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Always use the full colour logo on a white background, Use the Crowd logo in white over coloured backgrounds
Introduction
Our badge of honour
Crowd is an independent Global Creative Agency, our brand is our badge of honour and a mark of quality, it’s the proof of what we do and should be applied consistently and with pride.
These guidelines will provide information and inspiration so we can best represent ourselves.
Our proposition
Making a world of difference
From San Francisco to Shenzen our ideas are making a world of difference to our clients. And with 12 boutique offices employing over 100 talented people, we’re perfectly positioned to drive businesses forward no matter where they are.
We specialise in digital marketing, encompassing everything from website builds and branding, to social content and advertising. We have several boutique studio locations which share resources and expertise around the globe helping brands grow their audiences wherever they are.
Our Core Logo
Our core logo is approachable and recognisable, it is refined and balanced. We keep it looking crisp wherever it appears with defined colourways and clear space.
Our megaphone
The megaphone is our secondary logo, a form of visual shorthand, it has obvious use for profile images and avatars, the glyph can be used throughout a piece of communication as long as the full logo appears at least once.
The megaphone is taken directly from the core logo and should be given the same considerations such as colourways and clear space.
Logo Usage
To keep our logo looking crisp, here are a few simple rules for it’s use
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Never alter the colours of the Crowd logo
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Always use the Crowd Megaphone as a visual shorthand in place of the full logo
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Never alter or replace the megaphone within the Crowd logo
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Always leave enough clear space around the logo
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Never distort or rotate the Crowd logo in any way
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Always use the Crowd logo in white over non competitive backgrounds
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Never use our logo on a background that would harm the clarity
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Always use the logo in it's entirety so it is all clearly visible
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Never crop or allow a portion of the logo to "bleed" off the page or screen
Our colour palette
Our colour palette reflects our bold personality with clearly contrasting colours
The core palette comprises of our signature Orange and highly legible Black, while our secondary palette gives us dynamic Green and Blue hues for when we need to make a statement.
Core Palette
Orange
| HEX | #FF5B00 |
| RGB | 255,91,0 |
| CMYK | 0,74,94,0 |
Black
| HEX | #232323 |
| RGB | 35,35,35 |
| CMYK | 74,64,59,77 |
White
| HEX | #ffffff |
| RGB | 255,255,255 |
| CMYK | 0,0,0,0 |
Mist
| HEX | #EDF3F3 |
| RGB | 237,243,243 |
| CMYK | 9,2,5,0 |
Statement Palette
Green
| HEX | #04DE38 |
| RGB | 4,222,56 |
| CMYK | 68,0,99,0 |
Blue
| HEX | #00D1D9 |
| RGB | 0,209,217 |
| CMYK | 66,0,22,0 |
For legibility, contrast and to maintain our brand, our colours are intended to only be used in the combinations shown below.
Our typefaces
The typefaces we use reflect our bold personality and clear communicative approach
We selected them on the basis that they are highly legible, balanced, complement each other and render effectively over all platforms and media.
GOTHAM
We use Gotham as our main typeface – It’s clean and crisp, versatile, honest and easy on the eye – just like us. We mainly use the four weights shown above.
We allow Gotham room to breathe, a decent amount of tracking and leading makes our text legible, easy on the eye and aids comprehension. It also helps create a sense of balance and harmony in our designs.
SENTINEL
Sentinel is a great complement to our main typeface. This contrasting serif has lots of personality, creativity and movement, so makes for a great statement font. With great power comes great responsibility, so be sure to use this typeface sparingly.
FALLBACK TYPEFACES
It’s not ideal, but sometimes we have to produce material on platforms that don’t support our preferred typefaces. Platforms such as Microsoft Office and Google Suite are quite restrictive with font use and embedding but we still need to look as good as we can.
In these cases we use the Google font Montserrat (for preference) or Arial, which is available by default on almost all platforms and operating systems.
These options should be considered ONLY where our preferred fonts are not practicable.
Icons
We use a variety of icons to indicate our service offering as well as for signposting and interface elements. Our icons are low complexity but still stylish. Designed according to a proportional circular grid and using a rounded, single-width line, our icons appear consistent, balanced and well-proportioned.
Photography
We use photography from many varied sources but we are selective in our choices and so that all our photographic imagery appears consistent. We avoid clichéd ‘stock’ photography in favour of authentic scenes, alternative or interesting perspectives, and captured moments.
Tinted Images
Where an image needs to hold typography, appear secondary to the main subject or where a photograph needs to feel ‘more Crowd’ we can apply a tint of one of our colours and in some cases a ‘halftone dot’ pattern.
Tone of Voice
We are proudly global and independent and the language we use should reflect this
When we talk and write we focus on the benefit to our clients, the results we achieve and our global culture. When we do talk about ourselves, we use inclusive language – ‘We’, ‘Us’ , ‘The Team’ – Aim to keep things as simple and straight forward as possible, and avoid unnecessary jargon or slang.
We are bold, positive, and clear, and we aim to make a world of difference.
Crowd should always be called 'Crowd'
Even though our URL is ‘thisiscrowd.com’, when we talk or write about the company we are always ‘Crowd’ – never ‘This is Crowd’, ‘Crowd Ltd.’ or even ‘This is Crowd Ltd.’
Our Elevator Pitch
We’ve developed an elevator pitch, a short statement which we can use to put across who we are and what we do, which can help when we talk or write about Crowd.
We specialise in everything from website builds and branding, to social content and advertising, providing clients with local knowledge and global reach.
Each office employs up to 15 people to create a dynamic creative environment.
Our teams can also share resources with our offices around the world giving us the capacity of 100+ staff.
Our Values
We are a global collective of talented people working together towards common goals. To reflect and support our aims, we’ve established a set of values to guide us:
Be passionate about quality – Create award winning work
Take responsibility – Be accountable for our work
Cooperate and collaborate – Communication is key
Respect each other – We are a global team
Work towards your personal goals everyday
Represent – Be a Crowd ambassador
Challenge yourself and your team – Get outside of your comfort zone and learn
Work smart – Help yourself and others to be productive
Be commercially minded – Everyone benefits when we hit our commercial goals
Be positive and contribute – We all have valuable ideas, experiences and expertise
…and have fun! 🙂
The Brand in Use
Download our Brand Assets
You can download our approved brand assets in various formats below.
These can be used in conjunction with the guidance given to produce branded materials and communications for Crowd.
If you have any questions or additional requirements, please contact lee@thisiscrowd.com