Tonic
Digital Collections Framework
Overview:
Tonic🍸 Digital Collections Framework is a tool that transforms a collection into a beautiful website. It parses a collection, defined in a YAML or JSON file, and automatically generates a customizable static website. This website allows users to explore the collection in a smart way, with a lot of filtering and sorting options. Tonic is built with Middleman, Ralix, and Tailwind.
Features:
- Parses collections defined in YAML or JSON files
- Automatically generates a customizable static website
- Provides filtering and sorting options for exploring the collection
- Supports HTML and JSON file formats for defining the collection
- Allows fetching the collection from a remote resource
- Supports nested attributes in collection items
- Automatically renders items with beautiful filters based on attribute names
- Supports video and audio embeds
- Allows customization of site configuration and detail pages
- Supports custom fonts from Google Fonts
- Customizable sharing options for social media platforms
- Provides sorting options based on attribute values
- Infers the best filter type for attribute values, but allows customization
- Tailwind
Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that provides pre-defined classes for building responsive and customizable user interfaces.
- Templates & Themes
A template or theme refers to a pre-designed layout or structure that provides a basic framework for building a specific type of application or website. It typically includes good design, placeholder content and functional features, allowing developers to customize and fill in the details according to their specific needs.
