volpe

Brand guidelines

How Volpe looks and sounds. Use these if you are writing about us or making something to sit alongside the app.

Name

Volpe vól‧pe • /ˈvol.pe/

noun (Italian: fox) A clever fox who juggles every social account without breaking a sweat.

  • Write Volpe with a capital V in sentences, and use it on its own without extra words.
  • The logo wordmark is plain lowercase, volpe, with no full stop.
  • Written content uses British English and sentence case.

The fox

A soft, rounded, original fox with four faces. Each one has a job.

CalmThe everyday fox, and the default app icon.
HappyWhen a post goes out. Closed, smiling eyes.
WinkPlayful moments. Tap the fox in the app to see it.
WorriedWhen something needs attention, like a failed post.

App icon

The fox on a near-black tile. The eyes and nose stay simple so it still reads at small sizes. In the app, More lets you choose between three faces.

Calm app icon
Calm
Happy app icon
Happy
Wink app icon
Wink

Colour

Dark first, with the light version derived from it. One accent only: burnt orange.

Grounds and lines

  • Ground#0E0F12Dark page
  • Surface#16181DCards
  • Raised#1F2229Hover, fields
  • Line#2B2F38Hairlines
  • Light ground#F6F7F9Light page

Text

  • Text#ECEEF2On dark
  • Muted#9AA1AESupporting text

Accent

  • Burnt#C2510AButtons, active tab · 4.7:1 with white
  • Ember#F08A4BText and icons on dark
  • Burnt ink#B24609Text and icons on light

Burnt carries buttons and the active tab. Ember and Burnt ink are the text and icon versions for dark and light grounds. No purple, and no gradient washes.

The fox

  • Fox orange#E0661AHead and ears
  • Inner ear#F2A27AEars
  • Cream#FFF3E6Face
  • Ink#2A1408Eyes and nose

Type

Geist for everything, and Geist Mono for times and counts.

Geist 650 · 28 / Screen titles

Geist 400 · 17 / Post text and body

Geist 500 · 14 / Chips, buttons, labels

Geist 500 · 11 / Tab labels (the minimum)

Geist Mono · 09:00 · 112 / 300

Icons

Line icons, 1.75 stroke, on a 24 grid with rounded ends.

  • Home
  • Compose
  • Calendar
  • Inbox
  • Image
  • Link
  • Hashtags
  • AI voice
  • Scheduled
  • Approve
  • Reject
  • Alerts

Controls

Large targets, generous radii, and soft surfaces separated by hairlines, not shadows.

Post to 3 accounts SelectedIdle

44 pixel minimum targets, and 20 to 22 pixel radii.