About this block

Project Index Hero is an editorial, text only opener. The top holds a name and positioning intro, Avery Stone, designer for teams that ship, and a line framing the portfolio as a single page. Below it a ruled list presents five selected projects, each row carrying an index number, the title, the client and discipline, and the year, with an arrow that nudges on hover. A footer names the archive count beside a browse the archive link.

The distinctive choice is making the work the navigation. There are no thumbnails and no cards, just a typographic index that reads like a table of contents and lets the project titles themselves do the inviting.

When to use

Reach for this block on a minimalist single page portfolio where the list of work is the whole argument and images would only slow the reveal. The installer replaces the name and positioning line, swaps the five project rows, and updates the archive count and link.

A natural flow around it on a Portfolio Pro page:

Before

• Navbar

After

• Case study section
• Contact section

What you can display

One strong use is the selected work index that shows range through titles alone. Other index shapes:

• Writing index. Article titles and publications in place of projects, for a writer or journalist.
• Studio index. Client led rows with we language and a combined project count in the footer.
• Discipline split. Two short indexes stacked, each under its own practice heading.

Tip: order the rows the way you would present them in a meeting, not by date; the first two titles set the impression before anyone reads further down the list.