Identity Positioning™

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Brand Color Builder

Every color says something before you do. Pick what you want to be known for and get palettes with their meanings. Make them yours, check that people can read them and that they do not clash, preview them on a profile, a card, and a post, and download a style card with the codes.

From Personal Branding: A Manifesto on Fame and Influence · 4.12

01 What do you want your brand to feel like? up to three

02 Pick a pair to start from

03 Make it yours

Can People Read It?

PairSampleContrastRating

4.5 to 1 is the minimum for everyday text (AA). 3 to 1 is enough only for large headlines.

Then use them everywhere: the clothes in your photos, your graphics, your email. Consistency is the point (4.12, 4.16).

You have the look. Now the sound.

Plan Your Audio Brand

The Method

From the Book

Every step in this tool comes from Personal Branding: A Manifesto on Fame and Influence, Second Edition, by Isaac Mashman. The book goes further. Read about it.

  1. 4.12Keep one consistent color scheme, the way the biggest brands do, from the shirt you wear to the email you send.
  2. 4.12Every color communicates. Red is used for sales and calls to action, green for growth and money, blue for calm. Isaac uses black and white for a clean, corporate, contemporary look.
  3. 4.12The exercise: research what your favorite colors mean, pick two to begin with, and if they are too contrasting to work well together, choose another.

Questions

Where do the color meanings come from?

Red, green, blue, and black and white follow the Manifesto. The others are common design conventions, offered as a starting point rather than rules.

Why check contrast?

Because a brand color people cannot read does not work. The checker uses the web accessibility standard (WCAG) so your text stays legible for everyone.