knob {
position: absolute;
top: 2px;
left: 2px;
width: 16px;
height: 16px;
background: var(--ink);
border-radius: 50%;
transition: transform 0.16s ease;
}
.toggle input:checked + .toggle__track {
background: var(--accent);
}
.toggle input:checked + .toggle__track .toggle__knob {
transform: translateX(22px);
background: var(--paper);
}
.toggle input:focus-visible + .toggle__track {
outline: 3px dashed var(--accent-2);
outline-offset: 2px;
}
.strip-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
gap: 22px 18px;
}
.strip {
position: relative;
background: var(--panel);
border: 2.5px solid var(--ink);
padding: 9px 9px 13px;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-hard);
cursor: pointer;
text-align: left;
font: inherit;
color: inherit;
transition: transform 0.12s ease, box-shadow 0.12s ease;
}
.strip:hover {
transform: translate(-2px, -2px) rotate(0deg) !important;
box-shadow: 6px 6px 0 var(--accent-2);
}
.strip__tape {
position: absolute;
top: -11px;
left: 50%;
transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(-3deg);
width: 70px;
height: 22px;
background: var(--tape);
border: 1px dashed var(--ink-soft);
transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}
.strip:hover .strip__tape {
transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(-14deg) translateY(-5px);
}
.strip__art {
aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
border: 2px solid var(--ink);
display: grid;
place-items: center;
background-color: var(--paper-2);
background-image: var(--halftone);
background-size: 6px 6px;
}
.strip__art .sfx {
font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 5vw, 2rem);
}
.strip__no {
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: 0.7rem;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
color: var(--ink-soft);
margin: 9px 0 3px;
display: flex;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: center;
}
.strip__badge {
background: var(--accent);
color: var(--paper);
border: 1.5px solid var(--ink);
border-radius: 999px;
padding: 1px 8px;
font-size: 0.62rem;
letter-spacing: 0.08em;
}
.strip__title {
font-family: var(--font-scrawl);
font-size: 0.96rem;
margin: 0;
line-height: 1.25;
}
.strip[hidden] {
display: none;
}
.strip-grid__empty {
grid-column: 1 / -1;
text-align: center;
font-family: var(--font-scrawl);
color: var(--ink-soft);
padding: 30px;
}
/* ---------- SUPPORT / TIP JAR ---------- */
.support__jar {
position: relative;
max-width: 560px;
margin: 0 auto;
background: var(--panel);
border: 3px solid var(--ink);
border-radius: 0 0 var(--r-lg) var(--r-lg);
padding: 30px 24px 26px;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-hard);
text-align: center;
}
.support__jar-lid {
position: absolute;
top: -16px;
left: 50%;
transform: translateX(-50%);
width: 60%;
height: 16px;
background: var(--accent-2);
border: 3px solid var(--ink);
border-radius: var(--r-sm) var(--r-sm) 0 0;
}
.support__title {
font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 5vw, 2.4rem);
transform: rotate(-1deg);
}
.support__copy {
font-family: var(--font-scrawl);
font-size: 0.92rem;
max-width: 46ch;
margin: 12px auto 20px;
}
.support__tiers {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
justify-content: center;
gap: 10px;
margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.tip {
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-weight: 700;
font-size: 1.05rem;
border: 2.5px solid var(--ink);
border-radius: var(--r-sm);
background: var(--paper);
color: var(--ink);
padding: 10px 14px;
cursor: pointer;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
gap: 2px;
min-width: 78px;
transition: transform 0.1s ease, background 0.12s ease;
}
.tip small {
font-weight: 400;
font-size: 0.62rem;
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.tip:hover {
transform: translateY(-2px) rotate(-2deg);
}
.tip[aria-pressed="true"] {
background: var(--accent);
color: var(--paper);
}
.tip[aria-pressed="true"] small {
color: rgba(244, 241, 232, 0.85);
}
.support__cta {
width: 100%;
}
/* ---------- MERCH BAND ---------- */
.merch__title {
text-align: center;
margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.merch__band {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
gap: 16px;
}
.merch__item {
background: var(--panel);
border: 2.5px solid var(--ink);
padding: 10px;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-hard);
text-align: center;
transition: transform 0.12s ease, box-shadow 0.12s ease;
}
.merch__item:hover {
transform: translate(-2px, -2px) rotate(0deg) !important;
box-shadow: 5px 5px 0 var(--accent);
}
.merch__thumb {
aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
border: 2px solid var(--ink);
display: grid;
place-items: center;
font-family: var(--font-hand);
font-weight: 700;
font-size: 1.8rem;
color: var(--paper);
background-image: var(--halftone);
background-size: 6px 6px;
}
.merch__thumb--tee { background-color: var(--accent); }
.merch__thumb--pin { background-color: var(--accent-2); }
.merch__thumb--zine { background-color: var(--ink); }
.merch__thumb--sticker { background-color: var(--accent); }
.merch__thumb span {
text-shadow: 2px 2px 0 var(--ink);
}
.merch__thumb--zine span {
text-shadow: 2px 2px 0 var(--accent);
}
.merch__name {
font-family: var(--font-scrawl);
font-size: 0.84rem;
margin: 9px 0 2px;
line-height: 1.2;
}
.merch__price {
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: 0.7rem;
color: var(--ink-soft);
margin: 0;
}
/* ---------- ABOUT ---------- */
.about__card {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 130px 1fr;
gap: 22px;
align-items: start;
background: var(--panel);
border: 2.5px solid var(--ink);
padding: 22px;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-hard-blue);
}
.about__photo {
aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
border: 2.5px solid var(--ink);
background-color: var(--paper-2);
background-image:
var(--halftone),
radial-gradient(circle at 50% 40%, rgba(255, 77, 0, 0.25), transparent 60%);
background-size: 6px 6px, auto;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
transform: rotate(-3deg);
}
.about__photo-face {
font-size: 2rem;
color: var(--ink);
}
.about__text p {
margin: 0 0 10px;
font-size: 0.92rem;
}
.about__title {
font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 5vw, 2.2rem);
margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.about__sign {
font-family: var(--font-scrawl);
color: var(--accent);
}
/* ---------- MAIL CUT-OUT FORM ---------- */
.mail__form {
position: relative;
max-width: 640px;
margin: 0 auto;
background: var(--panel);
border: 2.5px dashed var(--ink);
padding: 26px 22px 22px;
box-shadow: var(--shadow-hard);
}
.mail__scissors {
position: absolute;
top: -10px;
left: 0;
right: 0;
text-align: center;
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: 0.72rem;
color: var(--ink-soft);
background: var(--paper);
white-space: nowrap;
overflow: hidden;
}
.mail__title {
font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 5vw, 2.2rem);
transform: rotate(-1deg);
text-align: center;
}
.mail__copy {
font-family: var(--font-scrawl);
text-align: center;
font-size: 0.9rem;
margin: 8px auto 18px;
max-width: 42ch;
}
.mail__row {
display: flex;
flex-wrap: wrap;
gap: 10px;
align-items: end;
}
.mail__label {
display: none;
}
.mail__input {
flex: 1 1 220px;
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: 0.95rem;
padding: 11px 13px;
border: 2.5px solid var(--ink);
border-radius: var(--r-sm);
background: var(--paper);
color: var(--ink);
}
.mail__input::placeholder {
color: var(--ink-soft);
font-style: italic;
}
.mail__error {
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: 0.78rem;
color: var(--accent);
margin: 12px 0 0;
}
/* ---------- FOOTER ---------- */
.foot {
position: relative;
z-index: 1;
text-align: center;
padding: 30px 20px 46px;
border-top: 2px dashed var(--line-soft);
margin-top: 40px;
}
.foot p {
margin: 0 0 6px;
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: 0.78rem;
}
.foot__fine {
color: var(--ink-soft);
font-size: 0.68rem !important;
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
/* ---------- TOAST ---------- */
.toast {
position: fixed;
left: 50%;
bottom: 26px;
transform: translate(-50%, 30px);
background: var(--ink);
color: var(--paper);
font-family: var(--font-mono);
font-size: 0.82rem;
