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A black slide stating the brand tone as six this-not-that adjective pairs, the chosen word in bold magenta and the rejected word in muted grey.
Summary
A tone-of-voice slide defining the brand voice as six "this, not that" adjective pairs, each chosen word in bold magenta against a rejected word in grey on black.
Visual description
Near-black background with a small all-caps utility header (centered Nike swoosh, LANGUAGE and COPYWRITING TONE labels). A small magenta label "OUR TONE IS:" sits at the upper-left. Below it, six oversized all-caps lines each pair a bold magenta adjective with a muted grey opposite: "AMBITIOUS. Not Safe.", "VIBRANT. Not Stoic.", "CONFIDENT. Not Polished.", "MISCHIEVOUS. Not Immature.", "REAL. Not Rehearsed.", "IMPERFECT. Not Corporate." The bold/grey color split does the contrast; lines stack tightly to fill the lower two-thirds. ©2021 NIKE INC. anchors the bottom-left.
Key takeaway
The "X, not Y" tone device made instantly readable by color-coding: the trait to embody is bright and bold, the trait to avoid is dim and quiet, so the reader absorbs the direction before parsing the words. Six tight pairs give a complete voice in one screen.
Reuse notes
A highly reusable format for tone-of-voice or brand-personality pages. The two-color contrast keeps it from reading as a plain list and removes the need for two columns. Pick adjective pairs that genuinely oppose. Works on any dark background with a single bright accent.
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