Kaamos Streetwear Brand | Style Guide by Jesse P

STYLE GUIDE 000

BRAND STORY

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Kaamos is a Finnish-Canadian streetwear brand based in British Columbia, Canada.

The brand aims to tell the authentic story of post-soviet tensions between Finland and its neighbouring countries through brand designs and social media communication. Kaamos is stylistically inspired by the industrialization, militarization, and the culture of an Eastern European post-Cold War atmosphere.

Kaamos streetwear exhibits thoughtful design decisions that achieve the visual style of various micro-trends in the industry through clothing and social marketing.

There is no shortage of competition in this industry and while there are a lot of streetwear brands out there with different purposes and demographics, there isn’t a streetwear brand that accurately capture the pride of streetwear culture in Findland.

TONE OF VOICE

ÄÄNENSÄVY

Kaamos believes in being informative, creative, clever, and authoritative in tone. We strive to create an engaging and memorable experience for our customers and audience by speaking in a voice that is both professional and knowledgeable. We prioritize the use of language that is inclusive and avoid any offensive or harmful language towards any persons(s).

FUNNY vs. SERIOUS NEUTRAL

FORMAL vs. CASUAL CASUAL

RESPECTFUL vs. IRREVERENT NEUTRAL

MATTER-OF-FACT vs. ENTHUSIASTIC MATTER-OF-FACT

MISSION STATEMENT

On February 24th 2022, Russian forces invaded the northern front of the Ukraine from Belarus, following up with a full scale invasion as part of the Russo-Ukrainian war. As neighbouring European countries have begun standing in solidarity with the Ukraine, many charitable actions have formed in support of the region.

Kaamos firmly stands in support of all democratic European countries and values of humanity, and thus pledge to donate 10% of all proceeds to the Canada-Ukraine foundation as part of the Ukraine humanitarian crisis.

ОПИС

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TYPO GRAPH Y

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Primary Wordmark

Minimum Size

Print: 5.156” x 0.983”

Digital: 327 x 55PX

Secondary Wordmark

Minimum Size

Print: 6.146” x 1.3646”

Digital: 590 x 130PX

Monogram

Minimum Size

Print: 0.3125” x 0.28125”

Digital: 16 x 16PX

Title

HEADING

Lead

Sub-heading

Paragraph

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+ Billqo Regular + Avenir Black + Avenir Light

Size & Weight

Heading and subheading point size is 2:1 (eg, 30pt heading - 15pt subheading).

Leading

Small type sizing uses auto leading. Medium type sizing adds 3 points of leading to the type size (eg, 30pt font - 33 leading).

Large type sizing adds 20 points of leading to the type size (eg, 120pt font - 140 leading).

Kerning

Letter tracking is 25 (maximum).

Justification

Type should always be set to flush left or center justified. Never use right justification.

HEADING

Sub-heading

BRAND COLORS

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DIGITAL TURQUOISE

CMYK: 67-0-30-0

RGB: 16-230-220

HEX: 10E6DC

COLD COBBLE

CMYK: 0-0-0-7

RGB: 238-238-238

HEX: EEEEEE

WHITE

CMYK: 0-0-0-0

RGB: 255-255-255

HEX: FFFFFF

BLACKENED GREY STONE GREY

CMYK: 0-0-0-87

RGB: 33-33-33

HEX: 212121

WINTER BELL

CMYK: 0-0-0-80

RGB: 50-50-50

HEX: 323232

CMYK: 13-15-0-20

RGB: 170-166-204

HEX: AAA6CC

LOGO SUITE

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Primary Wordmark

Secondary Wordmark

Monogram

1X .5X 31X 5X

IMAGE GUIDE

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Photography Overview

Associated brand photography builds on the brand identity and it is critical to supporting the brand voice. Both our audience and current or potential customers need to see consistent imagery style across all social media platforms and landing page.

General Image Guidelines

Crip, bright lighting, high resolution, high quality. Web: 72 PPI; Print: 300 PPI

Absolutely do not use photos with unprocessed noise or pixel loss. Brand textures, logos, and Lightroom presets are provided for post-processing.

