Iteration 02[Studio Lighting]iterating

Warming the Studio.

The Studio was lit by a teal cursor torch. On-brand for the old palette, off-brand for the new one. Shifting the whole homepage to saffron and adding a visible candle.

Hypothesis

If the Studio is meant to feel like a dark room being lit, the light itself should be warm — saffron overhead from the logo, candle warmth from below. Not teal.

Try it

The Studio, embedded live. Move your cursor over it — the torch is warm now. Scroll to the bottom of the iframe to find the candle. The HAL switch loops here; clicking it doesn't leave the page.

Open the full Studio in a new tab →

Open questions

Is the candle visible enough to be noticed, small enough not to dominate?
Do the service cards still read well against the warmer wash?
Does the logo halo feel like a "light source" or just a decorative glow?
Should the candle's warmth be stronger on longer pages (scroll-aware), or is a static ambient warmth enough?

Conclusion

Pending. Writing once the warmth has been lived with.

Iteration 02 · April 2026