01 · 11 updates
Design & Experience
May 2026
QA pass — mobile illustration fallbacks, nav breakpoint, hero polish
Mobile QA pass — illustrated diagrams now have phone-friendly fallbacks, the desktop nav appears at the right breakpoint, and the hero feels tighter on small screens.
May 2026
Phase B — /retreats, /scouting, /about ported to the 2026-05 system
The Retreats, Scouting, and About pages were rebuilt in the new design system to match the redesigned homepage. The standalone /travel page was retired in favour of the new homepage modules.
May 2026
Phase A — Felix's 2026-05 homepage redesign ported
A new homepage rolled out from Felix's 2026-05 redesign — full-bleed hero, three formats grid, proof block, illustrated process, and a closing call to enquire.
May 2026
Partners hidden from the primary nav — kept in footer
The Partners section is no longer in the top navigation but remains accessible from the footer — keeps the main nav focused on what new prospects come for.
April 2026
Mobile a11y — journal back-links, legal-prose inline links, cookie button
Mobile polish — back-links inside the journal, inline links in the legal pages, and cookie banner buttons all meet a 44px touch-target minimum.
April 2026
Mobile responsiveness sweep — touch targets, legibility, cookie banner
A site-wide mobile sweep — every tappable thing now meets a 44px minimum, body text is more legible on phones, and the cookie banner stacks cleanly on the smallest screens.
April 2026
Sitewide legibility audit — small body text up ~20%, scouting bio fix
Body text across the site bumped up ~20% so it's easier to read, especially on phones.
April 2026
Polish pass — hero zoom-in, philosophy stagger, partner card refinements
Subtle motion polish — the hero gently zooms on load, philosophy items stagger in, partner cards refined.
April 2026
Medium-priority motion — drawer fade, pillar accent slide, image-break parallax
Refined motion across the enquire drawer, the pillar accents, and the image-break parallax.
April 2026
framer-motion micro-interactions added across the site
Subtle motion across the site — sections fade up as you scroll, hover states feel intentional, transitions feel calmer.
April 2026
Phase 7 — Legibility audit + WCAG AA contrast fixes
Every text colour pair on the site now meets WCAG AA contrast standards, and small body text was bumped up for better legibility.