Audio & Music
Audio & Music brand guidelines — colour palettes, typography and design systems for audio brands, with honest notes on ownership and where each is made.
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Zildjian Brand Guidelines: 1623, the Secret Bronze & the Oldest Cymbal Maker
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Zildjian Brand Guidelines Since 1623 — a secret bronze, an Armenian name, and four centuries of cymbals.…
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Pearl Drums Brand Guidelines: The Export Kit, Japanese Craft & a Family Company
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Pearl Brand Guidelines The people’s drum kit — a family company from Tokyo, and the best-selling Export.…
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DW (Drum Workshop) Brand Guidelines: Timbre Matching, the 5000 Pedal & USA Custom Drums
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide DW Brand Guidelines From a teaching studio to America’s custom drums — timbre-matched shells and the 5000…
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Ludwig Brand Guidelines: The Ringo Boom, the Supraphonic & the Most Famous Name on Drums
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Ludwig Brand Guidelines The most famous name on drums — a bass-drum pedal, a keystone badge, and…
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Make Noise Brand Guidelines: Eurorack, ‘No-Coast’ Synthesis & Maths
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Make Noise Brand Guidelines No-coast synthesis — Eurorack modules with cryptic black-and-gold panels, from Asheville. Made Good…
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Novation Brand Guidelines: The Launchpad, the Bass Station & British Music Tech
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Novation Brand Guidelines The grid and the groove — a British maker whose Launchpad gave everyone a…
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Elektron Brand Guidelines: The SidStation, Parameter Locks & the Elektron Workflow
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Elektron Brand Guidelines The deep sequencer — a student project turned cult, and the parameter-lock ‘Elektron workflow’.…
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Nord Brand Guidelines: The Red Keyboards, Virtual Analog & Clavia
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Nord Brand Guidelines The red keyboards — Clavia’s virtual-analog pioneer, and a colour you can’t miss. Made…
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Arturia Brand Guidelines: Emulating the Classics, the Brute Synths & French Music Tech
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Arturia Brand Guidelines Emulating the classics, then making new ones — French music tech from software to…
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Sequential Brand Guidelines: The Prophet-5, MIDI & Dave Smith’s Legacy
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Sequential Brand Guidelines The programmable polysynth — the Prophet-5, the birth of MIDI, and Dave Smith’s legacy.…
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Korg Brand Guidelines: The MS-20, the M1 & Japanese Synthesizer Design
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Korg Brand Guidelines From a nightclub rhythm box to the synth canon — the MS-20, the M1,…
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Steinway & Sons Brand Guidelines: The Concert Grand, 139 Patents & Piano Craft
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Steinway & Sons Brand Guidelines The concert grand — 139 patents, a year of craft, and the…