A design reference
Reading and Scripture
Preserve the source text, its structure and the reader’s context.
Scripture data helps identify meaningful distinctions, but does not determine a single component. Start with what the person needs to read, understand or compare.
Footnotes without losing place
Inspect a note and return to the exact reading anchor.
Research-informed design proposal05 · Reading and ScriptureEditorial distinctions survive reflow
Preserve poetry, headings and translation additions without forcing a rigid layout.
Research-informed design proposal49 · Reading and ScriptureA reference opens at a deliberate destination
Choose the content scope, landing position and temporary cue separately.
Research-informed design proposal51 · Reading and ScriptureChange translation without losing the passage
Preserve a semantic reading anchor rather than a pixel offset.
Research-informed design proposal76 · Reading and ScriptureA bounded passage with a route to wider context
Choose the reading unit by the task while keeping its boundaries and context visible.
Research-informed design proposal81 · Reading and ScriptureParagraphs or one verse per line?
Compare paragraph reading with a separate line for each verse, while preserving the edition’s poetry and structure.
Editorial design proposal82 · Reading and ScriptureVerse numbers that help without taking over
Separate locating a verse from the precision needed to select it.
Editorial design proposal83 · Reading and ScriptureFinding a passage
Let people browse when they do not know a reference and jump when they do.
Editorial design proposal84 · Reading and ScriptureChoose a translation with enough context
Make language, edition and availability understandable before switching.
Editorial design proposal89 · Reading and ScriptureBook and chapter pickers: list, grid or drill-down?
Choose the browsing shape independently from the search field.
Editorial design proposal90 · Reading and ScriptureHow do readers move to the next chapter?
Compare continuous reading, explicit buttons and a persistent navigation bar.
Editorial design proposal91 · Reading and ScriptureOne field for browsing, references and AI discovery
Let one input filter books, recognise a reference and suggest passages, while making each result’s origin clear.
Editorial design proposal98 · Reading and ScriptureHow much text at once
One word, one verse, one verse in focus with its context, one passage or a whole chapter: choose the unit of Scripture a reading screen asks someone to hold, and let them move along the spectrum.
Research-informed design proposal99 · Reading and ScriptureNumbers, headings and notes
From a reader’s edition with nothing but the words, through verse numbers, section titles and note markers, to a full study layout: decide what sits around Scripture, who wrote it, and who can switch it off.
Research-informed design proposal94 · Reading and ScriptureAdjust reading settings without losing the passage
Keep typography, appearance and text-layer preferences close to the reading experience.
Editorial design proposal