Use case
A white paper that reads like research
The White Paper template gives you abstract, introduction, background, method, findings, discussion, conclusion and references. The rcrport design plus plex-serif-sans fonts add the editorial register that stops the document feeling corporate.
By Elia Kuratli
·4 min read
Open the converterFive steps
- Open the converter.
- Pick the White paper template.
- Edit the abstract, then the body sections.
- Pick the rcrport design and the plex-serif-sans font pairing.
- Export PDF.
What the template gives you
- Cover page (centered variant) with title, author and date.
- ToC after the cover, generated from H1 / H2 / H3.
- Numbered headings.
- References section at the end - a placeholder format you can extend.
- Page numbers bottom-center on every body page.
Why this design / font pair
A white paper is read, not skimmed. The rcrport design uses dense type and a slate ink - close to the register of an academic journal. Pair it with plex-serif-sans so the body sets in IBM Plex Serif (long-form readable) while the headings sit in Plex Sans. Six to eight pages of dense prose stay easy on the eye.
Structure that holds up
- Abstract - 4-6 sentences. State the question, the method, the finding, the implication. Do not bury the result.
- Introduction - why is the question worth asking now?
- Background - enough that an adjacent-field reader can follow.
- Method - specific enough that a peer could reproduce it.
- Findings - H2 per finding. Lead with the result.
- Discussion - what the findings do and do not mean.
- Conclusion + references.
Related
- Markdown blog post to PDF - for shorter editorial work.
- Markdown report to PDF - when the structure is internal rather than research.
- Markdown to PDF