Automotive & Transport
Automotive & Transport brand guidelines — colour palettes, typography and design systems for automotive brands, with honest notes on ownership and where each is made.
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United Airlines Brand Guidelines: Bass’s Tulip
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide United Airlines Brand Guidelines Saul Bass’s ‘tulip’ flew for 36 years — then a merger swapped one…
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Singapore Airlines Brand Guidelines: The Bird
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Singapore Airlines Brand Guidelines A golden bird drawn from a Malay dagger — and a service brand…
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Qantas Brand Guidelines: The Flying Kangaroo
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Qantas Brand Guidelines A kangaroo lifted from a penny, given wings, and flown around the world as…
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Kia Brand Guidelines: The 2021 Logo
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Kia Brand Guidelines The logo so stylish nobody could read it — and how ‘KN’ became one…
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Jaguar Brand Guidelines: The 2024 Rebrand
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Jaguar Brand Guidelines “Copy Nothing” — the most divisive rebrand of the decade, and a real-time argument…
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BP Brand Guidelines: The Helios
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide BP Brand Guidelines A green-and-yellow sun named after a Greek god — the most ambitious, and most…
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Pan Am Brand Guidelines: The Blue Globe
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Pan Am Brand Guidelines The blue globe that was the jet age — and a masterclass in…
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American Airlines Brand Guidelines: Vignelli’s AA
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide American Airlines Brand Guidelines A logo so good its own designer begged the airline not to replace…
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Renault Brand Guidelines: Vasarely’s Diamond
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Renault Brand Guidelines A diamond drawn by the father of Op Art — the only mainstream car…
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Mobil Brand Guidelines: The Red O
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Mobil Brand Guidelines One red letter in a field of blue — and one of the most…
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Shell Brand Guidelines: The Pecten
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide Shell Brand Guidelines A scallop shell from a Victorian import business — refined by Raymond Loewy into…
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UPS Brand Guidelines: Paul Rand’s Shield
Brand Guidelines · Field Guide UPS Brand Guidelines A Paul Rand shield, a brown borrowed from luxury railcars, and a 2003 redesign…