Inkwell

A minimal, typography-first blog template built with Next.js 14+, Tailwind CSS, and MDX.

Designed for writers, developers, and creators who want a fast, clean blog without WordPress complexity.

What's Included

• Bento-style homepage with hero post, secondary cards, and category tabs

• Full blog system with MDX-powered posts, reading time estimates, and auto-generated table of contents

• Category archive pages and tag archive pages for organized browsing

• Search across all posts by title, excerpt, tags, or category

• Related posts section powered by tag-based matching

• RSS feed at /feed.xml

• Newsletter signup forms (homepage + sidebar)

• Smooth scroll with Lenis, GSAP animations, and Framer Motion transitions

• Draggable post slider with custom cursor

• About page and contact page included

• Responsive across all breakpoints — mobile, tablet, desktop

• Optimized typography with Cormorant Garamond display headings and DM Sans body text

Pages

• Homepage

• Blog listing

• Blog post

• About

• Contact

• Category archives

• Tag archives

Tech Stack

• Next.js 16

• React 19

• Tailwind CSS 4

• TypeScript

• MDX

• GSAP

• Framer Motion

• Lenis

Extras

Ship Studio ready — includes .shipstudio config, Claude skills, and SITE.md documentation.

Works standalone too — just:

npm install && npm run dev