From 1a67f46af3673cfab4bd90cb022965851e2c1796 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: banannadreams Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:53:04 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/7] Create project-logo-guidelines.md --- artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) create mode 100644 artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md diff --git a/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md b/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8b13789 --- /dev/null +++ b/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ + From 6bb78d65cd0b264ecdf1e9004aad1413cbb45bf5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tristan Scheidemann Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:07:15 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/7] Establish logo requirements for new projects Added comprehensive logo requirements for new projects, including design principles, variants, color space, and data format specifications. --- artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md | 57 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 57 insertions(+) diff --git a/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md b/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md index 8b13789..5ba11c0 100644 --- a/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md +++ b/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md @@ -1 +1,58 @@ +# Logo Requirements for new Projects +## Preamble + +The key words **MUST**, **MUST NOT**, **SHOULD**, **SHOULD NOT**, **RECOMMENDED** and **MAY** in this document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC 2119](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2119.html) and [RFC 8174](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc8174.html). + +## Introduction + +As a foundation, we bring together a diverse range of projects, each with its own mission, voice, and identity. Our visual ecosystem is therefore designed to support individuality within a shared framework, rather than enforcing a single, uniform look. + +For this reason, there are no fixed color requirements for logos that become part of the foundation. We strongly encourage each project to retain its own visual personality. If your project is closely connected to, or builds upon an already existing project or logo within the foundation, you are welcome to align with a similar color scheme – this is optional, not a requirement. + +Beyond this, we ask all logos to follow general, universally accepted logo design principles to ensure clarity, usability, and long-term consistency across digital and print applications: + +- **Simplicity**: Logos should be clear, reduced, and easily recognizable. +- **Scalability**: The logo must work at very small and very large sizes. +- **Versatility**: It should function in color, and black & white. +- **Legibility**: Typography and symbols must remain readable across contexts. +- **Reproducibility**: The logo should work across digital, and print formats. +- **Timelessness**: Avoid trendy elements that may age quickly. + +## Variants + +**Multiple variants** of each logo MUST be created. +*Note: If a logo has a black color by design, then no colored variant is needed, i.e. this reduces the required RGB logo variants from 9 to 6.* + +Check this reference to see all variants in action: [artwork/projects/armada at main · cncf/artwork](https://github.com/cncf/artwork/tree/main/projects/armada) + +| Name | Color | Description| +| -------- | ------- |------- | +|Horizontal|Color|Colored horizontal logo with project name as text| +|Horizontal|Black|| +|Horizontal|White|| +|Icon|Color|Colored icon without project name| +|Icon|Black|| +|Icon|White|| +|Stacked|Color|Colored icon with project name as text stacked below| +|Stacked|Black|| +|Stacked|White|| + +## Color Space + +An RGB (for web & screens) and CMYK (for print) version **MUST** be provided for each icon version. + +## Data Format + +Each logo variant **MUST** be provided in plain SVG format. + +These are the requirements for logo files: + +- Logo Design in SVG +- Artboard: 1:1 (for icon) +- Placement: Horizontally and vertically centered +- Color Mode: RGB and CMYK +- Fonts: Converted to outlines and embedded +- Strokes: Converted to fills (no brushes) +- No masks / hidden paths +- Export as SVG in SVG 1.1-profile From 16eee1d2f4287235b487afce10df067c57cd1612 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tristan Scheidemann Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:16:16 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/7] Emphasize 'MUST' in logo variant requirement --- artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md b/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md index 5ba11c0..c88b25b 100644 --- a/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md +++ b/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Beyond this, we ask all logos to follow general, universally accepted logo desig ## Variants -**Multiple variants** of each logo MUST be created. +**Multiple variants** of each logo **MUST** be created. *Note: If a logo has a black color by design, then no colored variant is needed, i.e. this reduces the required RGB logo variants from 9 to 6.