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EXPERIMENTAL SOFTWARE

Room to
experiment.

THE BRAND GUIDE / 1.1

A clear frame for curious work.
Our identity, the rules behind it, and the pieces we build with.

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01 / FOUNDATION

A little out of line.

Three squares establish a pattern. One circle steps outside it. A small departure with a clear point of view.

01.1 / ORIGINAL OUTLIERU0
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01.2 / PRIMARY LOCKUPMEDIUM / 500

Keep the departure.

The circle stays slightly up and to the right. Its position is part of the mark. Always use the original artwork.

Give it room.

Keep at least half a square’s width clear around the visible mark. Start at 24px for interface use.

Keep it simple.

Use ink on light surfaces or white on ink. Preserve the proportions. No gradients, extra shapes, or effects.

02 / FOUNDATION

One voice. Two fonts.

General Sans does the speaking. Meslo LG S adds the small, precise details. Hierarchy comes from scale and spacing.

PRIMARY / GENERAL SANSREGULAR 400 · MEDIUM 500
Aa Bb Cc

Software, under exploration.

HEADLINES / REGULAR

Make room
for what’s next.

Large type. Room to breathe. Regular weight.
Display tracking: −0.03em.

BODY / REGULAR

We’re a software lab developing, launching, and growing software products, with experimentation shaping what we build and how we build it.

16px / 1.55 line height. Normal spacing.
The wordmark uses Medium (500), tracking −0.045em.

SUPPORTING / MESLO LG S REGULAR

WORK / NOTES / ABOUT
PROTOTYPE · v0.1.0
npm install orb-ui

Labels, navigation, versions, dates, and commands. Use the technical voice in small doses.

Interface labels use 14px; secondary metadata uses 12px. This page loads General Sans and Meslo LG S as webfonts. Use Regular (400) for body text and labels, and Medium (500) for the wordmark. See the font setup and license notes when adopting these fonts in another project.

03 / FOUNDATION

White, with a signal.

White makes space. Ink gives structure. Acid yellow marks the one thing that deserves your attention.

Paper

#FFFFFF

Primary background

Ink

#171715

Text & the mark

Acid

#D8EF45

Primary action

Surface

#F3F5EF

Secondary background

Muted

#62665E

Supporting text

Rule

#DDE1D7

Dividers

Set ink text on acid yellow. Rules are subtle separators; interactive fields use a stronger border. Never use color alone to communicate state.

04 / FOUNDATION

Familiar pieces. Our character.

Accessible component behavior, a restrained visual layer, and room for each product to be itself.

THE FOUNDATION

shadcn/ui + Base UI + White Room

Square corners, clear focus states, generous spacing, and one accent.
SHADCN/UI · BASE UI
ACTIONS
INPUTS & CONTROLS

Include release notes in this example.

Interactive example. Changes reset on refresh.

STATUS & FEEDBACK
PrototypeActiveArchived

Use words to make maturity clear. A project’s status belongs beside its name.

Changes saved

Short, specific feedback. Say what happened and keep the next step clear.

FOCUS / KEYBOARD

Press Tab to explore. A crisp ink outline keeps focus visible on every surface.

05 / FOUNDATION

A family, not a uniform.

Experimental Software provides the frame. Named products keep their own name, imagery, and personality.

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DEVELOPER TOOLS

orb-ui

Voice agent UI that feels alive.

GITHUB / REPOSITORY COVER

Lead with the work.

Let the product name do the talking. Keep the parent endorsement small and consistent.

Use real software captures and outputs. Describe what it does, how to try it, and how mature it is.

View Orb UI
06 / FOUNDATION

Start with the originals.

The complete kit: original symbols, outlined wordmarks, avatars, share images, wallpapers, profile banners, and the styling foundation. Ready to use in light and dark settings.

Download the complete brand kit

ZIP · SVG, PNG, TEMPLATES & TOKENS · V1.1
Primary stacked Experimental Software lockupPRIMARY LOCKUP / OUTLINED SVG
White Experimental Software lockup on inkREVERSE / FOR DARK SURFACES

The ZIP includes SVG and PNG versions, white artwork for dark surfaces, three avatar backgrounds, and usage notes. Wordmarks use vector outlines and display without installed fonts. Font files are not included. Read the asset guide ↗

07 / FOUNDATION

Make yourself at home.

Wallpapers for iPhone and Mac, plus personal profile banners for LinkedIn and X.

Download wallpapers & banners

PNG & SVG

iPhone Lock Screen

1320 × 2868

Space for the clock and lock screen controls.

iPhone Home Screen

1320 × 2868

A clear app area, with the mark and wordmark beside Search. Choose this image separately for your Home Screen and turn Blur off.

macOS

5120 × 2880

A muted gray desktop with corner branding, sized for 5K, 16:9 displays.

LinkedIn

1584 × 396

For personal profiles, with room for your profile photo.

X / Twitter

1500 × 500

Balanced for desktop and mobile, with room for your profile photo and app controls.

PNGs are ready to use. SVGs stay sharp at any size and need no installed fonts. Device and profile crops may vary. These designs are also included in the complete brand kit.

08 / FOUNDATION

Experimentation to production.

The company language: direct, deliberate, and ambitious. Shared with the homepage so the reference and the site stay in step.

HOMEPAGE INTRODUCTION

From experimentation to production.

We’re a software lab developing, launching, and growing software products, with experimentation shaping what we build and how we build it.

Software lab

The company category.

Projects

The umbrella term for the catalog and its navigation.

Products

Projects released for ongoing use.

Experiments

Projects exploring or testing an idea.

Develop, launch, and grow

The primary description of what we do.

Develop and operate

A more formal description of ownership and ongoing responsibility.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Experimental Software develops and operates a portfolio of software products. We take projects from early experimentation through development and launch, then continue improving and growing them in production. Experimentation shapes both the new projects we pursue and the development of what we’ve already released.

Speak as the company.

Use “we” for the lab. Keep the company introduction broad; project-specific categories and capabilities belong with each project.

Use precise verbs.

Develop, launch, and grow describe the work. Develop and operate describe the company’s ongoing responsibility. Use research when describing exploration.

Keep the catalog clear.

Projects is the public umbrella term. Use product or experiment when the distinction helps explain the work. Smaller projects and maintained products remain part of the catalog.