Discovering
The Wall, page detail, and how readers find work on Grammata.
Discovery on Grammata is direct: every page goes to the Wall in the order it was published. No algorithm, no boost, no paid promotion.
The Wall
The Wall is a grid of every published page. Each tile shows the page itself - a small render of the actual artifact, plus the title in italic, the author's name in a handwritten flourish, and an eyebrow with edition count and time-ago.
You can:
- Search live - type into the search field and the grid filters as you go. The URL updates with
?q=so you can share a search. - Sort - newest, most kept, by title, or oldest
- Open - click any tile to see the page in detail
The grid animates as it filters - pages fade and move into place rather than snap.
Page detail
When you click into a page, you see the rendered page on the right (full size, sticky as you scroll), and a metadata column on the left:
- Title, author, style artist
- When it was published
- Who has kept it (the guest book - readers who collected an edition)
- A "Keep this" wax-seal button to collect your own copy
The page render is interactive. Click it to open a lightbox with zoom and pan - useful for hand-rendered styles where the texture and ink work reward close inspection.
Author profiles
Click an author's name from anywhere - the Wall, a page, the guest book - to land on their public profile inside Grammata. You see:
- Their bio, avatar, and links
- Every page they have published
- Every page they have collected from other writers
The profile is read-only - identity (name, avatar, bio, links) lives at the Profile Hub. The "Edit profile" button on your own profile opens a new tab to the hub.
Reader sheet
For long-form pages (basic pages, open letters), Grammata renders a flip-book experience. Click into the body and the page turns like a book - one paragraph per spread, rendered through the chosen style. Designed to feel like reading a printed object, not scrolling a feed.