Brand kit · v1

Logo usage guide

The CloseSmith mark is an anvil, the "Smith", struck by an amber spark, the "Close." Use it confidently. The rules below keep it legible at every size, from a 16 px favicon to a billboard.

01 · Variants

Three lockups, two tones, one mark

Pick the right combination for the surface. Never recolor or recompose the mark.

Lockup · light surface
Lockup · dark surface
Mark only · light surface
Mark only · dark surface
CloseSmithWordmark · light
CloseSmithWordmark · dark
02 · Clearspace

Half a mark on every side

Reserve clear space equal to half the mark's height around the lockup. Nothing, no copy, no edges, no other graphics, enters this zone.

XXXX

Rule: X = ½ × mark height. On a 28 px nav lockup that's a 14 px buffer; on a hero lockup at 96 px, that's 48 px.

03 · Minimum sizes

Don't shrink past legibility

Below these sizes the spark and anvil waist start to mush together. Use the mark-only variant when space is tight.

Mark · 16 px min
Favicon, browser tab
Mark · 24 px min
Inline UI, avatars
Lockup · 96 px wide min
Cards, footers, signatures
04 · Color

Three values. Hold the line.

The palette is intentionally tiny. Don't introduce new colors into the mark.

Navy#0F172A
Plate / ink
Cream#F6F1E6
Surface / glyph
Amber#F5A524
Spark · accent only
05 · Favicon scales

How the spark survives shrinking

Each PNG is rendered from the same SVG source. Notice the spark stays distinct even at 16 px, that's by design.

CloseSmith favicon at 16px16px
CloseSmith favicon at 24px24px
CloseSmith favicon at 32px32px
CloseSmith favicon at 48px48px
CloseSmith favicon at 64px64px
CloseSmith favicon at 128px128px
06 · Open Graph

Social share card

The 1200×630 OG card pairs the lockup with a single line of value prop on a navy field. Anything more competes with the mark.

CloseSmith Open Graph share card preview
07 · Don't

Things that break the mark

Don't recolor the spark, amber only.
Don't outline or stroke the anvil.
Don't rotate, skew, or warp the mark.
Don't place over busy photography without the plate.
Don't recreate the wordmark in another typeface.
Don't add drop shadows or gradients to the glyph.
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