Guidelines



This document contains the basic information about the visual identity system. The brand guidelines include key elements such as typography and color, and explain how they should be used in different situations.

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Color



Primary Palette

Spice
228 / 83 / 19
#E45313
Orange
236 / 116 / 4
#EC7404

Secondary Palette

Support Palette

Cactus
9 / 115 / 35
#097323
Turquoise
0 / 160 / 204
#00A0CC
Sapphire
0 / 47 / 113
#002F71
Maize
244 / 214 / 130
#F4D682
Black
0 / 0 / 0
#000000
White
255 / 255 / 255
#FFFFFF
Pool
164 / 226 / 199
#A4E2C7

Font



Acumen uses the Gellix in five weights (plus italics): Regular, Medium, Semibold, Bold, Extra Bold

All type should be black or white. Colored type is recommended only for callout moments. 

To make our materials more accessible, please adhere to the ADA compliance rules in the brand guidelines appendix.

 

Examples:

Regular for most dark-on-light body copy.


Medium for smaller body copy and light-on-dark body copy.


Semibold for dark-on-light subheads.


Bold for headlines and light-on-dark subheads.

 

Note: Gellix is not compatible with Google and Microsoft products.

See below for recommended fonts:

Google Suite: Lexend
Outlook Email: Arial
Microsoft Word and PPT: Century Gothic


Presentations



Presentation templates have been set up in both PowerPoint and Google Slides. Please use Google Slides unless you have limited bandwidth. Please do not open a PowerPoint deck on Google Drive as it changes the formatting rules of the deck.

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Letterhead



Acumen NY Letterhead 2023-NEW

The letterhead is set up as a google doc. 

Business cards will be set up upon request.

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Branded Header
To be used for internal or external informal documents

Zoom backgrounds



Zoom backgrounds have been created for your use during meetings and presentations.

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Acumen NY Letterhead 2023-NEW

The letterhead is set up as a google doc. 

Business cards will be set up upon request.

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