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  1. IThe name
  2. IIColour
  3. IIIType
  4. IVThe band
  5. VUsing it
  6. VINeed source files or a press request?

Brand

The name, the colours and the type of goat grids, for anyone making a poster, a slide or a page about us. For source files, write to the press contact.

I

The name

  • goat grids

    On day paper

  • goat grids

    On the blue night

II

Colour

The two grounds

goat grids has two looks: papyrus paper by day and a deep blue at night. The night is never black.

  • Aaأب
    Day paper#ead6a8Text: Carbon black #1f170e
  • Aaأب
    Blue night#0e2442Text: Cream #f5ecd8

The pigments

The colours of Egyptian wall painting. Each has a job.

  • Egyptian blue#1f4f86A ground for plaster lettering.
  • Malachite#2d6645A ground for plaster lettering. On the site it means done.
  • Red ochre#a8321eNames, and a ground for plaster lettering.
  • Yellow ochre#d9a23aA ground for carbon lettering. On the site it is the main button.
  • Carbon black#1f170eText and outlines on paper.
  • Plaster#f3e4bfLettering on the other pigments.

For text

These pairs carry text.

  • goat gridsCarbon black on day paper
  • goat gridsCream on the blue night
  • goat gridsPlaster on Egyptian blue
  • goat gridsPlaster on red ochre
  • goat gridsPlaster on malachite
  • goat gridsCarbon black on yellow ochre
  • goat gridsPlaster on carbon black
  • goat gridsRed ochre on plaster

Never for text

  • goat gridsYellow ochre on day paper
  • goat gridsPlaster on day paper
  • goat gridsCarbon black on the blue night

A pair that is not shown under For text does not carry text.

III

Type

  • English, headings and textAlexandriaCredit where credit is due.Every English line. Names are set in its heaviest weight, in capitals.
  • Arabic textAlexandriaاسمك في التتر حقك.Every Arabic line. The same typeface as the English, so the two read as one.
  • The Ruqaa hand, for namesAref RuqaaاسمكArabic names and titles only, set large. Never a sentence, never English.
  • LabelsIBM Plex MonoPROD ROLL SCENE TAKEShort English labels only. Never a sentence, never Arabic.

These typefaces have an open licence.

IV

The band

  • On day paper

  • On the blue night

The pigments in one line, always in this order: Egyptian blue, malachite, red ochre, yellow ochre, carbon black, plaster. It is never rearranged and never recoloured.

V

Using it

Do

  • Write it goat grids, lowercase, in English and inside Arabic text.
  • Keep clear space around the wordmark.

Do not

  • Stretch, rotate or recolour the logo.
  • Put it on a busy photo without a scrim.
  • Recreate it in another typeface.
VI

Need source files or a press request?

press@goatgrids.com

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