Style gallery

Each style below sets the same short document. The left page shows the title at the top of page 1. The right page shows a separate title page. The two thesis styles show their title page and first chapter, and the review style its first page and a body page. Click a page to open the PDF.

The specimen is a short note on divorce and net worth, using the public 2022 Survey of Consumer Finances. Its data and statistical tests are real, but its analysis and prose were generated by an AI model and have not been vetted. It is there to show the styles, not as a finding.

AllAcademicPublicOne columnTwo columns

American Journal of Sociology ajs

academic set · one column · XITS

Title on page 1Title page

Modelled on the American Journal of Sociology: a centred title and headings, a small-caps byline, footnotes and no colour.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: ajs
    title_layout: header   # or page

Demography demography

academic set · one column · EB Garamond

Title on page 1Title page

Modelled on social-demography journals: EB Garamond with oldstyle figures, small-caps section headings and near-black ink.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: demography
    title_layout: header   # or page

Methods methods

academic set · one column · Source Serif 4

Title on page 1Title page

For methods and computational papers: Source Serif 4 with Fira Code for code, a boxed abstract and teal headings.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: methods
    title_layout: header   # or page

Minimal minimal

academic set · one column · Latin Modern

Title on page 1Title page

The look of an unstyled R Markdown PDF: Latin Modern, 1-inch margins and black ink.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: minimal
    title_layout: header   # or page

Modern modern

academic set · one column · Source Serif 4

Title on page 1Title page

A clean preprint: Source Serif 4 with numbered blue section headings.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: modern
    title_layout: header   # or page

Nature nature

academic set · two columns · Source Serif 4

Title on page 1Title page

Modelled on Nature and Science articles: two columns of small type, a bold abstract and a heavy rule above the title.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: nature
    title_layout: header   # or page

Queens College thesis qc-thesis

academic set · one column · XITS

Title pageFirst chapter

The thesis style with the Queens College title page for the MA in Data Analytics and Applied Social Research, including a committee signature block.

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toc: true
output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: qc-thesis

Review review

academic set · one column · Source Serif 4

Page 1: the mapA body page

For drafts printed to read and mark up by hand: a 3in writing margin, line and paragraph numbers, a map of the argument, margin flags and changebars.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: review
    changes_since: v1.0   # optional: a tag, commit or file

Sociology sociology

academic set · one column · Source Serif 4

Title on page 1Title page

Modelled on ASA journals: a flush-left title, capital section headings, a small-caps abstract label and no colour.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: sociology
    title_layout: header   # or page

SSRN ssrn

academic set · one column · XITS

Title on page 1Title page

A working paper in the NBER and SSRN tradition: a centred title, numbered sections, spaced paragraphs and no colour.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: ssrn
    title_layout: header   # or page

Thesis thesis

academic set · one column · XITS

Title pageFirst chapter

A thesis or dissertation: double-spaced Times-like type, a 1.5-inch binding margin, chapters on new pages, and a title page with an optional signature block.

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toc: true
output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: thesis

Atlantic atlantic

public set · one column · EB Garamond

Title on page 1Title page

Modelled on long features in The Atlantic: a large centred title, a drop cap and red accents.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: atlantic
    title_layout: header   # or page

Bulletin bulletin

public set · two columns · Source Serif 4

Title on page 1Title page

A two-column statistical bulletin: sans headings in blue bars, shaded table rows, framed figures and a rule between the columns.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: bulletin
    title_layout: header   # or page

Economist economist

public set · two columns · Source Serif 4

Title on page 1Title page

Modelled on The Economist: two columns, a red bar across the top of each page, a red kicker and numbered sections.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: economist
    title_layout: header   # or page

Government government

public set · one column · Source Serif 4

Title on page 1Title page

Modelled on federal statistical reports: a navy bar across the top of each page, a Highlights summary and numbered sections.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: government
    title_layout: header   # or page

Humanities humanities

public set · one column · EB Garamond

Title on page 1Title page

Modelled on university-press essays: EB Garamond with oldstyle figures, a centred small-caps title and generous leading.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: humanities
    title_layout: header   # or page

Policy policy

public set · one column · Source Serif 4

Title on page 1Title page

A think-tank policy brief: a large flush-left headline, green accents, a Summary block and ragged-right text.

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output:
  docdesigner::pdf:
    style: policy
    title_layout: header   # or page

The specimens are made by dev/render-specimens.R in the repository.