A minimal Zola theme focused on reading and writing. Zola 2026-03-18T00:00:00+00:00 https://wjianbo.github.io/zola-theme-still/atom.xml 2026-03-18T00:00:00+00:00 2026-03-18T00:00:00+00:00 still Demo https://wjianbo.github.io/zola-theme-still/posts/why-no-home/ <p>A quiet page does not need to explain itself too loudly.</p> <p>When every screen includes a large cluster of controls, the reader is reminded that the interface matters as much as the text. I wanted the opposite feeling: arrive, read, leave with as little friction as possible.</p> <blockquote> <p>Navigation should help the reader leave the chrome behind.</p> </blockquote> <p>That is why this demo keeps navigation spare. Links remain available where they are useful, but they do not lead the page.</p> 2026-03-17T00:00:00+00:00 2026-03-17T00:00:00+00:00 still Demo https://wjianbo.github.io/zola-theme-still/posts/designing-for-less/ <p>Minimal design is not the absence of decisions. It is the result of making many decisions and then refusing to display all of them at once.</p> <p>In practice, that means:</p> <ul> <li>choosing a comfortable line length</li> <li>letting whitespace do structural work</li> <li>using contrast sparingly</li> <li>resisting components that call attention to themselves</li> </ul> <p>A theme like <strong>still</strong> tries to make those choices feel inevitable rather than impressive.</p> 2026-03-16T00:00:00+00:00 2026-03-16T00:00:00+00:00 still Demo https://wjianbo.github.io/zola-theme-still/posts/writing-in-public/ <p>Publishing online often tempts us to optimize for reaction instead of reflection.</p> <p>This theme leans the other way. It favors a page that can hold a long paragraph, a small aside, or even a compact code block like this:</p> <pre><code data-lang="text">write clearly remove noise leave room </code></pre> <p>The goal is not austerity for its own sake. The goal is to keep attention close to the sentence.</p>