Brand guidelines

The QUKO brand

A shared visual language for everything we build. These guidelines keep the QUKO identity clear, consistent and recognisable across hardware, software and communication.

QUKO symbol
Why this matters

One brand, every surface

QUKO connects engineering, sport and data. Our identity should feel just as connected: one logo, one palette and one voice, whether it appears on a sensor, a dashboard or a research poster.

Use this page as the single reference for our logo files, colours and typography. If a project needs something that is not covered here, contact us before inventing a variant.

The logo

Primary logo and symbol

Use the primary logo by default. Reach for the symbol when space is tight or the QUKO name is already present.

QUKO primary horizontal logo

Primary logo

The symbol together with the QUKO wordmark is the default version and the first choice on any new layout.

  • Always use the supplied files. Never recreate the logo by typing the word QUKO in another typeface.
  • Place it on plain, light backgrounds with enough contrast.
  • Keep the lockup together. Do not separate, stack or rearrange its parts.
QUKO symbol on its own

The symbol

The symbol on its own works where the wordmark is already present or where space is limited.

  • Use it for app icons, avatars, favicons, garment badges and small hardware markings.
  • Stand-alone use is only allowed when the QUKO name is clear from the context.
  • Keep the same proportions and orientation as the master file.
Logo variants

Choosing the right version

Match the version to the background and the medium.

Full colour QUKO logo

Full colour

The default version: a brand-red symbol with the wordmark in near-black, for light backgrounds in digital and print.

Monochrome black QUKO symbol

Monochrome

A single-colour black symbol for stamps, engraving, single-ink print and any low-fidelity reproduction.

QUKO symbol on a dark background

On dark backgrounds

Use the full colour logo on light areas. On dark surfaces, use the brand-red symbol, or place the full logo on a light plate.

Clear space and size

Give the logo room to breathe

Keep a margin of clear space around the logo equal to the height of the symbol, marked as X. Nothing should enter this area: no text, image or graphic element.

QUKO logo with clear space around it
  • Primary logo: no smaller than 120 px wide on screen, or 30 mm wide in print.
  • Symbol: no smaller than 32 px, or 8 mm, on its longest side.
  • When it must be smaller, use the symbol instead of the full lockup.
Colour

The QUKO palette

Our red anchors the identity, with ink for text and dark surfaces.

QUKO Red

#F44236

Primary brand colour. The logo, accents and key actions.

Ink

#12151C

Primary text, dark surfaces and the monochrome logo.

Logo misuse

Please do not

The logo loses its value when it is altered. Avoid the following.

  • Do not stretch, squash or rotate the logo.
  • Do not place it on busy, patterned or low-contrast backgrounds.
  • Do not separate or rearrange the symbol and the wordmark.
  • Do not add your own text, taglines or effects around it.
  • Do not recreate or redraw it in another typeface.
  • Do not change its colours or add gradients, shadows or outlines.