2e Brand Design — one whole

Your brand
identity
in one
product

Identity. Website. Guide. Book. Artwork. Objects. One idea, carried through every surface. We build the world around your name.

KILNPrimary wordmark
Mark / Oxblood
Mark / Reversed
AaAaSyne 800 / Fraunces italic
Oxblood#7a1f1fEmber#d8481fBone#efe6d2Glaze#1f6f6aSoot#171412
Graphic language / Rings
Clear space = 1 ring
01
kiln.example
KILN

Built
hot.

Made on the bench. Played in the room.

Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping —
Ember 4From $—
HearthFrom $—
SlagFrom $—
TuyereFrom $—
© KILN — a fictional specimen brand
02
guide.kiln.example

01Logo

KILN
Minimum
24 px / 8 mm
Clear space
1 × ring
Files
SVG · PDF · PNG

02Type

Display / Syne 800

Voice / Fraunces italic

Body / Helvetica Neue 400 — 16/24, max 68 characters a line.

03Colour

Oxblood#7a1f1fPrimary
Ember#d8481fSignal
Bone#efe6d2Ground
Glaze#1f6f6aSecondary
Soot#171412Ink

08Usage

KILNDo — on Bone or Soot
KILNDon't — skew, stretch, recolour
Don't — off-palette
03
K KILNA field guide to heatBrand book / Edition one
22
On the bench

An instrument is not finished when it works. It is finished when it has been played in a room that was too loud, by someone who did not read the manual.

That is the standard. Everything in this book is in service of it.

23
04
05
06
2EBrand Design06 pieces
  1. 01Identity system1 sheet · 42 master files
  2. 02WebsiteDesigned & built
  3. 03Web-native brand guide8 sections · operational
  4. 04Branding booklet48–96 pages · printed
  5. 05Illustration & artworkOriginal · made for the brand
  6. 06Merchandise & physicalApparel · print · packaging

Six forms. One soul. Everything speaks to everything.

What takes shape

A brand should not stop at a mark. We give it a language, a place to live and things worth holding.

01

Identity system

The mark. The type. The colour. The rules that hold them together. Every master file, ready to move.

Format
SVG · PDF · PNG · Figma
Lives
Your drive
Used
Everywhere
Spec
1 sheet · 42 master files
KILNPrimary wordmark
Mark / Oxblood
Mark / Reversed
AaAaSyne 800 / Fraunces italic
Oxblood#7a1f1fEmber#d8481fBone#efe6d2Glaze#1f6f6aSoot#171412
Graphic language / Rings
Clear space = 1 ring
02

Website

A place for the brand to live. Designed and built, or prepared for the people who will build it.

Format
Live site · source
Lives
Your domain
Used
Daily
Spec
Designed & built
kiln.example
KILN

Built
hot.

Made on the bench. Played in the room.

Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping —
Ember 4From $—
HearthFrom $—
SlagFrom $—
TuyereFrom $—
© KILN — a fictional specimen brand
03

Web-native brand guide

The rules behind the feeling. A living reference for logo, type, colour, layout, image and motion.

Format
URL
Lives
guide.yourbrand
Used
Daily, by everyone at the brand
Spec
8 sections · operational
guide.kiln.example

01Logo

KILN
Minimum
24 px / 8 mm
Clear space
1 × ring
Files
SVG · PDF · PNG

02Type

Display / Syne 800

Voice / Fraunces italic

Body / Helvetica Neue 400 — 16/24, max 68 characters a line.

03Colour

Oxblood#7a1f1fPrimary
Ember#d8481fSignal
Bone#efe6d2Ground
Glaze#1f6f6aSecondary
Soot#171412Ink

08Usage

KILNDo — on Bone or Soot
KILNDon't — skew, stretch, recolour
Don't — off-palette
04

Branding booklet

The brand, held in your hands. Essays, artwork, statements and full-bleed spreads.

Format
Book · PDF
Lives
The desk, the shelf
Used
To be kept
Spec
48–96 pages · printed
K KILNA field guide to heatBrand book / Edition one
22
On the bench

An instrument is not finished when it works. It is finished when it has been played in a room that was too loud, by someone who did not read the manual.

That is the standard. Everything in this book is in service of it.

23
05

Illustration & artwork

Original images from the collective, made only for this world. Campaign, editorial, cover, wall.

Format
Print-ready · web
Lives
Campaign, cover, wall
Used
Wherever it needs to land
Spec
Original · made for the brand
06

Merchandise & physical

The identity leaves the screen. Apparel, print, packaging and objects made to be kept.

Format
Production-ready
Lives
In hands
Used
Given, worn, kept
Spec
Apparel · print · packaging
The whole world

One voice.

KILNPrimary wordmark
Mark / Oxblood
Mark / Reversed
AaAaSyne 800 / Fraunces italic
Oxblood#7a1f1fEmber#d8481fBone#efe6d2Glaze#1f6f6aSoot#171412
Graphic language / Rings
Clear space = 1 ring
01 Identity sheet
kiln.example
KILN

Built
hot.

Made on the bench. Played in the room.

Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping — Ember 4 — now shipping —
Ember 4From $—
HearthFrom $—
SlagFrom $—
TuyereFrom $—
© KILN — a fictional specimen brand
02 Website
guide.kiln.example

01Logo

KILN
Minimum
24 px / 8 mm
Clear space
1 × ring
Files
SVG · PDF · PNG

02Type

Display / Syne 800

Voice / Fraunces italic

Body / Helvetica Neue 400 — 16/24, max 68 characters a line.

03Colour

Oxblood#7a1f1fPrimary
Ember#d8481fSignal
Bone#efe6d2Ground
Glaze#1f6f6aSecondary
Soot#171412Ink

08Usage

KILNDo — on Bone or Soot
KILNDon't — skew, stretch, recolour
Don't — off-palette
03 Brand guide
K KILNA field guide to heatBrand book / Edition one
04 Booklet
08

Made on the bench. Played in the room.

Statement 0309
04 Spread 08–09

Built hot.

Syne / 800 / -4 tracking

14
Oxblood#7A1F1F

Used where the brand speaks first. Never as a background for body text longer than a sentence.

15
04 Spread 14–15
KILN — Ember 4 — launch
05 Artwork / poster
06 Tee
06 Tote
06 Cap
06 Sticker
KILN KILN KILN KILN KILN KILN KILN KILN
06 Packing tape
KILNEmber 4 / SN 0001
06 Packaging

Commission slip2E / Brand Design

No.PieceQuantityFormat
01Identity system1SVG · PDF · PNG · Figma
02Website1Live site · source
03Web-native brand guide1URL
04Branding booklet1Book · PDF
05Illustration & artwork1Print-ready · web
06Merchandise & physical1Production-ready
Timeframe
6–10 weeks
Next step
Discovery callFind the shape together

No two brands begin in the same place. We start with a conversation, find the shape of the work, then return with a proposal made for it.

Start the conversation

KILN is not a client. It is a world we made to show how far one identity can travel. Yours will be its own.

New worlds
in progress

New commissions are taking shape. We will share them when they are ready.

Commission 01To be revealedIn progress

Commission 01

A new world taking shape Soon

Commission 02To be revealedIn progress

Commission 02

A new world taking shape Soon

Commission 03To be revealedIn progress

Commission 03

A new world taking shape Soon

Bring us
your
brand.

Tell us what exists, what is missing and what the brand should make people feel. We reply within two working days.

Timeframe
6–10 weeks
Format
One commission, six pieces
Starts
Next open slot