padding: 11px 18px;
border: 2px solid var(--ink);
border-radius: var(--r-sm);
box-shadow: 4px 4px 0 var(--accent);
opacity: 0;
pointer-events: none;
transition: opacity 0.2s ease, transform 0.2s ease;
z-index: 60;
max-width: 80vw;
}
.toast.is-on {
opacity: 1;
transform: translate(-50%, 0);
}
/* ---------- RESPONSIVE ---------- */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
.hero__collage {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
.strip-grid {
grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
}
.merch__band {
grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
}
}
@media (max-width: 520px) {
body {
font-size: 14px;
}
.masthead {
padding-top: 36px;
}
.masthead__tape {
right: 12px;
}
.zine > section {
margin-top: 44px;
}
.strip-grid {
grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
gap: 18px 14px;
}
.about__card {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
justify-items: center;
text-align: center;
}
.about__photo {
width: 120px;
}
.about__sign {
text-align: center;
}
.mail__row {
flex-direction: column;
align-items: stretch;
}
.hero__sticker--orange {
right: 8%;
}
.band-head {
justify-content: center;
}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
*,
*::before,
*::after {
animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
scroll-behavior: auto !important;
}
}/* SMUDGE & STAPLE — indie zine / webcomic landing
Vanilla JS only. Intentionally scrappy & charming. */
(function () {
"use strict";
var reduceMotion = window.matchMedia(
"(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)"
).matches;
/* ---------- toast helper ---------- */
var toastEl = document.getElementById("toast");
var toastTimer;
function toast(msg) {
if (!toastEl) return;
toastEl.textContent = msg;
toastEl.classList.add("is-on");
clearTimeout(toastTimer);
toastTimer = setTimeout(function () {
toastEl.classList.remove("is-on");
}, 2400);
}
/* ---------- slight random rotation/jitter on cards ---------- */
function jitter() {
if (reduceMotion) return;
var nodes = document.querySelectorAll("[data-jitter]");
nodes.forEach(function (el) {
var deg = (Math.random() * 3 - 1.5).toFixed(2); // -1.5°..1.5°
var tx = (Math.random() * 4 - 2).toFixed(1);
el.style.transform = "rotate(" + deg + "deg) translate(" + tx + "px, 0)";
});
}
/* ---------- latest strips data + render ---------- */
var strips = [
{ no: 207, title: "the dishwasher is haunted (again)", sfx: "CLUNK", isNew: true },
{ no: 206, title: "Mop unionizes the dust bunnies", sfx: "POOF", isNew: true },
{ no: 205, title: "Bracket refuses to fold the linen ghosts", sfx: "FWUMP", isNew: false },
{ no: 204, title: "a haunting, but make it tidy", sfx: "SWIP", isNew: false },
{ no: 203, title: "the fridge keeps a list of our regrets", sfx: "HMMM", isNew: false },
{ no: 202, title: "spectral laundry day, part two", sfx: "DRIP", isNew: false }
];
var grid = document.getElementById("stripGrid");
function buildStrip(s) {
var card = document.createElement("button");
card.type = "button";
card.className = "strip";
card.dataset.new = s.isNew ? "1" : "0";
card.setAttribute(
"aria-label",
"Read strip number " + s.no + ": " + s.title
);
var html =
'<span class="strip__tape" aria-hidden="true"></span>' +
'<div class="strip__art"><span class="sfx">' + s.sfx + "</span></div>" +
'<p class="strip__no"><span>#' + s.no + "</span>" +
(s.isNew ? '<span class="strip__badge">new</span>' : "") +
"</p>" +
'<h3 class="strip__title">' + s.title + "</h3>";
card.innerHTML = html;
// scrappy resting tilt
if (!reduceMotion) {
var deg = (Math.random() * 4 - 2).toFixed(2);
card.style.transform = "rotate(" + deg + "deg)";
}
card.addEventListener("click", function () {
toast('opening #' + s.no + ' — "' + s.title + '" …');
});
return card;
}
if (grid) {
strips.forEach(function (s) {
grid.appendChild(buildStrip(s));
});
}
/* ---------- "new strip" toggle ---------- */
var newOnly = document.getElementById("newOnly");
function applyFilter() {
if (!grid) return;
var showNewOnly = newOnly && newOnly.checked;
var visible = 0;
var cards = grid.querySelectorAll(".strip");
cards.forEach(function (c) {
var hide = showNewOnly && c.dataset.new !== "1";
