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A six-tile do-not grid for color, each rounded swatch struck through with a red diagonal line and captioned with the mistake to avoid.
Summary
A "what not to do" page for color: six rounded tiles, each showing a forbidden color treatment crossed out by a single red diagonal slash with a one-line caption underneath.
Visual description
Standard guideline layout on white. The left column holds the heading "Color Misuse" and a short intro paragraph. The right two-thirds is a 3-column, 2-row grid of large rounded tiles, every one struck through with a thin red diagonal line. Top row: cobalt tile with illegible coral "AaBbCc" type; a cream tile with two overlapping translucent circles (purple and red); a cream tile with three solid circles in off-palette tints. Bottom row: a muted green tile with the dark docusign logo; a photograph of a person outdoors with a white docusign logo overlaid; a deep-violet tile with the logo in a modified color. Each tile has a sentence below it ("Do not use illegible color combinations", "Do not adjust color transparency", "Do not modify brand colors in tint or hue", and so on). Running header: "Color / Color Misuse / 35".
Key takeaway
The single red diagonal slash as a universal "don't" marker keeps a busy grid of negative examples instantly readable. Pairing each forbidden treatment with a terse caption makes the rule unambiguous.
Reuse notes
A reusable do-not page pattern for any brand or style guide. The red-slash-plus-caption grid scales to other rule categories (logo, type, layout). Needs real off-brand examples to be convincing; do not invent treatments the brand has not flagged.
From this deck: Color misuse do-not grid
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