Primitive 14 / Guidelines

Brand guidelines template

A long-form template — cover spread, table of contents, and four numbered chapters that compose the other branding primitives into a printable brand book.

Production answer

Brand guidelines template is a reusable Oak Flats Muffler Men UI primitive with documented states, accessibility expectations, theme behavior, and implementation evidence.

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Brand guidelines template: A long-form template — cover spread, table of contents, and four numbered chapters that compose the other branding primitives into a printable brand book.

Brand book · v3.2

Oak Flats Mufflermen

Workshop · Exhaust · Tuning

The Oak Flats Mufflermen brand book is the workshop's identity, voice, and asset bible. Every customer-facing surface — invoices, signage, marketing pages, livery — follows the rules in here.

01

Identity

Mark, lockups, clear-space, and approved configurations.

Stacked
Oak Flats Mufflermen mark
Oak Flats MufflermenWorkshop · Exhaust · Tuning
Use
Window decals · social
Min size
120px wide
Horizontal
Oak Flats Mufflermen mark
Oak Flats MufflermenWorkshop · Exhaust · Tuning
Use
Letterhead · web nav
Min size
160px wide
02

Colour

Semantic colour roles and the surfaces they belong on.

Colour roles

Semantic colour cascade

Each tone is bound to a job — surface, interaction, critical, success, muted, accent. Designers reach for the role, never the literal hex.

Primary

Workshop red. Reserved for the brand mark and primary actions.

Surface
#E62028
Ink
#FFFFFF
Surface

Bay graphite. The default canvas for marketing and product surfaces.

Surface
#101016
Ink
#F6F6F8
Accent

Service amber. Used sparingly for hot tips and emphasis.

Surface
#FFC14F
Ink
#1A1306
03

Typography

Display + body pairing and the rationale behind the voice it carries.

Type pairing

Display + Body

Built properly. Not pretty — proper.

Anton carries the workshop marquee. Inter handles every label, paragraph, and number underneath it.

Display
Anton, Impact, sans-serif
Body
Inter, Arial, sans-serif

Industrial cut + neutral body. The pair lets the headline shout without making the page feel salesy.

04

Voice

Three sliders capture where the brand sits across formality, tone, and restraint.

Voice axes

Calibrate the brand tone

Move each slider to where the brand sits on its voice spectrum. Use the captured values as written guidance for copywriters and AI prompts.

FormalCasual
72%Counter-warm, never mate-y. Stay short of mateship clichés.
SeriousPlayful
34%Serious by default. Playful only on staff comms and social.
RestrainedBold
68%Bold in marketing; restrained in docs and invoices.
Guideline ownerOak Flats Mufflermen Workshop · Brand & IdentityDocument Brand book · v3.2