c.hidden = hide;
if (!hide) visible++;
});
var existingEmpty = grid.querySelector(".strip-grid__empty");
if (visible === 0 && !existingEmpty) {
var empty = document.createElement("p");
empty.className = "strip-grid__empty";
empty.textContent = "no fresh strips right now — toner's drying.";
grid.appendChild(empty);
} else if (visible > 0 && existingEmpty) {
existingEmpty.remove();
}
}
if (newOnly) {
newOnly.addEventListener("change", function () {
applyFilter();
toast(newOnly.checked ? "showing new strips only" : "showing everything");
});
}
/* ---------- read latest (scroll to grid) ---------- */
var readLatest = document.getElementById("readLatest");
if (readLatest) {
readLatest.addEventListener("click", function () {
var target = document.getElementById("strips");
if (target) {
target.scrollIntoView({
behavior: reduceMotion ? "auto" : "smooth",
block: "start"
});
}
toast('loading #207 — "the dishwasher is haunted (again)"');
});
}
/* ---------- tip jar ---------- */
var tipBtns = document.querySelectorAll(".tip");
var tipAmountEl = document.getElementById("tipAmount");
var tipBtn = document.getElementById("tipBtn");
var selectedTip = 7;
function selectTip(value, btn) {
selectedTip = value;
tipBtns.forEach(function (b) {
b.setAttribute("aria-pressed", b === btn ? "true" : "false");
});
if (tipAmountEl) tipAmountEl.textContent = "$" + value;
}
tipBtns.forEach(function (b) {
b.setAttribute("aria-pressed", "false");
b.addEventListener("click", function () {
selectTip(parseInt(b.dataset.tip, 10), b);
});
});
if (tipBtn) {
tipBtn.addEventListener("click", function () {
if (selectedTip === 0) {
toast("vibes received. thank you, truly ♡");
} else {
toast("clink! $" + selectedTip + " in the jar — you legend ♡");
}
});
}
/* ---------- mailing list cut-out form ---------- */
var mailForm = document.getElementById("mailForm");
var emailInput = document.getElementById("email");
var mailError = document.getElementById("mailError");
var emailRe = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
if (mailForm) {
mailForm.addEventListener("submit", function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
var value = (emailInput.value || "").trim();
if (!emailRe.test(value)) {
if (mailError) mailError.hidden = false;
emailInput.setAttribute("aria-invalid", "true");
emailInput.focus();
return;
}
if (mailError) mailError.hidden = true;
emailInput.removeAttribute("aria-invalid");
mailForm.reset();
toast("taped in! check your inbox when toner permits.");
});
if (emailInput) {
emailInput.addEventListener("input", function () {
if (mailError && !mailError.hidden) {
mailError.hidden = true;
emailInput.removeAttribute("aria-invalid");
}
});
}
}
/* ---------- run jitter on load (after layout) ---------- */
if (!reduceMotion) {
requestAnimationFrame(jitter);
}
})();<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
<title>SMUDGE & STAPLE — Indie Zine / Webcomic</title>
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com" />
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin />
<link
href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Caveat:wght@500;600;700&family=Gloria+Hallelujah&family=Space+Mono:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,400&display=swap"
rel="stylesheet"
/>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" />
</head>
<body>
<!-- riso misregistration overlay -->
<div class="riso-blue-shift" aria-hidden="true"></div>
<a class="skip-link" href="#strips">Skip to strips</a>
<header class="masthead">
<div class="masthead__tape" aria-hidden="true">XEROX-OK</div>
<p class="masthead__kicker">issue #07 · printed in a closet · spot inks only</p>
<h1 class="masthead__title">
<span class="masthead__title-line">SMUDGE</span>
<span class="masthead__amp" aria-hidden="true">&</span>
<span class="masthead__title-line masthead__title-line--blue">STAPLE</span>
</h1>
<p class="masthead__tag">a hand-cranked webcomic about ghosts who do chores</p>
<nav class="masthead__nav" aria-label="Primary">
<a href="#strips">strips</a>
<a href="#support">tip jar</a>
<a href="#merch">merch</a>
<a href="#about">about</a>
<a href="#mail">mailing list</a>
