BRAND GUIDELINES
BRAND GUIDELINES
Bold Brands Born Here This document contains the rules for our messaging and visual communication system. Follow these rules strictly to maintain brand consistency. This includes all of the elements you may need—logos, typefaces, colors, and more—to create a consistent tone, look, and feel for [CLIENT NAME] materials. We invite you to absorb
Pause reality.
this information and reference it often to become an informed keeper of the brand.
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What We Do A positioning statement is a brief description of a product or service and target market, and how the product or service fills a particular need of the target market. A positioning statement is not a public-facing tagline. At its core, it’s a statement of how you want your brand to be perceived. Positioning statements are focused, it identifies only the primary customer benefits and points of competitive differentiation.
POSITIONING STATEMENT
brand colors
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Why We Exist A mission statement is intended to clarify the what, who, and why of a brand. Why a brand exists in the first place. Define What Drives You: Say what the purpose is behind what you do. Keep It Simple: Remove jargon and buzzwords. Edit, Refine, and Release: Parse and polish every word. MISSION STATEMENT
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What Makes Us Different Tasty cocktails that transport you to an island state of mind.
VALUE PROPOSITION
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Where Do We Want To Go A vision statement is a company's road map, indicating what the company wants to become by setting a defined direction for the company's growth. The vision statement is intended as a guide to help the organization make decisions that align with its philosophy and declared set of goals.
VISION STATEMENT
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this is our vibe… The Island Time Brand Board The Island Time brand is fun, dynamic and lovable. The company is for those who are value the benefits of taking a break from the everday and appreciate moments of escape, relaxation and joy either alone or with friends. The visuals highlight moments of escapism from mundane life with the classic nautical brand colors associated with island scenery. The use of clean white space allows the customer to connect with the sense of order and professionalism contrasting the playfulness of the lifestyle imagery. The choice of a heavy extended typeface is complemented with the modern sans serif typefaces and tells of the brand’s bold, fun, approachable vibe. The script font communicates playfulness and wave-like fluid movement. This is a brand that knows how to live life to the fullest.
No time like now. BRAND PROMISE
Pause Reality, Get on Island Time. TA R G E T AU D I E N C E
age? male or female? income level? location? C O R E VA L U E S
• A premium product that tastes clean and delicious • Enjoy responsibly • Let's have fun • Represent the philosophy of taking a break as a healthy mental heath break
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TAG L I N E
Our brand is a reflection of who we are, what we stand for, and how we express ourselves. Our brand voice should come through loud and clear in everything we do—from our website, to our videos, to the copy accompanying our instagram snapshots of escaping to island life posts. With a company so grounded to our founder’s fun-loving
CAPTURING OUR BRAND PERSONALITY IN WRITING While our brand voice doesn’t change much, the tone we use throughout different types of content must be adapted to the medium (e.g..., blog, video, infographic, etc.), context (e.g., funnel stage, live event, etc.) and intended audiences (e.g., persona, end-users, roles, stakeholders, etc.). Understanding the context will help you adapt the tone of our brand personality as needed.
attitude, we have some spirited shoes to fill! We want to make sure our brand voice reflects our easy going attitude, while still providing value and substance for our audience, customers, and partners. Here are a few adjectives that describe our brand:
…approachable …cheerful …zest for life
C H A R AC T E R I S T I C
H O W B E S T T O AC H I E V E :
Approachable
Communicate as if speaking with a long lost friend. Break down the technical. If you think something isn’t common knowledge, explain it.
Cheerful
Approach customer feedback with positive responses. Always try providing actionable, prescriptive advice or answers.
Zestful
Use an upbeat and passionate style of writing and consistently remain positive. Make it fun and enjoyable, add quirkiness when applicable.
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Brand Personality
C O L O R PA L E T T E Color is foundational to the visual identity of a brand gold
Royal Blue
marine
Hex
#7da6b3
#0D2659
#74DBDB
RGB
125.166.179
13.38.89
116.219.219
44.0.16.0
90.70.30.50
45.0.14.0
2177 C
295 C
318 C
CMYK Pantone
in all its expressions and executions–logos, packaging, products, environments and all forms of marketing communications. The Primary Palette helps consumers to quickly
SECONDARY PALETTE
identify a brand. These are the core colors of the brand. The Secondary Palette is used to highlight and
sand
surf
sunshine
Hex
#C30017
#FABD00
#D4e0de
colors. Use these secondary
RGB
195.0.23
250.189.0
221.224.222
colors to complement
0.100.88.23
2.26.100.0
17.12.13.0
3517 C
7408 C
9523 C
CMYK Pantone
complement the primary
primary colors and break up white space. The brand palette will cover the majority of your needs.
FLAVOR PALETTE
It’s intentionally small in variety so as to not dilute the brand visuals, which adds confusion.
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PRIMARY PALETTE
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HEADER COPY
Typography Our font families should be used for all communications, ensuring a consistent look and feel in all online and print literature.
HEADER FONT
Brother XL Bold A B C D E FG H I J K L M N O P Q R ST U V W X Y Z abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwzyz
Brother XL Bold should be used for all header / subhead text, where FREIGHTSANS PRO should be used all other copy (body, lists etc). Alkaline Demi is the accent font and it is to be used sparingly to covey important messaging. It represents the fluid motion of water and is an unexpected pop of fun. It is the spirited side of our
B O DY FO N T
FreightSans Pro Book ABCDEFG HIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwzyz
brand. To ensure a consistent look, make sure brand fonts are used in a consistent manner and the weights of the font have been considered, using heavier weights to highlight key messages.
ACCENT FONT
Alkaline demi abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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I N F O R M AT I O N This document serves as a foundational guide to using this brand identity. These guidelines are for the use of the Island Timet team and associated agencies only. If there is ever doubt, please refer back to this document. If you should have any questions please feel free to contact us at fanmail@ triaddesign.com. Thank you.
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