Brand pack — print view

Optimizely

Optimizely is the digital experience platform that helps marketing and product teams test, learn, and ship with confidence.

Core

Identity

Who the brand is

Brand type
master brand
Core

Colour

The complete colour system

Primary · 2

Brand Blue

high
Pantone 2728 C

Primary brand colour. Used for the wordmark and as the dominant background on hero compositions.

Yellow

high

Optimism accent — used for callouts, highlights, and Opal moments.

Secondary · 1

Iris

medium

Secondary palette anchor. Pairs with Brand Blue for depth.

Accent · 2

Coral

medium

Secondary accent for energy and emphasis. Use sparingly.

Mint

medium

Secondary accent for freshness and data positivity.

Neutral · 3

White

high

Background, reversed typography on dark colours.

Ink

high

Default body and heading colour on light backgrounds.

Cloud

high

Subtle panel and surface fill.

extrusion

locked sequenceapproval required
extrusion_and_data_viz_only
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Core

Typography

Typefaces and hierarchy

displaylicensedhigh

Söhne

Halbfett

Test, learn, ship.

case: sentencealign: leftcolours: Ink, White, Brand Blue

Display sets the brand voice — use for hero headlines and Opal moments.

headinglicensedhigh

Söhne

Buch

Test, learn, ship.

case: sentencealign: left
bodyopen sourcehigh

Inter

Regular

Test, learn, ship.

case: sentencealign: left
Core

Photography

Mood, categories, and composites

Real customers, real environments, real light. Optimism without theatrics.

Portrait — Customer

Real customers in their working environment. Natural light, eye contact, dignified framing.

Do

  • Natural or practical lighting
  • Eye contact with subject
  • Show working context (desk, screen, store, factory)
×

Don't

  • Studio backdrops
  • Stock-style smiles
  • Excessive shallow depth of field

Lands of the Liberated

Sweeping aspirational landscapes used as compositing backgrounds for portrait composites.

Do

  • Horizon ~33% from top
  • Atmospheric perspective
  • Edge-to-edge composition
×

Don't

  • Recognisable landmarks
  • Heavily edited skies
  • Strong colour grades that clash with the palette

Product

Screens, devices, and UI shown in real device chrome. Always on a clean surface.

Do

  • Real device chrome
  • Plain surface
  • Clear UI state
×

Don't

  • Faked UI
  • Cluttered desks
  • Tilted angles

No composite formula documented.

Core

Voice

Tone of voice and brand instruction

Confident, clear, and human. We sound like the smartest person in the room who actually wants you to understand.

Generate imagery for Optimizely — a digital experience platform. Use composite photography: a real customer portrait in the lower-third over a sweeping landscape from the Lands of the Liberated library. Lighting natural. Palette centred on Brand Blue (#0037FF) with Yellow (#FFE600) accents and Ink (#0E0E2C) typography. Tone confident, grounded, optimistic. Do not reproduce the Optimizely wordmark — reserve a clear zone in the top-right for post-generation logo compositing.

AvoidUse insteadContext
userscustomersWhen referring to people who buy our software.
testexperimentIn Web Experimentation contexts.
DX platformDXPAlways capitalised; never spelled out.
Standard

Logo

Variants, clear space, placement

Wordmark — Full Colour

Default usage on light surfaces.

  • Brand Blue on White

Wordmark — Reversed

On dark or saturated brand backgrounds.

  • White on Brand Blue
  • White on Ink

Wordmark — Monochrome

Single-colour print, partner co-marketing.

  • Ink on White
  • White on Ink
Standard

Brand devices

Signature graphic elements

Extrusion

graphic element

Eight-shade locked extrusion derived from the Brand Blue, applied to depth-rendered surfaces and data visualisation gradients.

Usage
Always in the documented order. Never re-coloured.
Source
independent
Crosses into
colour_palette, data_visualisation

Optic Frame

graphic elementsingle instance

Thin keyline frame, 1.5 ratio, used to focus attention on a portrait or product image.

Usage
One frame per composition. Always Brand Blue at 100% opacity.
Source
independent
Standard

Illustration

Style, hierarchy, proportion

secondary

Geometric, semi-flat figures with a single line weight. Never cartoonish, never photorealistic.

Male: 7.5 headsFemale: 7.5 heads

Skin tones

Tone 01
Tone 02
Tone 03
Tone 04
Tone 05

Do

  • Single line weight
  • Brand palette only
  • Diverse representation
×

Don't

  • Cartoonish exaggeration
  • Stock illustration aesthetics
  • Mixing styles within one composition
Standard

Icons

Artboard, stroke, style

Style
Linear, single-weight, open-form. Mix of straight and curved lines.
Artboard
240px
Gutter
12px
Line weight
6px
Colour rules
Brand colours on white; reversed to white on dark backgrounds.
Base library
Optimizely Icons (internal)
Standard

Values

Purpose, mission, named values

Standard

Writing

Grammar, prohibited terms

Standard

Layout grid

Columns and margins

See on-screen viewer for full detail.

Standard

Data visualisation

Charts, palette, tints

See on-screen viewer for full detail.

Standard

Templates

Imported template gallery

See on-screen viewer for full detail.

Extended

AI identity

Visual identity for the AI itself

Settled

Default at-rest state of the Opal icon when no AI activity is in progress.

visual behaviour

Static lightning bolt outline at full opacity. Subtle pulse every 4s.

Attentive

User has selected Opal or hovered the action surface.

visual behaviour

Texture fills in from centre out; bolt brightens to Brand Blue.

Working

Active generation in progress.

visual behaviour

Texture animates across container with directional motion at the brand's standard easing.

Extended

Expression

Named intensity tiers

01

Clear

typographydesignillustration

Functional, restrained. Minimum decoration. Used for product UI and dense technical content.

Key treatments

  • Single typeface weight
  • Solid palette colours only
  • No illustration unless instructional
02

Playful

typographydesignillustration

Mixed weights, accent colours, light decoration. Used for marketing pages and event collateral.

Key treatments

  • Two typeface weights
  • Up to two accent colours per layout
  • Optic Frame device permitted
03

Expressive

typographydesignillustration

Full creative latitude. Composite photography, extrusion palette, layered devices. Used for brand campaign and recruitment.

Key treatments

  • Composite photography
  • Extrusion palette
  • Display typography in colour
Extended

Scalability

Familiarity-based calibration

See on-screen viewer for full detail.

Extended

Brand codes

Material and sensory motifs

No codes documented.

Extended

Motion & sonic

Animation, easing, sonic identity

See on-screen viewer for full detail.

Extended

Legal

Compliance and positioning

See on-screen viewer for full detail.

Extended

Environmental

Spatial design and signage

See on-screen viewer for full detail.