(Brand - Guidelines) Updated:05/10/2022
(Brand - Guidelines) Updated:05/10/2022
(Brand - Guidelines) Updated:05/10/2022
[brand_guidelines]
Updated:05/10/2022
REACH BRAND GUIDELINES 2
Brand Identity
Primary Logo 22
Logo Lockups 24
Logo Color 25
Logo Dont’s 26
Alternative Logos 27
InReach Badge 30
Color Palette 31
Typography 34
Photography 38
Illustration 42
Identity System 44
Identity Examples 47
Brand Strategy
Brand Platform
REACH BRAND GUIDELINES STRATEGY 5
Brand Essence
Make
A brand essence is an idea at the heart of the company,
a feeling that motivates us to turn outward in the
service of others. While it may never become a tagline,
it should be a statement that feels authentic to
employees and customers alike.
Blockchain
[Boring]
At Reach, our brand essence is “Make Blockchain
Boring,” a oft-spoken vision for the company.
“Boring” means a lot of things—accessible,
functional, ubiquitous, standard—all of which we
aspire blockchain to become.
Brand Attributes
Inclusive Fun-loving
Creative Visionary
Brand Archetype
Magician
CHARACTERIZATION
Vision, intuition, transformation
HELP US
Transform ourselves
BRAND EXAMPLE
Apple
Brand Values
REACH BRAND GUIDELINES STRATEGY 9
R E A C H
Relentless Excellence Assume Caring is sharing Honest as heck
energy through failure positive intent
EXTREME OWNERSHIP FAIL QUICKLY, PIVOT DECISIVELY WE’RE COACHABLE WE GIVE A DARN HONEST AND TRANSPARENT
We own all aspects of our work and take We learn quickly from mistakes and To improve on a daily basis, we must get We care about doing all aspects of our jobs We say things as they are, no matter
full responsibility for the results of our are decisive in how we move forward. comfortable with requesting and receiving to the best of our ability, no matter how the audience. We don’t misrepresent
individually assigned tasks. If something We stay agile and nimble at all levels of feedback. We provide candid feedback with mundane. There’s no task that’s beneath us. our achievements and we’re open about
can be made even just a little better, we the business, seeking feedback quickly kindness and support, with the end goal of challenges we’re facing. Mistakes openly
go the extra mile by taking initiative or to reduce the cost of experimentation. helping each other succeed. Genuine, well- BUILD FOR USERS shared are shared learnings.
asking for help. We minimize complexity and strive for intentioned feedback is a gift. If it’s not useful for the customer, there’s
simplicity. no value in pursuing it in our product or WE ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE
EAGER LEARNERS SEPARATE EGO FROM IDEAS business. We do what we say we will do. We take
A learning mindset trumps ingrained NOT AFRAID TO TAKE RISKS Challenging assumptions and seeking responsibility for solving unforeseen
knowledge. As a team, we must be Everyone on our team has permission to the best path requires that each team ELEVATE EACH OTHER challenges and asking for help when
humble, curious, open-minded, willing to fail, to be wrong, and to change their mind members ideas should be discussed openly We lift ourselves by supporting and needed. Individual accountability allows
ask hard questions, and able to provide or approach without judgment. That’s and even debated—silent disagreement lifting our colleagues. We openly share us to grow proactively as opposed to
feedback. We test ideas in real life, adapt a crucial part of progress and achieving is unproductive. Ideas have nothing to do information. reactively.
new information, and repeat. excellence in our fast-paced industry. with an individual’s identity or inherent
value. PUT “WE” BEFORE “ME” REPUTATION OVER PROFIT
We put aside self-interest and act for the We’ll sacrifice profit any day to protect
greater good of Reach. When the team wins, the Reach brand for employees and
we all win. customers.
Messaging
REACH BRAND GUIDELINES STRATEGY 11
Brand Pillars
With different audience segments and a broad offering Messaging Pillars create structure for our messaging,
of products & services, it can sometimes prove difficult helping us tell a cohesive brand story while still
to ensure consistent marketing messages. addressing the specific needs of an audience in a
particular marketing channel.
1 Unblocking
Blockchain
2 Smarter, Safer, 3 A Foundation 4 Decentralizing
Faster of Support Opportunities
MESSAGING PILLAR
1 Unblocking
Blockchain
HEADLINES BENEFIT COPY
MESSAGING PILLAR
2 Smarter,
Safer, Faster
HEADLINES BENEFIT COPY
Smarter, Faster, Safer Instantly familiar and blockchain agnostic, Reach helps
development teams focus on business logic and produce
more secure code, with less time and resources.
Smarter, safer, and faster blockchain
development
MESSAGING PILLAR
3 A Foundation
of Support
HEADLINES BENEFIT COPY
MESSAGING PILLAR
4 Decentralizing
Opportunities
HEADLINES BENEFIT COPY
Opening the door to blockchain The vision for blockchain is enormous, but getting started
can be daunting.