* Check this reference to see all variants in action: [artwork/projects/armada at main · cncf/artwork](https://github.com/cncf/artwork/tree/main/projects/armada) From c2b2c137b8d015ec46ecc0fa01f18c3a65c8b32e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tristan Scheidemann Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:41:06 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/7] Enhance project logo guidelines with example link Added an example link for the colored horizontal logo. --- artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md b/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md index c88b25b..dd67131 100644 --- a/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md +++ b/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Check this reference to see all variants in action: [artwork/projects/armada at | Name | Color | Description| | -------- | ------- |------- | -|Horizontal|Color|Colored horizontal logo with project name as text| +|Horizontal|Color|Colored horizontal logo with project name as text. [Example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neonephos/artwork/refs/heads/main/projects/open-micro-frontend-platform/horizontal/color/open-micro-frontend-platform-horizontal-color.svg)| |Horizontal|Black|| |Horizontal|White|| |Icon|Color|Colored icon without project name| From df63a3187fb7120c48c3a60fe832484025b8b624 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: banannadreams Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:51:30 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 5/7] Update project-logo-guidelines.md --- artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md b/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md index dd67131..dd7e0d5 100644 --- a/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md +++ b/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md @@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ Check this reference to see all variants in action: [artwork/projects/armada at | Name | Color | Description| | -------- | ------- |------- | |Horizontal|Color|Colored horizontal logo with project name as text. [Example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neonephos/artwork/refs/heads/main/projects/open-micro-frontend-platform/horizontal/color/open-micro-frontend-platform-horizontal-color.svg)| -|Horizontal|Black|| -|Horizontal|White|| -|Icon|Color|Colored icon without project name| -|Icon|Black|| -|Icon|White|| -|Stacked|Color|Colored icon with project name as text stacked below| -|Stacked|Black|| -|Stacked|White|| +|Horizontal|Black|[Example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neonephos/artwork/refs/heads/main/projects/open-micro-frontend-platform/horizontal/black/open-micro-frontend-platform-horizontal-black.svg)| +|Horizontal|White|[Example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neonephos/artwork/refs/heads/main/projects/open-micro-frontend-platform/horizontal/white/open-micro-frontend-platform-horizontal-white.svg)| +|Icon|Color|Colored icon without project name. [Example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neonephos/artwork/refs/heads/main/projects/open-micro-frontend-platform/icon/color/open-micro-frontend-platform-icon-color.svg)| +|Icon|Black|[Example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neonephos/artwork/refs/heads/main/projects/open-micro-frontend-platform/icon/black/open-micro-frontend-platform-icon-black.svg)| +|Icon|White|[Example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neonephos/artwork/refs/heads/main/projects/open-micro-frontend-platform/icon/white/open-micro-frontend-platform-icon-white.svg)| +|Stacked|Color|Colored icon with project name as text stacked below. [Example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neonephos/artwork/refs/heads/main/projects/open-micro-frontend-platform/stacked/color/open-micro-frontend-platform-stacked-color.svg)| +|Stacked|Black|[Example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neonephos/artwork/refs/heads/main/projects/open-micro-frontend-platform/stacked/black/open-micro-frontend-platform-stacked-black.svg)| +|Stacked|White|[Example](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neonephos/artwork/refs/heads/main/projects/open-micro-frontend-platform/stacked/white/open-micro-frontend-platform-stacked-white.svg)| ## Color Space From 93c8c2e38835ae2fa611134758ba306fefb7b2a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: banannadreams Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:27:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 6/7] Update project-logo-guidelines.md --- artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md b/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md index dd7e0d5..8688d9a 100644 --- a/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md +++ b/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Check this reference to see all variants in action: [artwork/projects/armada at ## Color Space -An RGB (for web & screens) and CMYK (for print) version **MUST** be provided for each icon version. +Each logo variant **MUST** be provided in RGB color space. ## Data Format @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ These are the requirements for logo files: - Logo Design in SVG - Artboard: 1:1 (for icon) - Placement: Horizontally and vertically centered -- Color Mode: RGB and CMYK +- Color Space: RGB - Fonts: Converted to outlines and embedded - Strokes: Converted to fills (no brushes) - No masks / hidden paths From e3486b0ca96b13287946fc5f869147422dd0de77 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: banannadreams Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:57:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 7/7] Update project-logo-guidelines.md --- artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md b/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md index 8688d9a..b0923e7 100644 --- a/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md +++ b/artwork-guidelines/project-logo-guidelines.md @@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Beyond this, we ask all logos to follow general, universally accepted logo desig **Multiple variants** of each logo **MUST** be created. *Note: If a logo has a black color by design, then no colored variant is needed, i.e. this reduces the required RGB logo variants from 9 to 6.* +*Greyscale variants are possible; black, white, and intermediate grey tones may be used. No color tones are permitted.* + Check this reference to see all variants in action: [artwork/projects/armada at main · cncf/artwork](https://github.com/cncf/artwork/tree/main/projects/armada) | Name | Color | Description|