Brand identity & guidelines

Brands with a rulebook.

A logo is a start. Guidelines are what keep a brand looking like itself on a pool deck, a billboard and a phone screen. Two we built:

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Guideline 01

Stingrays Swim School

Sri Lanka’s largest swim school, across 10 cities. We built its brand guidelines. Here’s the brand as it shows up today.

Primary mark · the badge

Colour

  • PrimaryYale Blue#134074
  • SecondaryCelestial Blue#279AF1
  • AccentSunglow#FFCB47
  • DepthDeep Yale#0A2347
  • GoGreen#7EE081
  • PaperSnow#F1F2F2

Type

Primary typefaceHobo BTSoft, bouncy, unmistakable. The voice of the wordmark, for headlines and big moments.
Secondary typefacePoppinsClean geometric sans for body copy, captions and UI, so parents can read every detail. 300 to 700.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
0123456789 !?&

Swimming isn’t a luxury. It’s a life skill.

In use

Stingrays Swim School website share image
Stingrays Swim School social post: There's a whole city under our sea. 🐠 The reefs at…
Stingrays Swim School social post: Ever noticed you float more easily in the sea? 🌊 It's not…
Stingrays Swim School social post: Want free speed? Be a pencil. ✏️ Arms locked straight and…

More of it every day on their social feed, which we also run. See the social work →

Results

  • Consistentinternal and external communication, built on one brand guide
  • Elevatedbrand image, with consistency promoted across everything they put out
  • 100%year-on-year growth in students

Results as reported by Stingrays Swim School.

Guideline 02

Gadfly Innovation

An open innovation consultancy in Colombo, working with startups, companies and teams to unlock opportunities and accelerate innovation. We built its brand guidelines.

The wordmark · custom geometric letterforms

Colour

  • PrimaryBlack#000000
  • PrimaryWhite#FFFFFF

Black and white only, exactly as the brand appears everywhere today.

Versions

Gadfly logo, white on blackOn dark
Gadfly logo, black on whiteOn light

Voice

“Designing better solutions through critical inquiry and experimentation.”

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