This is a lovely layout, and is currently being used in a modified blue for this journal. It flawlessly meets all of my needs, and is just stunning. The code was a pleasure to modify (as always), and I'd like to thank you for the work you put into not only keeping your CSS clear, but also for the tables you post. They are invaluable to a novice, and they speak volumes to how approachable you are as a coder.
Hands down, you are one of my favorite layout designers on IJ, and this is one of your best codes to date.
Feel free to ad me to your list of examples if you like. The only modification I made beyond simple color changes was:
So I could use a standard photo rather than a tiled background.