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Princeton researchers found that within 0.1 seconds,

people form judgements about the likeability,

trustworthiness, competence, attractiveness, and

aggressiveness of faces in photos they were shown.

What judgement will people form about your brand?

Elements That Make Up a Brand

YOURVISUAL IDENTITY

THE VALUEOF YOUR BUSINESS

THEVOICE YOU USE

YOURPERSONALITY

WHY does your company exist

and what do you want to offer?

The Value of

TeslaWHO IS DOING IT WELL?

Your Business

Your brand voice is the tone in

which you speak to and connect

with your audience.

The Voice You Use

Milk BarWHO IS DOING IT WELL?

“I don’t think cake should be frosted. I’ve seen how obsessed you can get with frosting a cake,

and that time should be spent elsewhere... we’re not in pottery class.”

CHRISTINA TOSIChef, founder, and owner of Milk Bar

Brands that have a well-defined

personality make the product

relatable on a personal level.

Your Personality

Wendy’sWHO IS DOING IT WELL?

Your visual identity comprises

your logo, imagery, typography,

colors, and creative design.

Your Visual Identity

© Grizzlee Martin

Foxtail Coffee Co.WHO IS DOING IT WELL?

INSPIRATION

unsplash.com canva.com/color-palette underconsideration.com/brandnew

RESOURCESINSPIRATION

BECONSISTENT

This is where a style guide comes in.

The purpose of having a solid style guide is to ensure brand consistency throughout

any collateral you produce – no matter who created it.

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At the very least, a style guide should include details

about your brand’s logo, colors, typefaces, web styles,

and any other elements you feel confident enough to

define. You cannot be too detailed.

What should be in a style guide?

Logo ● Primary Logo

● Any secondary logos or monograms

● Sizing

● Placement

● Spacing

● Examples showing how not to use the logos

Colors ● Primary/secondary/tertiary colors

● Limited/single color versions of the logo

● Pantone

● CMYK

● RGB

● Hex

Typefaces● Name of any primary/secondary typefaces used in the logo,

marketing material, and on the web

● Examples showing the different weights used

● Descriptions of how elements, such as titles or body copy, should be styled (i.e. bold, all-caps for titles, regular weight and sentence-casing for body copy)

● In some cases, typefaces you use in one medium may not be usable or ideal for legibility in another (such as print versus web). Listing out alternative web-safe fonts may be useful as well.

Web Styles ● Buttons

● Form elements

● Iconography

● Grid system

OtherElements ● Brand history, values, vision, and personality

● Copywriting style (e.g. words to avoid, tone)

● Photography style (e.g. lighting, composition)

● So much more!

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Both your brand and your style guide are living,

breathing entities. You will learn what works as you use

it, and you can (and should) always add or adjust the

information as needed. The most important thing is to

set a solid foundation by creating one.

Don’t be afraid to evolve and grow your brand.

stylifyme.com fbrctr.github.io frontify.com/styleguide uber.design/case-studies/rebrand-2018

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