The wordmark and the 8.

The 8 is a circle over a square. The circle stands for the people, the square for the product champion. Together they stand for a continuous exchange of knowledge.

One colour at a time.

PNGs have a transparent background: the wordmark 1200 px wide, the 8 512 px tall.

Clear space, size and placement.

  • One colour at a time: Black on light surfaces, White on Black or Dark Purple, Purple sparingly on white.
  • Clear space at least the width of the 8's square on every side.
  • Minimum size: wordmark 72 px wide (20 mm in print), the 8 16 px tall.
  • On photos: Black on a calm light area, White on a calm dark area.
  • App icon: the black 8 on a Highlight tile. Favicon: the purple 8.

What not to do with it.

  • Redraw, retype or rebuild it in a tool. Use the files.
  • Stretch, rotate, outline, add a shadow or two colours.
  • Fill it with a gradient.
  • Put it in Dark Purple, or in Black on a dark surface.
  • Generate it with an image model.