Brand Guide

DreamOne

01

Story

Every venture starts as a wireframe.

Dream is the outline: an idea, drawn in lines. One is the commitment to build it. DreamOne sketches, builds and backs software, so our identity is drawn the way our work begins: in lines, before anything is solid.

02

Logo

DREAMONE
DREAMONE
DreamOne

A DreamOne company

Portfolio brands carry one line: A DreamOne company. The brand leads, DreamOne endorses. Place it after the brand's own logo, smaller, between 120 and 240px wide.

A DreamOne company
A DreamOne company
A DreamOne company
A DreamOne company
Text only
A DreamOne company
A DreamOne company
Badge
In use: site footer
[Logo]
[Brand]
[brand.com]
A DreamOne company
[Logo]
[Brand]
[brand.com]
A DreamOne company
LayoutInkWhiteOn ink
HorizontalSVG / PNGSVG / PNGSVG / PNG
Text onlySVG / PNGSVG / PNGSVG / PNG
BadgeSVG / PNGSVG / PNGSVG / PNG
Width: 120 to 240pxClear space: 1.5 cap heights (1 logo cell)Never larger than the brand's logoEndorsement kit (zip)
03

Color

Ink
#0A0A0A
ink
Paper
#FAFAFA
paper
Graphite
#6B7280
muted
Line
#0A0A0A / 10%
black/10

Monochrome only. Light is the accent.

04

Typography

Aa
System Sans
SF Pro / Segoe UI / Roboto
Files and print: Inter, in the brand kit
AaAaAa
0123 Aa
Mono for codes and labels
Display48 / 600 / -2%
Heading36 / 600 / -2%
Title20 / 600
Body16 / 400 / 1.6
Label12 / 600 / caps
05

Shapes

sphere
torus
cube
icosahedron
tesseract
terrain
6px · buttons
8px · cards
1px · all lines
06

Imagery

Wireframe torusWireframe dreamscape terrainWireframe tesseractBlack wireframe polyhedron on paper
  • +Lines, never surfaces
  • +One object, lots of space
  • +Light on dark, or ink on paper
  • −No color, no clutter
07

Motion

12 s seamless loopPaused for reduced motionMP4, 1920 × 1080MP4, 1080 × 1080Poster PNG
08

Voice

We write the way we draw: few lines, each one doing work. Plain, short and sure of itself.

  1. 01

    Say what it does.

    Name the thing and its job. The reader should know what it is after one line.

    Do

    AI-powered summarization.

    Don't

    Revolutionary next-gen AI magic.

  2. 02

    One idea per sentence.

    Short sentences, ended with a period. If a sentence needs a breath, split it.

    Do

    A Dutch technology studio and investment holding. Independently held.

    Don't

    A uniquely positioned, independently held studio and holding that does it all, and then some.

  3. 03

    Plain words.

    Write for a smart reader outside the industry. No jargon, no buzzwords.

    Do

    Long-term capital deployed into software and technology businesses.

    Don't

    Synergistic capital solutions that unlock disruptive value.

  4. 04

    Facts, not claims.

    State what is true and checkable. Let the work make the case.

    Do

    DreamOne operates a portfolio of software brands and holds investments in select technology companies.

    Don't

    Trusted by the world's leading companies.

  5. 05

    Confident, not loud.

    No exclamation marks, no superlatives, no hype. Calm is the accent.

    Do

    Get in touch at info@dreamone.nl.

    Don't

    Let's build something amazing together!

  6. 06

    Simple punctuation, US English.

    Commas, colons, parentheses and periods. No em dashes. Sentence case for buttons and body copy.

    Do

    Technology strategy and advisory for organizations building and adopting software.

    Don't

    Technology Strategy And Advisory For Organisations...

6 rules, one voiceUS EnglishVoice and tone (txt)
09

Components

PrimarySecondaryLink
Brand name
brand.com

One-line description.

10

Templates

Slides

Title slide: the DreamOne landscape with the lockup and title
Section divider slide
Section divider
Content slide
Content
Big number slide
Big number
Quote slide
Quote
Team slide
Team
Closing slide
Closing
16:9, 7 layoutsInter + JetBrains MonoPowerPointPDF

Documents

DreamOne letterhead, A4
Letterhead
DreamOne offer letter, A4
Offer letter
DreamOne one-pager, A4
One-pager
A4Inter embeddedFill in the [bracketed] fields
11

Digital

Link preview

DreamOne social card: the horizontal logo above a wireframe dune landscape
1200 × 630, every pagePNG

Everything in one file.

Logos, fonts, templates, social, email, endorsement, icons, voice, motion. Zip, 3.7 MB.

Download the brand kit