</nav>
</header>
<main class="zine">
<!-- HERO COLLAGE -->
<section class="hero" aria-label="Latest strip">
<div class="hero__collage">
<figure class="snap snap--big" data-jitter>
<div class="snap__tape snap__tape--tl" aria-hidden="true"></div>
<div class="snap__tape snap__tape--br" aria-hidden="true"></div>
<div class="snap__art snap__art--hero">
<span class="sfx sfx--hero">CLUNK</span>
<span class="hero__ghost" aria-hidden="true">‹boo›</span>
</div>
<figcaption class="snap__cap">
<strong>NEW:</strong> #207 — "the dishwasher is haunted (again)"
</figcaption>
</figure>
<div class="hero__cut" data-jitter>
<p class="hero__scrawl">drawn on a napkin.<br />photocopied twice.</p>
<button class="btn btn--orange" id="readLatest" type="button">read the latest →</button>
<p class="hero__meta"><span class="dot dot--orange"></span> updates tues & fri-ish</p>
</div>
<div class="hero__sticker hero__sticker--blue" data-jitter aria-hidden="true">free</div>
<div class="hero__sticker hero__sticker--orange" data-jitter aria-hidden="true">made by hand</div>
</div>
</section>
<!-- LATEST STRIPS GRID -->
<section id="strips" class="strips" aria-labelledby="strips-h">
<div class="band-head">
<h2 id="strips-h" class="band-head__title">latest strips</h2>
<label class="toggle">
<input type="checkbox" id="newOnly" />
<span class="toggle__track" aria-hidden="true"><span class="toggle__knob"></span></span>
<span class="toggle__label">new only</span>
</label>
</div>
<div class="strip-grid" id="stripGrid">
<!-- cards injected by script.js -->
</div>
</section>
<!-- SUPPORT / TIP JAR -->
<section id="support" class="support" aria-labelledby="support-h">
<div class="support__jar" data-jitter>
<div class="support__jar-lid" aria-hidden="true"></div>
<h2 id="support-h" class="support__title">the tip jar</h2>
<p class="support__copy">
this comic is free & always will be. if it made you snort-laugh on the bus,
consider chucking a coin in the jar. funds go to ink, staples & instant noodles.
</p>
<div class="support__tiers" role="group" aria-label="Tip amount">
<button class="tip" type="button" data-tip="3">$3<small>a coffee</small></button>
<button class="tip" type="button" data-tip="7">$7<small>a zine</small></button>
<button class="tip" type="button" data-tip="15">$15<small>a ream of paper</small></button>
<button class="tip tip--free" type="button" data-tip="0">$0<small>just vibes</small></button>
</div>
<button class="btn btn--blue support__cta" id="tipBtn" type="button">
drop <span id="tipAmount">$7</span> in the jar
</button>
</div>
</section>
<!-- MERCH BAND -->
<section id="merch" class="merch" aria-labelledby="merch-h">
<h2 id="merch-h" class="merch__title">scrappy little merch</h2>
<div class="merch__band">
<article class="merch__item" data-jitter>
<div class="merch__thumb merch__thumb--tee"><span>TEE</span></div>
<p class="merch__name">"haunted but trying" tee</p>
<p class="merch__price">$22 · screen-printed</p>
</article>
<article class="merch__item" data-jitter>
<div class="merch__thumb merch__thumb--pin"><span>PIN</span></div>
<p class="merch__name">enamel ghost pin</p>
<p class="merch__price">$9 · glows a bit</p>
</article>
<article class="merch__item" data-jitter>
<div class="merch__thumb merch__thumb--zine"><span>ZINE</span></div>
<p class="merch__name">issues 1–6 risograph bundle</p>
<p class="merch__price">$30 · orange + blue</p>
</article>
<article class="merch__item" data-jitter>
<div class="merch__thumb merch__thumb--sticker"><span>STK</span></div>
<p class="merch__name">sticker grab-bag (×8)</p>
<p class="merch__price">$6 · surprise me</p>
</article>
</div>
</section>
<!-- ABOUT BLURB -->
<section id="about" class="about" aria-labelledby="about-h">
<div class="about__card" data-jitter>
<div class="about__photo" aria-hidden="true">
<span class="about__photo-face">◠‿◠</span>
</div>
<div class="about__text">
<h2 id="about-h" class="about__title">hi, i'm Pell.</h2>
<p>
i draw <em>Smudge & Staple</em> at my kitchen table with a leaky brush pen and
a photocopier i rescued from a curb. it's about two ghosts, Mop & Bracket,
who are stuck doing the chores they ignored while alive.