Unlocking opportunities through blockchain We’re working to make the opportunities and benefits of
blockchain available to everyone.
Thinking bigger for more people
Audience Segmentation
Reach has multiple audiences, each with their own segments and clearly define their unique needs. For
concerns. To speak in a convincing and compelling these audience segments, Reach and its products and
manner, it’s important to delineate between our user services are positioned with nuanced differences.
AUDIENCE SEGMENT
Builders Stakeholders Consumers
CONCERNS What is the best way to build a Dapp and find What is the safest, fastest, cheapest way to find Is this Dapp safe to trust with my information?
career opportunities in blockchain? blockchain talent and build a scaleable product?
For engineers sorting through all the new For org. leadership seeking dev talent and the For Dapp consumers who worry about the
REACH POSITIONING
technologies and approaches to building Dapps, safest, most efficient way to build a blockchain security of their information, the Reach badge
Reach is a development & training platform team, Reach is a development platform & is a familiar and comforting sight that signals a
for build smarter, safer, and faster, backed by education community, training engineers to high technical standard has been met, backed
a team that believes blockchain should be an build smarter, safer, and faster, backed by a by a team that believes blockchain should be an
opportunity for everyone. team that believes blockchain should be an opportunity for everyone.
opportunity for everyone.
REACH BRAND GUIDELINES STRATEGY 17
Messaging Segmentation
To maintain consistent brand messaging while still rearrange the messaging pillars in our marketing
addressing the needs of different audiences and materials. This allows us to tailor our messaging while
the content dynamic of different channels, we can telling a cohesive brand story.
FIRST MESSAGING PILLAR SECOND MESSAGING PILLAR THIRD MESSAGING PILLAR FOURTH MESSAGING PILLAR
Brand Voice
Logo
Logo Sizing
CLEAR SPACE
MINIMUM SIZE
0.40 IN / 100 PX
REACH BRAND GUIDELINES IDENTITY 24
Logo Lockup
Logo Colorways
Logo Don’ts
DON’T PLACE IN A SHAPE DON’T REVERSE SYMBOL DON’T ADD GLOW EFFECTS
PLACEMENT
REACH BRAND GUIDELINES IDENTITY 27
Logo Stacked
CLEAR SPACE
MINIMUM SIZE
0.25 IN / 50 PX
REACH BRAND GUIDELINES IDENTITY 28
Shorthand Logo
Wordmark Logo
CLEAR SPACE
MINIMUM SIZE
0.25 IN / 50 PX
REACH BRAND GUIDELINES IDENTITY 30
Reach Badge
CLEAR SPACE
MINIMUM SIZE
0.5 IN / 70 PX
Color
REACH BRAND GUIDELINES IDENTITY 32
HEX: 666666
HEX: 333333
Red Purple
HEX: E04747 HEX: 4536D9
Secondary Colors HEX: A6F0D9 HEX: A1BFE3 HEX: F0D4CC HEX: 99C9C4
The secondary color palette should be used sparingly C:64 M:0 Y:55 K:0 C:89 M:65 Y:0 K:0 C:15 M:49 Y:49 K:0 C:87 M:32 Y:62 K:14
when highlights and color-specific communications PANTONE: PMS 2413 PANTONE: PMS 2144 PANTONE: PMS 479 PANTONE: PMS 626
are necessary.
C:0 M:88 Y:20 K:0 C:71 M:36 Y:0 K:0 C:2 M:5 Y:82 K:0 C:0 M:69 Y:100 K:0
PANTONE: PMS 213 PANTONE: PMS 2171 PANTONE: PMS 7404 PANTONE: PMS 1575
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Typography
Typography Usage
Unlocking Blockchain
HEADLINE PRIMARY: REACH FAVORIT BOLD
The most amazing achievement of the computer average lathe operator, but a great writer of software
software industry is its continuing cancellation of the code is worth 10,000 times the price of an average
steady and staggering gains made by the computer software writer. (Bill Gates) Come to think of it, there are
hardware industry. (Henry Petroski) A great lathe already a million monkeys on a million typewriters, and
operator commands several times the wage of an Usenet is nothing like Shakespeare. (Blair Houghton)
Typography System
[GLYPH 3] OPTION+SHIFT+K
[in] [in]
[labs] [labs]
[summit] [summit]
REACH BRAND GUIDELINES IDENTITY 38
Typography Alternates
USE ROBOTO FOR ANDROID & GOOGLE APPS
Roboto AaBbCc
Roboto Mono
Arial AaBbCc
Arial Regular
Helvetica AaBbCc
Helvetic Regular
Photography
REACH BRAND GUIDELINES IDENTITY 40
Photography
Natural Lighting
Spontaneous Poses
Tell a Story
Diverse Models
REACH BRAND GUIDELINES IDENTITY 41
Monotone
Photography
Stylized
Photography
Illustration
Geometric Shapes
Organic Lines
Stay Abstract
Questions?
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