meiersafe.com: four design directions

Each prototype has the same three pages and the same words, taken from the 2015 paper and the 2021 letter and not yet edited. Only the look differs. Open each one on your phone and your computer, and try printing a page.

D · Briefing, quieter New Oct 3

B's boxes and numbered sections, with A's easier reading text and smaller, lighter headings. Notes move to the margin on wide screens. Built from Mike's comments.

A · Reference

Quiet and typographic, like a well-made journal. Notes sit in the margin on wide screens.

B · Briefing

Strong headings, boxes and numbered sections. Built to print as a handout for a safety stand-down.

C · Narrative

Story first: a dark, full-width opening, large type and big quotes. Room for flight photos and slides.

Changed on October 3, in all four designs

Home page: a short "What this site is" introduction and the reading order, following the paper.
Try the numbers: wider boxes that fit 99.999 and more, and small results shown properly (0.018%, not 0.0%).
The 1995 top landing: a "Read first" link to the warning signs in Murphy's Corollary, and Mike's correction to the background.

What to look at

Home page: the opening line, the "Try the numbers" sentence (change the numbers), and the five-part framework.
Murphy's Corollary: a full framework page with key idea, notes, "cite this page" and the license line.
The 1995 top landing: a case study in the layout NASA and the FAA use, with discussion questions.

Pick one, or mix them ("A's text with C's home page"). Any reaction helps: what you like, what feels wrong, what's missing.

Prototypes only. Pages not built yet are shown in grey. The diagrams are schematic and drawn from the paper's description; your slides and photos come later.