unsit brand guidelines final 10.16.15
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B R A N D I D G U I D E L I N E SF I N A LO C T O B E R 1 6 , 2 0 1 5
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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T SF I N A LO C T O B E R 1 6 , 2 0 1 5
U N S I T V I S I O N P G . 0 3
M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T P G . 0 4
B R A N D I D P G . 0 5
O U R L O G O P G . 0 6
O U R B R A N D C O L O R S P G . 0 8
B R A N D F O N T S A N D T Y P O G R A P H Y P G . 1 2
B R A N D C O N T E N T A N D V O I C E P G . 1 3
B R A N D P H O T O G R A P H Y P G . 1 4
T E C H N I C A L I L L U S T R AT I O N P G . 1 7
E X E C U T I O N E X A M P L E S P G . 1 9
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O U R V I S I O NWE’RE GO ING TO UNS IT THE WORLD—
IN WORK SPACES , HOMES AND CL ASSROOMS .
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M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T
We make b e s t - i n - c l a s s p ro duc t s t h a t p romo t e mo re n a t u ra l movemen t a t wo r k , h ome a nd s c hoo l .
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B R A N D I D
Ourident i ty is anovera l l guide for thewayour brandta lks , acts and
l ives in thewor ld . I t inc ludeswhatwechoosetota lk about , our unique
voice, andv isuals that set thetonefor thebrand, a longwith ident i ty,
typography, color andphotographyguidel ines .
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O U R C O M P A N Y L O G O
Ourcompany logocommunicatesthev is ion
andmiss ionof our company. Wedon’t just
makeproducts—we’recreat ingamovement .
Andtheonlywaytodothat is toget people
toact .
TheUnSit companyname is meanttobepro-
vocat ive ; toget peopletoth ink , “Why
should I UnSit?”
The logodesignfo l lowsthroughonthat
quest ionandturns i t intoanact ion. I t i s
s imi lar toanOn/Off F l ipSwitch—acommon
featureonasmartphoneor tablet that re-
quiresanact ion.
In th is case, i t ’s tostandup—orUnSit .
MINIMUM CLEARANCEUse logo height as minimumdistance from other elements.
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In keepingwithour brandmiss ionof being
thought leaders andbr ingingmoremovement
intoeveryday l i fe , theSwitch fami ly word-
marksaredes ignedtoappeal toa wide
audienceyet feel modern, progress iveand
aspirat ional .
O U R B R A N D F A M I L Y L O G O S
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Color conveysmood, p la in ands imple.
Thefo l lowingpagesdemonstrateour brand
approachtocommunicat ingwithcolor.
C O L O R
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C O L O R S O F A U T H O R I T Y
By l imit ingthegraphiccolor palettetoblackandwhite, the
brandasserts a conf ident posit ion in themarketplace. Anassert iveapproach,
but a lsovery f lex ib le for usewithphotographyassets over t ime.
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H I G H E N E R G Y C O L O R S
Usingpopsof br ight color f romthewarmers ideof the
color spectrumconveysspeedandmovement .
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CHARTREUSEPantone3945
R223G255B0
#DFFF00
C18M0Y100K0
BL ACKPantoneBlack
R0G0B0
#000000
C50M25Y25K100
WHITEPantoneWhite
R255G255B255
#FFFFFF
C0M0Y0K0
B R A N D C O L O R P A L E T T E
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F O N T S & T Y P O G R A P H YC L E A N , S A N S E R I F F O N T S U T I L I Z I N G
A L L - C A P S F O R H E A D - A N D S U B - H E A D L I N E S
S t rong con t ra s t b e tween h e ad l i n e s , s u b - h e ad l i n e s a nd b ody copy
For longerbodycopy, usea l ighter font .
This wi l l improve legibi l i ty whentype is severa l sentencesor paragraphs long.
Sweet Sans Bold 60pt
Nexa Heavy 24pt
Aaux Next Wide Bold 18pt
Gotham Book 14pt
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W H A T T O T A L K A B O U T
Wearethought leaders andexperts in
theUnSit movementsowearegoing
todoth ingsdi f ferent ly thanwhat ’s
a l readyout there. Whenwe’reta lk ing
aboutour products , let ’s ta lk about
our pass ionfor natura l movement ,
creat iv i ty andthe“why”behindthe
movement—our larger brandambit ions .
Whenever poss ib le, hookbacktothe
dr iv ingforcesbehindtheproducts ,
even i f i t ’s just a tagl inethat p iques
thereader ’s cur ios i ty.
BRAND CONTENT & VOICE
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H O W T O T A L K A B O U T I T
Nomatter whatwe’reta lk ingabout ,
our toneof voiceconveysthebrand
personal i ty. Howdoweta lk aboutthe
UnSit movementandour products? In
a down-to-earth , approachablemanner.
T H E B R A N D P E R S O N A L I T Y I S :
CONFIDENT: Weknowwhatwe’redoing
PLAYFUL: Wedon’t takeourselvestooser ious ly
OPEN: Weinvite part ic ipat ionandcol laborat ion
CREATIVE: We’rea lwaysth ink ingupnewways
toget peoplemoving
BRAND CONTENT & VOICE
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Howthebrandpresents i tse l f through
photographysendsmanyc luestothe
customerabouttheUnSit brand. In ad-
dit iontopromotingahealth ier l i festy le,
photographyshouldprovidean inspir ing
andaspirat ional atmosphere.
Shoot ing in a sett ingthat looks l ikea
p lacethecustomerwishestheyworked
P H O T O G R A P H Y
in , theSwitchDeskbecomespart of an
unconvent ional environmentthat exudes
creat iv i ty, innovat ionandfun–which is
whattheUnSit movement is a l l about .
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By leveragingtechnical i l lustrat ionand
geometr ic shapes into layouts , thebrand
canfurther communicatea posit ionof
expert ise in product developmentand
inst i l t rust in thecustomerthat thedesk
wi l l performas intended. I t a lsoadds
v isual interest in l ieuof moreexpensive
photographye lements .
T E C H N I C A L I L L U S T R A T I O N
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Thefo l lowingpagesdemonstratesome
examplesof execut ionut i l iz ingthe
brandcomponents .
E X E C U T I O N E X A M P L E S
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G R E AT M I N D S WA L K .
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G R E A T M I N D S W A L K .
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G R E A T M I N D S W A L K .
Uppl . Ignovisquem iam pro ave, num
orum horaver r ibus, untra v id Catusque
imort ia? ipte tudefacit .
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Uppl .
Ignovisquem iam
proave, num
orumhoraver
r ibus , untra
v idCatusque
imort ia? ipte
tudefacit .
G R E A T M I N D S W A L K .
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Uppl . Ignovisquem iam pro ave, num
orum horaver r ibus, untra v id Catusque
imort ia? ipte tudefacit .
G R E A T M I N D S W A L K .
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Uppl . Ignovisquem iam pro ave, num
orum horaver r ibus, untra v id Catusque
imort ia? ipte tudefacit .
G R E A T M I N D S W A L K .
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