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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Meze Audio Brand Guidelines: Design-First Headphones, Romania & Repairability
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Meze Audio Brand Guidelines A designer’s name on beautifully-made, repairable headphones — hand-assembled in Baia Mare, Romania.…
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HiFiMan Brand Guidelines: Planar Magnetic, the Susvara & ‘Innovating the Art of Listening’
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide HiFiMan Brand Guidelines An American-founded planar-magnetic house — the Susvara, the electrostatic Shangri-La, in black and silver.…
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Audeze Brand Guidelines: Planar Magnetic, the LCD Series & the Odyssey Name
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Audeze Brand Guidelines Planar-magnetic headphones born in a California garage — the LCD series, named after ‘2001:…
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Klipsch Brand Guidelines: The Klipschorn, Horn-Loaded Sound & the Copper
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Klipsch Brand Guidelines A corner horn from 1946 Arkansas, still built today — the longest production run…
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Grado Brand Guidelines: Brooklyn Hand-Craft, Phono Roots & the Vintage Wordmark
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Grado Brand Guidelines Hand-built in the same Brooklyn family building since 1953 — phono cartridges first, then…
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AKG Brand Guidelines: The C414, Vienna Heritage & the Black-and-White
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide AKG Brand Guidelines Studio microphones on countless records — a Vienna audio house since 1947, in disciplined…
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Jabra Brand Guidelines: The Yellow, the GN Heritage & the Headset Story
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Jabra Brand Guidelines Black on bright yellow — an American headset name, a 155-year-old Danish parent, and…
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Focal Brand Guidelines: The Beryllium Tweeter, Made in France & the Wordmark
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Focal Brand Guidelines French high-end audio since 1979 — the pure-beryllium inverted dome, Made in France, an…
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beyerdynamic Brand Guidelines: The DT 48, Studio Headphones & Made in Heilbronn
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide beyerdynamic Brand Guidelines A century of studio sound, still hand-built in Heilbronn — one of the first…
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Marantz Brand Guidelines: The Porthole, Saul Marantz & Audiophile Luxury
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Marantz Brand Guidelines An illuminated porthole glowing amber in a dark room — audiophile luxury since 1953,…
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RØDE Brand Guidelines: The Slashed Ø, Australian Mics & the Creator Wave
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide RØDE Brand Guidelines An Australian mic maker that armed a generation of creators — a slashed Ø,…
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Denon Brand Guidelines: ‘Electric Sound’ Since 1910, DJ Turntables & the Black Wordmark
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Denon Brand Guidelines One of the oldest audio brands alive — ‘electric sound’ since 1910, in a…