THE ARCHIVE GAZETTE

Five Scalable Archive Designs for the News Page

Option 1: Calendar Grid

Compact monthly overview. Click a month to see editions inside. Good for long history.

Dec
8
2025
Dec 29 v3 Dec 29 v2 Dec 29 v1 Dec 28 v1 Dec 27 v1
Nov
4
2025
Oct
2
2025
Sep
6
2025

Option 2: Horizontal Timeline

Scrollable timeline with dots. Visual way to see history progression.

Dec 29
Developer Pushes 100th Commit...
Dec 28
New Features Land in Production
Dec 27
Bug Squashed After Long Battle
Dec 26
AI Integration Complete
Dec 25
Holiday Code Marathon
Dec 24
Weekend Refactor Success

Option 3: Fullscreen Modal

Click button to open full archive browser with search and grid layout.

Option 4: Year → Month → Edition Hierarchy

Nested accordion. Most organized for large archives with years of history.

Dec 29: Developer Pushes 100th...
Dec 28: New Features Land...
Dec 27: Bug Squashed After...

Option 5: Search + Lazy Load

Compact dropdown with search and infinite scroll. Best for quick access.

Dec 29, 2025
Developer Pushes 100th Commit, Shows No Signs of Stopping
Dec 28, 2025
New Features Land in Production Environment
Dec 27, 2025
Bug Squashed After Long and Grueling Battle
Dec 26, 2025
AI Integration Complete After Weeks of Work

Recommendation: Option 4 (Hierarchy) or Option 5 (Search + Lazy) for best scalability