Acuity is an opinionated Quarto template that channels the design philosophy of Edward Tufte — the data visualization legend who taught a generation of analysts that ink should serve information, not decorate it. Built on Typst (a modern alternative to LaTeX that's been quietly winning over technical writers), this template aims to bring Tufte's principles into reproducible document workflows.

What makes this repo interesting is the intersection of three thoughtful tools:

• Quarto — the next-generation scientific and technical publishing system from Posit
• Typst — a typesetting system with LaTeX-quality output but vastly faster compilation and more readable syntax
• Tufte's design language — wide margins for sidenotes, restrained typography, integrated figures, and a relentless focus on the data-ink ratio

If you've ever read The Visual Display of Quantitative Information or admired the elegance of Tufte handouts, you know the aesthetic: generous whitespace, marginal annotations instead of footnotes, small multiples, and minimalist tables. Reproducing that look in a reproducible pipeline is surprisingly hard — most existing Tufte-style templates are LaTeX-based and notoriously fiddly to customize.

This template would be valuable for:

• Researchers and academics who want their papers and reports to look polished without wrestling with LaTeX class files
• Data scientists producing analytical reports where typography and figure placement actually matter to the argument
• Technical writers exploring Typst as a modern alternative to LaTeX
• Anyone curious about how design conventions from print can translate into reproducible computational documents

Being early-stage with zero stars, it's the kind of project where a fresh issue or pull request could meaningfully shape direction. The "opinionated" framing is a good sign — it means the author has made deliberate aesthetic choices rather than trying to please everyone.