The Walk With Alvin look

The night page

Every page sits on dark ink, like a tattoo parlour wall at night.

• #121110Night inkPage background
• #181614BandAlternate sections
• #EADBC0CreamText on the dark page
• #A8987FDustQuieter text on the dark page
• #3A332BRuleLines on the dark page

Paper

The hero and every card are lightly crumpled off-white drawing paper with burnt edges; the phone menu is aged parchment.

• #ECE9E3Drawing paperEvery card and the hero, lightly crumpled, burnt edges
• #C6B9A2Pencil shadeThe Meet patch inside walk cards
• #E4D1ACParchmentPhone menu
• #1C140DInkText on paper
• #4B3926SepiaQuieter text on paper
• #FFF6E4Frame whiteButton borders, photo frames

Tattoo ink

Aged colours only: oxblood, ochre and jade. Never a bright red.

• #6E1D16OxbloodBook buttons, ribbons
• #7A2416Seal redSeals, links, the H1 accent
• #9A3322LanternSmall accents
• #4A1510ShadowHard shadow under keys only
• #7E1B12Couplet redThe planner ticket, with gold flecks
• #96221ASeal inkSeal stamps, pressed unevenly
• #B8893AOchreVerse references, rules
• #C9A15AGoldChinese verses, signboard
• #4E7A62JadeForest accents
• #1F7A45WhatsApp greenThe WhatsApp icon only

One colour per walk

Each walk keeps its own title band, with a lighter highlight for the second half of its name.

Buttons look like raised keys and press in when touched. Hover or tap any of them below to feel it.

• RaisedLight edge top-left, shade bottom-right, and an ink drop shadow underneath.
• PressedMoves 2px down-right, turns lighter, the bevel flips and the drop shadow disappears.
• FrameA thin 1px white border with a 1px ink ring outside it. Corners 20px.

Seals

Red seals stamped on the paper, a little faded and never straight: carved white characters on red (白文) or red characters in a red frame (朱文). Each walk has its own; the blessings take turns on the small cards. Made by _build/stamps.html.

• 牛車水Chinatown · Chinatown Unmasked
• 美食Good food · One Bite at a Time
• 南洋Nanyang · A Dream of Nanyang
• 山林Hills and forest · Off the Beaten Track
• 以馬內利Immanuel, God with us
• 平安Peace
• 恩典Grace
• 福Blessing (spare)

Each season switches itself on and off by date (Singapore time). Every scene crosses the bottom of the window with a blessing on a parchment ribbon; nothing takes a click, and anyone who turns on “reduce motion” sees none of it.

• Christmas · 1 Nov – 31 DecSnow crystals over the whole page; the star, the wise men, gifts, a snowman, Santa’s sleigh and Rudolph, the same as TCE’s websites and café screens.Preview →
• Chinese New Year · 3 weeks before to the 15th dayPlum blossom and gold coins fall, two lanterns hang; a lion dance, oranges, red packets and firecrackers.Preview →
• Mid-Autumn · 2 weeks before to the day afterA full moon in the corner and paper lanterns floating up; a rabbit with its lantern, a carp lantern and mooncakes.Preview →
• National Day · 1 – 10 AugustRed-and-white confetti and fireworks; the flag waves along the bottom.Preview →

• EntranceThe hero rises in and the 牛車水 signboard swings down on its hook.
• ScrollCards rise as they come into view, ribbons unfurl, and Alvin’s fedora walks down a dotted trail on the left.
• StampWalk prices land like an ink stamp.
• GoodbyeAt the bottom of every page two red lanterns sway and Alvin tips his fedora.
• RouteA winding dotted route runs down the left edge with a stop for every section. The fedora walks it as you scroll and each stop it passes turns red.
• CalmAnyone who turns on “reduce motion” on their phone or computer sees everything still.

Making something for Alvin? WhatsApp him on +65 8438 8443 or email alvin.chiong17@gmail.com. Hotel cards, print sheets and the fact sheet are on the hotels & agents page.