Albricias

Context

Most digital archives are functional but visually generic. Albricias was designed to recreate the feeling of reading a weekly broadsheet while keeping navigation practical for modern web users.

What I built

Albricias provides:

• A Current Issue front page with newspaper-like hierarchy and typography
• A content pipeline where markdown articles are loaded into a structured issue model
• Two archive modes: browse by issues or by articles
• Issue and article detail routes with clear editorial navigation
• A private composition/admin flow to publish new pieces into the feed

Technical approach

I implemented Albricias with Flask, SQLAlchemy, and a file-first content workflow. Article markdown files with frontmatter are parsed and synchronized into a SQLite-backed data model, then rendered through template variants that rotate per issue week. The app is containerized and served with Gunicorn for reproducible deployment and stable runtime behavior.

Outcome

Albricias turns a standard CMS-like experience into a differentiated reading product with clear personality. It combines editorial UX with maintainable publishing mechanics, making it easy to keep shipping new issues without losing consistency.