Discord Brand Guidelines 2021
A 74-page Discord brand book built on full-bleed blurple, heavy all-caps condensed headlines that end in a period, and white-text-panel / dark-demo-panel spec spreads.
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Discord Brand Guidelines cover

Welcome statement

Index / table of contents

Section opener 01 Introduction

What is Discord?

Imagine a place

Create space for everyone (Mission)

An inclusive world (Vision)

Playfully purposeful (Positioning)

Imagine a place narrated by us (Tone of voice)

Brand values and tone of voice

Messaging variations

Section opener 02 Logo, Symbol, Wordmark & Tagline

The logo

Logo clear space

The icon Clyde

Clyde expressions

Wordmark

Discord logo placement rules

Imagine a Place tagline placement

Logo and tagline lockup grid

Partner and sponsor lockups

Logo color combinations grid

Successful logo examples

Unsuccessful logo examples

Brand Colors section opener

Discord Blurple core color

Brand color palette swatches

Applying colors section intro

Suggested color pairings

Color pairings to avoid

Suggested color schemes

Color schemes to avoid

How to pick a color scheme

User interface colors

User interface colors continued

Successful color usage examples

Unsuccessful color usage examples

Community Pattern color rules

Typography section opener

Typefaces Ginto Nord and Whitney

Typestyles headlines and paragraph

Line heights intro spread

Line height rules for headlines

Line height rules for paragraphs

Text lockups

Tweak the comma in headlines

Styling user quotes

Text placement rules

Successful type variations

Unsuccessful type variations

3D type variations

Brand in use section opener

Brand line example card

Mobile story ad variations

Outdoor poster ad example

Web banner placement example

Community line on blurple card

In-article publisher ad mockup

Kiosk poster OOH example

User quote vertical card

Imgur banner and right-rail placement

Street hoarding poster series

Chat dialog as social story

Audio dialog avatar frames

Instagram Stories avatar sequence

Animation end cards

Branded repeat pattern wallpaper

Stationery and merchandise mockups

Creative sketch book cover mockup

Imagine a Place tote bag

Asset Library download slide

Discord questions and contact closing slide

Discord logomark and wordmark closing slide