Two-column layout with a long left column headed "One-Color Version", explaining when to drop the full-color mark for a knocked-out one-color version (over flood color, gradients, photos, textures, or limited-color printing). The right side is a rounded panel split into two tall halves: a flat cobalt half and a swirling cobalt-to-violet gradient texture half. Each carries the same white one-color Docusign lockup, the Nexus simplified to a flat white silhouette with its center knocked out, demonstrating legibility on both an even fill and a busy gradient.

Key takeaway

Proving the one-color knockout on two hard cases side by side: a flat saturated fill and a noisy gradient. It shows the mark holds up where the full-color version would lose contrast.

Reuse notes

The page to reach for when a brand needs a fallback mark for embroidery, single-color print, or busy backgrounds. Showing it on the worst-case gradient is the convincing part. Pairs with the color-misuse page that follows.