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Brand guidelines

Once you have a good, strong brand in place, it is important that you protect it from being diluted. Good brand guidelines are essential because they act as a blueprint for consistency, ensuring that every representation of your brand – whether online, in print, or in person – looks and feels the same. This consistency builds trust and recognition, which are critical for maintaining the value of your brand investment.

 

Consistency is key

Without clear guidelines, businesses risk inconsistent messaging and visuals, which can confuse customers and weaken brand impact. Guidelines protect your investment by setting rules for logo use, colours, fonts, tone of voice and imagery, ensuring every touchpoint reinforces a strong, authentic and cohesive identity.

Logo rules from brand guidelines

Logo rules

Providing clear rules around primary logo, secondary logo and avatar use. Guidance on logo use, spacing, exclusion zones, do’s and don’ts.

Colour palette

We specify your brand’s primary and secondary colour palettes with HEX, RGB and CMYK codes. Plus guidance on how and where to use each colour.

Typography rules

Setting out your primary and secondary fonts for headings, body text and digital use. We spell out details for font sizes and provide hierarchy examples for how to structure your typography.

Typography Rules from brand guidelines

Imagery & photography style

We provide examples of preferred photography styles and clear do’s and don’ts to guide image selection.

Speech Marks engraved in wood

Tone of voice

A consistent tone helps reinforce your brand’s personality, making communication clear, memorable and aligned with your values. We provide guidance for your key principles for written communication.

Brand application

We provide examples of your brand applied to materials such as business cards, social media posts, adverts etc. along with examples of how not to deploy your brand.

Composite image showing a branded t-shirt, a booklet and a branded van for Sherwoods

Have a look at some of our work

European Waterways

Showcasing luxury barge holidays with an annual brochure and regional guidebooks.

Sherwoods

Modernising a recognisable name in facilities maintenance to create a cohesive modern brand with a proud heritage.

Apollo

When Apollo IT approached us, their existing brand was holding them back.

“We have had the pleasure of working with SPS Marketing & Design for over 10 years on our annual brochure and a wide range of marketing and design projects. Their professionalism, creativity and attention to detail are second to none. They consistently bring fresh ideas to the table, helping us remain current and relevant in a constantly evolving market. Collaborating with them is always seamless, and their work elevates our brand every time. We could not recommend them more highly.”

Paul Newman, European Waterways

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    SPS Marketing
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    Newton Abbot
    TQ12 4FD

    01392 464545