Post 214 Veterans Hall

Why it looks this way.

Typography

Alfa Slab One is a fat slab that reads like a bond-drive poster or the painted board over a canteen hatch, so the headlines feel like they belong on the building. Libre Franklin carries the body because Franklin Gothic was the face of government notices and the Star Press for decades, and it stays clear at large sizes for older eyes. Courier Prime labels echo the typed boxes of a DD-214, the discharge form the post is named after.

• Alfa Slab One headlines
• Libre Franklin body text
• Courier Prime labels

Color

Olive drab and a faded flag red, set on a khaki that leans green. We avoided bright red, white and blue because every car dealer in town uses it on the Fourth of July. The dark theme goes to a field-jacket night green with a lighter sage brand so headings still carry.

• Page #E9E7DA
• Cards #F6F5EE
• Text #1E2219
• Brand #4A5A2E
• Accent #A3302B

Layout

The two-tier header puts the canteen hours, the service-office phone and the Veterans Crisis Line in a strip above everything else, on every page. Many members phone before they click, and the crisis line should never be more than a glance away. The main bar below holds six plainly named pages.

Pages: The hall, Claims help, Honor guard, This week, Rent the hall, Join

Hero

The opening poster says what is on: coffee at eight, claims at ten, fish fry on Friday. The lines are pasted over a portrait of a Vietnam veteran in his unit cap, like a bill stuck on the hall's own noticeboard. It tells a newcomer the hall is open and busy before it asks anything of them.

Calls to action

The single most important action is booking a free appointment with the service officer, because unfiled VA claims cost local veterans real money every month. Requesting funeral honors is the second, written for funeral directors who need to act within days. Membership comes last on purpose.

Photography

Honor guard ceremonies, flags and older faces, with a younger veteran in the mix so a 30-year-old Marine sees he is wanted too. No stock soldiers in combat gear, because the people reading this have been home for years.

Accessibility

Body type at 17px with generous line spacing, square buttons with heavy borders that are easy to hit with a thumb, and a high-contrast palette that passes 4.5:1 in both themes. Phone numbers are written out in full everywhere, not hidden behind icons.