Typography Engine
Optical sizing, hanging punctuation, and small caps that survive the trip from InDesign to the browser. Set it once; it stays set everywhere.
Print-quality publishing,at web speed.
Nimbus is a publishing platform for studios that still believe in the grid. Compose in the browser, set every folio with intent, and ship issues that read like they came off a letterpress.
Features
The three departments of every issue
Every issue in Nimbus moves through three departments before it reaches a reader. Each one is built on the same typographic spine, so nothing you compose ever drifts off-brand or off-grace — the grid does the policing while you keep the taste. Below, the machinery that carries a manuscript to the masthead, quietly and without a single line of CSS.
Grid Atelier
Twelve-column asymmetry with baseline locks and hairline rules. Drag a folio and the whole layout breathes with it — never a broken measure.
Issue Archive
Every issue versioned, searchable, and print-ready. Export a press-quality PDF with one keystroke, or hand off HTML that behaves.
How It Works
From manuscript to masthead
Compose
Write in a calm, distraction-free editor with live typographic previews. Every style is semantic, never decorative.
Assemble
Drag folios onto the grid; Nimbus enforces measure, hierarchy, and vertical rhythm as you go.
Publish
Ship to the web, to print, or both — one source of truth, zero reflow surprises at the press.
Praise
What the newsroom says
Nimbus made our quarterly review feel like an actual magazine again — clients now flip through the PDFs for pleasure, not just approval.
We cut our production cycle from three weeks to four days. The grids are strict; the taste, thankfully, is still ours.
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The Rate Card
Three editions, one typographic spine
Folio
For solo editors & writers
$14 / month
- 1 seat
- 3 active issues
- Typography Engine
- Web export
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Edition
For small studios
$48 / month
- 5 seats
- Unlimited issues
- Grid Atelier
- Print + web export
- Custom type licensing
Atelier
For newsrooms
$120 / month
- 15 seats
- Everything in Edition
- API access
- Dedicated type consultant
- Priority support
All editions billed yearly at a 10% discount · Cancel any time — your archive stays yours.
FAQ
Set in plain type
Do I need to know CSS to use Nimbus?
No. Grids, drop caps, and pull quotes are one-click folios — if you can edit a document, you can edit an issue. CSS is available for the stubborn, never required.
Can I export print-ready files?
Yes. Every issue exports a press-quality PDF with embedded fonts, true pagination, and bleed marks. Parity with the web version is guaranteed down to the folio.
What happens to my issues if I cancel?
Your archive stays downloadable for 90 days in PDF and HTML, after which it is permanently deleted. We never hold your typography hostage.
The Dispatch — Monthly
Set your next issue in type worth reading.
One email a month on grids, typefaces, and the craft of digital publishing. No noise — we are a slow press.