Avoid busy backgrounds unless a shallow depth of field is present to compensate.

Avoid the use of photos that capture moments that feel staged or disingenuous. Lifestyle images should feel natural and authentic to the environment they’re representing.

Avoid using photos with high points of unprocessed saturation. Post-processed saturation is factored into Lightroom presets for the brand.

Absolutely do not use images that are licensed or SES. Only use global-rights or free-licensed images, and always include photographer rights in metadata info.

Brand Photography Pillars

EMOTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LIFESTYLE

Emotion Environment Lifestyle

Emotion-based imagery possesses an intimate quality. Each captures a moment in time that displays a range of emotions from content to intensity. Images should create a stand-alone visual tone independent from the brand.

Environment-based imagery evokes a sense of destination. Each photograph should provide context for the brands visual bias for the culture and streetwear demographic.

Lifestyle-based imagery should appeal to the demographic of our audience. Photographs should create a sense of belonging for the audience and intimate connection to the brand.

Cold Tone Settings

Using cold tones in photography mean incorporating a slight blue or violet hue to the image. It conveys different emotions depending on the subject and compositions. Less is more when post-editing brand photographs.

1:20 midtone, shadow, and highlight shifts are used to just slightly manipulate the original tone of an image.

Monochrome Settings

In using a monochrome filter on brand imagery, we don’t want to remove all color from the photo. These Lightroom settings retain some of the natural shadow points and rather than removing color correction, desaturation is used to fade highlights into a cold white tone.

Use of Textures

Texture is a technique used for creating visual interest and surface quality in a design. It creates a physical illusion that leads visual elements. Avoid using textures in every piece of content, the purpose is to add a physical quality to an otherwise 2D element. They should be used sparingly and on specific types of pillar content.

Use only with pillar content or ad-content. Never use with product photos or ecommerce elements.

Always apply the texture above the logo layer and below written content.

Overlay > 95 Op > Greyscale BGs

MOCKUPS & POS

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DIGITAL ADS

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Digital Ad Campaign & Guidelines

Digital ad messaging should be simple, direct and communicate a goal to the end-user. Digital ads should always provide a clear call to action. Digital ads should be handled with clear intent. Due to space constraints, text needs to be legible and always include a brand element.

Keep the message focused and simple. Do not make the enduser work to understand the message. The logo or variation of the brand should be prominently visible. Try to include human presence and product shots as much as possible.

When arriving at the landing page the end-user should be able to easily find what they clicked the ad for (eg, Ads should be current with the product rotation). Always use the same creative elements in an ad as the creative elements on the landing page.

Absolutely do not use CTA phrases like “click” or “click here”, but phrases like “Order Now”, “Instant Savings”, “Discover” to provide an implied benefit to the end-user.

Ad Targets & Platform

Target ads for primarily Instagram, Youtube, TikTok, and Facebook.

Focus primarily on shopping ads, explore ads, and story supporting ads.

Track and measure KPIs to make data-driven decisions on retargeting ads. We want the user to feel like each time they visit the site they’re experiencing something fresh being offered to them. Consider pixel-based retargeting to re-display ad material.

Instagram Single Image Ads

File Type: .JPG or .PNG

Max File Size: 30MB

Min. Image Width: 500 Pixel

Min. Aspect Ratio: 400x500

Aspect Ratio Tolerance: 0.01

Rec. Resolution: 1080x1350PX, 1080x1080PX

Text Limit: Two rows of text can be displayed.

Instagram Stories Ads

File Type: .JPG or .PNG

Max File Size: 30MB

Rec. Resolution: 1080x1920PX

Text Limit: Less than 20% of image.

Facebook Feed Ads

File Type: .JPG or .PNG

Max File Size: 30MB

Rec. Resolution: 1080x1080PX

Image Ratio: 1.91:1 to 1:1

Google Display Ads

File Type: .JPG or .PNG or .GIF

Max File Size: 150KB

Rec. Resolution(s)

250x250PX - Square

468x60PX - Banner

728x90 - Leaderboard Banner

300x250PX - Inline Rectangle

120x600PX - Skyscraper

160x600PX - Wide Skyscraper

Web Based Ads