Index Exchange Brand Guidelines - VERSION 2.0 - AUGUST 2020
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I N DE X EXC H A N GE B RAND G UID E LINES 2 Table of Contents Our Brand............................................................................................................................3 Logos....................................................................................................................................4 Color...................................................................................................................................13 Typography.......................................................................................................................16 Photography....................................................................................................................18 Iconography.....................................................................................................................19
OU R B R A N D 3 Our Brand Philosophy Seated at the intersection of advertising and technology, Index Exchange was built to make things simple. Our brand mirrors the company’s founding pillars of authenticity, intention, sophistication, and transparency. Like our technology solutions, the Index Exchange brand provides a personalized and approachable user experience. We’re the Ad Exchange that media companies and Marketers trust.
LOGO S 4 Our Logo Also known as the squares, our logo should be the primary presentation of our brand. Built with internal harmony, the squares have a symmetrical relationship between them that signifies growth, motion, and progress. The squares should be used wherever possible, however, when branding in markets where we are less known, the expanded logo should be used. Download logos here
LOGO S 5 Let It Breathe x x Our logo is given the space it deserves. x Imagine an invisible “bounding box” equal to the height (here shown as “x”) of the logo that surrounds it entirely.
LOGO S 7 Logo Don’ts TRADEMARK BREATHING ROOM 1. Trademark Don’t use the squares with a DISTORTION BACKGROUND trademark if it is not legible. 2. Breathing Room Don’t use the logo without ample breathing room. 3. Distortion Don’t use a distorted logo. 4. Background Don’t place the squares against a complex graphic or background.
LOGO S 8 Social Icon Construction Andrew @acasale Alex Gar @agardn When using the squares as a social Will Doh @wrdohe media profile image, ensure that there is adequate breathing room within any container.
LOGO S 9 Expanded Logo Our full text logo is impactful, and is specifically used when we want to make a statement in international markets or at engagements where we are less known. It is to be used sparingly and when the squares do not suffice.
LOGO S 10 Let It (Also) Breathe x x x Let the expanded logo breathe — space around it communicates openness and precision.
LOGO S 11 Expanded Logo Do’s Correct colors Our expanded logo looks best in blue, black, and white.
LOGO S 12 Expanded TRADEMARK BREATHING ROOM Logo Don’ts 1. Trademark TRADEMARK BREATHING ROOM Don’t use the expanded logo with a trademark if it is DISTORTION BACKGROUND not legible. 2. Breathing Room Don’t use the logo without ample breathing room. 3. Distortion Don’t use a distorted logo. 4. Background Don’t place the expanded logo against a complex graphic or DISTORTION background.
C OLO R 13 Color Palette Our choice of colors, like our logo, is intended to express our most cherished ideals. While the squares do this through their structure and order, our colors set the tone of our identity through the emotional response they elicit in our audience.
C OLO R 14 ICE WHITE R255 G255 B255 C0 M0 Y0 K0 HEX #FFFFFF Primary Colors INDEX BLUE PMS 7687C R29 G66 B138 C79 M52 Y1 K27 HEX #1D428A BLUE JAY PMS 282C R4 G30 B66 C100 M90 Y13 K68 Ice White should be the dominant HEX #041E42 color in most cases, with Index Blue as the primary accent. Blue Jay and Night Sky can serve to ground the NIGHT SKY duo and add contrast and emphasis PMS BLACK 6C wherever needed, and the other R0 G0 B0 colors in our collection should be C0 M0 Y0 K100 used sparingly and only in small HEX #000006 quantities when appropriate.
C OLO R 15 GREY JAY 90% 80% 60% 40% 20% PMS 537C / 7543U R174 G190 B204 C15 B7 Y0 Y0 HEX #AEBECC Secondary Colors BRIGHT SKY PMS 299C / 2995U 90% 80% 60% 40% 20% R44 G172 B226 C81 M24 Y0 K11 HEX #2CACE2 WINTERGREEN 90% 80% 60% 40% 20% PMS 7478C / 7478U R136 G229 B193 C41 M0 Y16 K10 HEX #88E5C1 RAPTOR PURPLE 90% 80% 60% 40% 20% PMS 265C / 266U R130 G89 B247 C47 M64 Y0 K3 HEX #8259F7 VIOLA 90% 80% 60% 40% 20% PMS 2715C / 2715U R143 G142 B248 C42 M43 Y0 K3 HEX #8F8EF8 Our secondary colors are to be used to add a spark in an otherwise HEADER TAG PINK 90% 80% 60% 40% 20% straightforward design. They should PMS 213C almost never be utilized as the R222 G57 B110 C0 M92 Y18 K0 dominant color. 100% saturation is HEX #DE396E preferred in most cases.
T Y PO GR A P H Y 16 Aa Bb Cc Primary Font: Adelle Sans We chose Adelle Sans for its clean, ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ THIN simple construction as well as the abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Titles, Headings, and Body Copy versatility it affords with its various weights. These weights can be used in a variety of different ways, with ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ SEMI BOLD some examples listed on this page. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Headings, Subheadings, and Emphasis We like our collateral to be visually powerful, intellectually elegant, and ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ BOLD above all timeless. abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Subheadings, Emphasis, and Attributions
T Y PO GR A P H Y 17 Aa Bb Cc Secondary Font: Arial As a complement to our signature typeface, Arial should be used in ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ REGULAR instances where Adelle Sans is not abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Titles, Headings, and Body Copy available. Arial comes packaged with the installation of any Microsoft Office product (including ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ BOLD Powerpoint, Word, etc.). abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Subheadings, Emphasis, and Attributions
PH OTO GR A P H Y 18 Photography Style Our photography should reflect the originality of our spirit at Index Exchange. The imagery we select is clean, bright, elegant, natural, and authentic.
I C O N O GR A P H Y 19 Our Icon Library We utilize line icons to illustrate our story in a more simple, visual way. Our icons make presentations and other collateral approachable, and easy to follow.
Questions? Please contact creative@indexexchange.com ©2020 INDEX EXCHANGE
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