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GUIDELINES
Brand Guidelines

YOUR BRAND
CONSISTENCY
STARTS HERE.

Your brand guidelines is the document that guarantees your brand remains recognisable and professional on every medium, in every context, by every person who uses it. Without it, every visual is an improvisation. With it, your team can create compliant materials in complete autonomy. At Pirabel Labs, we design clear, visual and practical brand guidelines — not 200-page documents that nobody reads. Each rule is illustrated, each application is shown by example.

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The problem

THE ABSENCE OF BRAND GUIDELINES IS COSTING YOU DEARLY

Without a clear reference document, your brand gets diluted a little more with every new visual. Here is what that causes.

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Every material has a different style

Your website uses certain colours, your Instagram posts use others, and your internal documents a third palette. The fonts change from one medium to another. The logo is used in different sizes and proportions. Your brand looks like a patchwork and your clients do not recognise it from one channel to the next.

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You waste time on every creation

Without established rules, every new visual requires starting from scratch. Which blue to use? Which font for the headings? What logo size? Your team spends more time asking these questions than producing content. And the result is rarely satisfying because everyone does it their own way.

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External providers do whatever they want

When you entrust a creation to a freelancer or an agency, the result never looks like your brand. Without a precise reference document, each provider interprets your identity their own way. You pay for endless corrections and the final output remains approximate.

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Your credibility takes a hit

Visual inconsistency sends a negative signal to your prospects: if you cannot control your own image, how could you control the quality of your products or services? Graphic confusion erodes trust before the first conversation even takes place.

What your guidelines contain

A REFERENCE DOCUMENT
CLEAR, VISUAL AND ACTIONABLE

Our brand guidelines is not a theoretical document. It is a practical tool that your team uses daily to create materials that comply with your identity.

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Logo Rules

All versions of your logo with their precise usage rules. Minimum sizes, clear space zones, allowed placements, compatible backgrounds and especially the prohibitions: what nobody should ever do with your logo.

  • check Allowed versions and usage contexts
  • check Minimum sizes and clear space zones
  • check Compatible and incompatible backgrounds
  • check Illustrated graphic prohibitions
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Colour Palette

Each colour of your palette is documented with all the codes needed for web and print. The combination rules guarantee that your colours are always used correctly, regardless of the medium.

  • check Hex, RGB, CMYK and Pantone codes
  • check Primary, secondary and neutral colours
  • check Combination rules and proportions
  • check Contrast ratios and accessibility
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Typographic Hierarchy

The typefaces of your brand with all the rules for size, weight and spacing. Headings, subheadings, body text, captions — each typographic level is defined so that your information hierarchy is always readable.

  • check Primary and secondary typefaces
  • check Size scale and line heights
  • check Weights and styles for each usage
  • check Web and system alternatives
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Layout Rules

The composition principles that structure your materials. Grids, margins, spacing, alignments — these rules ensure that each document has a professional look and respects the visual balance of your brand.

  • check Layout grids per format
  • check Margins and white space
  • check Alignment and hierarchy principles
  • check Examples of successful compositions
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Application Examples

Your guidelines is not an abstract document. It concretely shows how your identity applies to your real materials: business card, letterhead, email signature, Instagram post, PowerPoint presentation, signage.

  • check Mockups on 10+ real materials
  • check Stationery (card, letterhead, envelope)
  • check Digital (social media, email, web)
  • check Signage and physical materials
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Editable Templates

We deliver ready-to-use templates for your most common materials. Your team can create visuals that comply with your guidelines without any design skills. Simply replace the text and images.

  • check Social media templates (Canva/Figma)
  • check Presentation templates (PowerPoint/Keynote)
  • check Document templates (Word/Google Docs)
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Our process

HOW WE CREATE YOUR BRAND GUIDELINES

A structured 4-step process to create a reference document your team will actually use.

01
Audit & Inventory

We analyse all your existing materials to identify inconsistencies and needs. We inventory each format and each channel your brand uses. This audit defines the scope and depth of your guidelines.

Week 1
02
Rule Definition

We formalise each graphic rule with precision: logo usage, colour codes, typographic hierarchy, layout principles. Each rule is tested on concrete cases to verify that it works in real situations.

Week 2-3
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Document Design

We design the guidelines itself as a beautiful brand document. Polished layout, clear illustrations, intuitive navigation. Your brand guidelines is a reflection of the quality of your visual identity.

Week 3-4
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Delivery & Templates

You receive the guidelines as an interactive PDF, editable templates for your common materials and a presentation session to guide your team. Everything is ready for immediate and autonomous implementation.

Week 5
Results

THE IMPACT OF SOLID BRAND GUIDELINES

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Consistency across all materials

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Frequently Asked Questions

YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT BRAND GUIDELINES

What is a brand guidelines exactly? expand_more
A brand guidelines is the reference document that gathers all the usage rules for your visual identity. It precisely defines how your logo, your colours, your typographies and your graphic elements must be used on each medium — website, social media, print, signage. It is the guardian of your brand consistency, the document that every person who creates a visual for you must consult.
Why do I need brand guidelines? expand_more
Without brand guidelines, every person who creates a material for your brand improvises according to their own interpretation. The result: inconsistent visuals that dilute your image and erode your clients' trust. The brand guidelines guarantees that your brand remains recognisable and professional, whether the visual is created by you, a collaborator, an intern or an external agency. It also saves you considerable time by eliminating back-and-forth feedback.
What does a complete brand guidelines contain? expand_more
A complete brand guidelines contains the logo usage rules with all its versions and graphic prohibitions, the complete colour palette with codes for web and print, the typographies with their hierarchy and usage rules, the layout and composition rules, the complementary graphic elements, the application examples on about ten real materials, and the editable templates for common materials.
How much does the creation of a brand guidelines cost? expand_more
A standalone brand guidelines, if you already have a logo and a defined visual identity, starts at 1,500 euros. As part of a complete visual identity including the logo, the guidelines are integrated into the overall price starting from 2,500 euros. The final price depends on the level of detail desired, the number of media covered and the complexity of your communication ecosystem.
Will my team be able to use the guidelines easily? expand_more
Yes, that is our absolute priority. Brand guidelines that nobody uses is useless guidelines. We design clear, visual and practical documents. Each rule is illustrated with concrete examples of what to do and what not to do. We also include editable templates on Canva, Figma, PowerPoint and Google Docs so that your team can create compliant materials without any design training.
What is the difference between a brand guidelines and a brand guide? expand_more
The brand guidelines focuses on strictly visual rules: logo, colours, typographies, layout, graphic elements. The brand guide goes further by including brand positioning, tone of voice (how you express yourself), communication strategy, guidelines for photography and video, and sometimes even values and mission. We offer both levels according to your needs and brand maturity.

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