</p>
<p>
no studio. no ads. just me, riso orange #ff4d00, and one very tolerant cat.
new strips go up whenever the toner cooperates.
</p>
<p class="about__sign">— Pell, somewhere damp</p>
</div>
</div>
</section>
<!-- MAILING LIST CUT-OUT FORM -->
<section id="mail" class="mail" aria-labelledby="mail-h">
<form class="mail__form" id="mailForm" novalidate data-jitter>
<div class="mail__scissors" aria-hidden="true">✂ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</div>
<h2 id="mail-h" class="mail__title">cut out & subscribe</h2>
<p class="mail__copy">get an email when a new strip drops. no spam, i can barely keep up as it is.</p>
<div class="mail__row">
<label class="mail__label" for="email">your email</label>
<input
class="mail__input"
id="email"
name="email"
type="email"
inputmode="email"
placeholder="scribble it here…"
autocomplete="email"
required
/>
<button class="btn btn--orange" type="submit">tape me in</button>
</div>
<p class="mail__error" id="mailError" role="alert" hidden>that doesn't look like an email — try again?</p>
</form>
</section>
</main>
<footer class="foot">
<p>SMUDGE & STAPLE — self-published, badly stapled, since '24.</p>
<p class="foot__fine">all characters fictional · printed in 2 spot inks · please recycle this page (it's a webpage)</p>
</footer>
<!-- toast -->
<div class="toast" id="toast" role="status" aria-live="polite"></div>
<script src="script.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Indie Zine / Webcomic Landing
A deliberately scrappy landing page for Smudge & Staple, a fictional webcomic about two ghosts stuck doing the chores they ignored while alive. The whole page is photocopier-grade: an off-white paper background carries SVG grain and a faint halftone wash, and a fixed multiply layer fakes the slight blue misregistration of a two-color risograph print. Type is all handwritten Caveat headings and Space Mono body, with bold orange and blue spot inks, hard ink borders, and offset drop-shadows that read like cut-and-taped paper.
The hero is a collage: a big taped snapshot of the latest strip sits beside a dashed cut-out card with a hand-scrawled note and a “read the latest” button, ringed by rotated “free” and “made by hand” stickers. Below it, a latest-strips grid renders scrappy panels at slightly random tilts, each pinned with a strip of tape; a “new only” toggle filters the grid and shows a charming empty state when the toner’s dry. A tip-jar section offers amount tiers ($3 / $7 / $15 / just vibes) that update the call-to-action, a screen-print merch band, a hand-drawn about blurb from the artist, and a dashed “cut out & subscribe” mailing-list form with inline email validation.
Interactions are vanilla JS: every [data-jitter] element gets a small random rotation on load so nothing lines up perfectly, tape strips peel and lift on hover, strip cards and tip tiers give toast feedback, and the email form validates before confirming. All motion is gated behind prefers-reduced-motion, controls are keyboard-usable, and body text holds WCAG AA contrast against the paper.
Illustrative UI only — fictional series, characters, and data.