Brand Style Guide: Composition

Composition

A few simple & clear composition principles give our brand a consistent visual voice. The system is structured and flexible for broad range of materials online, print and great for animation.

Main Principles

Grid defined on a canvas
1. Define grid based on canvas & content
Color blocks filling a grid
2. Fill the grid and add color blocks
Equal margins around a layout
3. Use same size margins everywhere
Left aligned text in a corner
4. Use left aligned text and place it in corner

Design Process

4 step design process for all materials

Step 1: Add grid
Empty grid on a canvas
Step 2: Add and place content
Content placed on a grid
Step 3: Define grid & content blocks, adjust text placement
Content blocks and text placement
Step 4: Add color & imagery
Color and imagery added to a layout

Grid & Block Structure

Most Material icons will have to be adjusted, use these examples to make a consistent and cohesive shape library.

Vertical canvas (Rows & columns)

Vertical canvas rows and columns

Vertical canvas (Rows & columns)

Vertical canvas rows and columns example

Horizontal canvas (Columns)

Horizontal canvas columns

Horizontal canvas (Rows & columns)

Horizontal canvas rows and columns

Layouts in Use

Few examples of different layouts with color blocks. Use the same principles on various layouts and proportions.

Square

Square composition layout
Square composition layout
Square composition layout
Square composition layout
Square composition layout
Square composition layout
Square composition layout
Square composition layout

Portrait 9:16

Portrait 9:16 composition layout
Portrait 9:16 composition layout
Portrait 9:16 composition layout
Portrait 9:16 composition layout
Portrait 9:16 composition layout
Portrait 9:16 composition layout
Portrait 9:16 composition layout
Portrait 9:16 composition layout
Portrait 9:16 composition layout

Posters

Poster composition layout
Poster composition layout
Poster composition layout

Horizontal 16:9

Horizontal 16:9 composition layout
Horizontal 16:9 composition layout
Horizontal 16:9 composition layout
Horizontal 16:9 composition layout
Horizontal 16:9 composition layout
Horizontal 16:9 composition layout

Composition Summary

  1. 01

    Use grid for everything

  2. 02

    For Instagram & presentation slide us magic star instead of the full logotype

  3. 03

    Use full wordmark only when it's needed