Granest

Brand Guidelines
& Case Study

Premium Real EstateUS · UK · CA · AU · NZEdition 01
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Contents
01The brief
06Logo variants
02Positioning
07Misuse
03The mark
08Colour
04Construction
09Typography
05Clear space & sizing
10Applications
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01 — The brief

One agency,
five markets.

Granest lists and sells premium residential property across five English-speaking markets. Each office had grown its own signage, listings and collateral, and nothing looked related.

The brand needed a single mark that reads at motorway distance and at app-icon scale, holds up in print and on screen, and feels international rather than local.

5Markets
1Mark, all media
3Core colours
24ptMinimum type
The brief
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02 — Positioning

Confident, international, modern.

Confident

Short declarative language. Generous space. No exclamation, no urgency tactics — the property is the argument.

International

One system across five markets. Local addresses change; the mark, palette and type never do.

Modern

Dark editorial base with a single warm accent. Geometric sans, tight tracking, photography doing the emotional work.

Positioning
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03 — The primary lockup
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04 — Construction
ATwo solid forms only — a notched upper mass and a trapezoid base. No outline, no gradient, no third shape.
BThe upper form is a solid band whose underside is notched at one point only, stepping the right leg up and leaving the left side to run on.
CThat left side tapers to a single point below the notch, cutting the diagonal that gives the mark its lean.
DThe base is a slanted quadrilateral leaning left, its left edge falling roughly twice as far as its right.
ECorners stay sharp and the gap between the two forms is fixed. Never round, close or widen them.
Construction
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05 — Clear space & sizing
X
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Clear space

X equals the height of the icon. Keep X clear on all four sides — no type, rule, photograph edge or crop inside it.

Minimum sizes

Below these sizes the notch closes up. Use the icon alone instead.

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Print — 24 mm wide
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Screen — 96 px wide
Clear space
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06 — Logo variants

Four permitted forms.

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Primary · on black
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Mono · on white
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Reverse · on orange
Icon only
Variants
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07 — Misuse

Never do this.

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Do not rotate or skew the lockup.
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Do not recolour the icon.
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Do not stretch either element.
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Do not reset the wordmark in another face.
Misuse
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08 — Colour

Three core, one utility.

Granest Orange#F05A0EAccent only — one element per view. Never a page background behind body copy.
Estate Black#0A0A0APrimary ground.
Charcoal#1A1A1APanels, cards, inset surfaces.
White#FFFFFFType on dark, signage ground.
Colour
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09 — Typography
Display
700 · −3.5% tracking
Find Your Place.
Subhead
600 · −2% tracking
Hillcrest Modern Estate
Body
400 · 1.55 leading
Floor-to-ceiling glass, warm oak interiors and a west-facing terrace framing the range. Never set body copy below 24 px on screen or 12 pt in print.
Data & labels
Mono · 20% tracking
4 Bed · 3 Bath · 5,200 sqft
Typography
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10 — Applications · Outdoor
Drop a luxury home photo
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Find Your
Place.
Premium real estate · US · UK · CA · AU · NZ
Billboard · 48 sheet
Drop a lawn photo
For Sale
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128 Hillcrest Avenue
4 Bed · 3 Bath · Listed by Granest
View Listing
Yard sign
Drop a black cap photo
Embroidery · icon only
Tonal orange thread
on black panel
Applications
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10 — Applications · Digital & print
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Home photo
$4,250,000 FOR SALE
128 Hillcrest Avenue, Aspen CO
View Property
iOS · listing detail
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App icon
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Business card · 3.5 × 2 in
Applications
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One mark · five markets · granest.com
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