Direct Carve
SOLID W / NO BUFFER
3 CRISP CARVES / 10 BROADCAST / 10 COLOURSBRAND BOOK ↗
Final selection / 08B + Distinctive Orb
The mark
is set.
Optical Balance is the final lockup: Split Weight typography, corrected spacing, and the more expressive Distinctive orb. Mineral Carbon remains the primary brand version.
WORDMARK 08B Optical BalanceORB 08 DistinctivePRIMARY Mineral Carbon
Precision study / zero colour bleed
The W is now
fully carved out.
Every perforation forming the W is exactly the same solid colour. Broadcast bars never enter it, tint it, interrupt it, or soften its edge.
The only variable is the separation immediately outside the W.
Carbon Moat
SOLID W / CARBON BUFFER
Neutral Ring
SOLID W / NEUTRAL BUFFER
Focused study / broadcast bars × native orb
Ten ways to make
the signal native.
The broadcast bars stay constant. What changes is how the W participates: glowing above the signal, splitting at the edges, accepting colour, breaking into scanlines, or gaining a quiet halo.
Every version uses the exact winning orb geometry. The brighter W is the key correction from the earlier website treatment.
Luminous Core
WHITE CORE / SOFT RGB EDGE
RGB Fringe
WHITE CORE / STRONG RGB FRINGE
Colour Phase
CYAN / WHITE / MAGENTA
Scanline Cut
WHITE CORE / TWO COLOUR CUTS
Signal Window
BRIGHTENED BAR PENETRATION
Clean Halo
WHITE W / DARK BUFFER
White Band
HORIZONTAL HIGH-GAIN BAND
Broken Signal
WHITE W / COLOUR DROPOUTS
Interlaced W
INTERLACED WHITE + BARS
High Gain
MAXIMUM WHITE / SOFT FIELD
Broadcast experiments / editable vector
The static lives
inside the orb.
The first two translate the directions you liked into exact SVG artwork. The next five push the same idea through different kinds of signal distortion.
Nothing is masked with a bitmap: every coloured perforation is an individual editable vector ellipse, and the W’s shading structure remains intact.
Original direction / vector translation
Broadcast Bars
Original direction / vector translation
Night Transmission
New vector evolution
Chromatic Split
New vector evolution
Thermal Scan
New vector evolution
Acid Pulse
New vector evolution
Electric Snow
New vector evolution
Signal Drift
Digital signature / final orb
The favicon.
The Distinctive orb stands alone here. At browser-tab size, the perforations resolve into a textured sphere while the W remains legible.
Walkie One — Final Mark & Colour Systems×+
Extended palette / 10 systems
Different moods.
Same signal.
Each system is a complete six-tone treatment: five shades preserve the orb’s depth and W, while the sixth is optically chosen for the wordmark. Toggle the canvas above to see every reverse palette.
Ember Copper
Fire, cast iron, and warm evening light.
#2D211C#4D3025#78513E#B88363#E0B593#F1D7C3Oxblood Wine
Culinary, confident, and quietly luxurious.
#2A1B20#4B2731#784050#B36C7C#DCA4AF#F0CCD3Heritage Olive
Timeless hospitality with a brass-and-wood soul.
#232218#3B3A23#5E5B34#918A50#C1B874#E2DBADAlpine Pine
Natural, premium, and grounded without feeling rustic.
#17251C#263F30#41664E#74A084#A9C7B2#D3E3D8Signal Cobalt
Technical clarity with an unmistakable communications cue.
#172338#263B5D#3F6092#7295C7#A7BFDE#D3DFF0Patina Teal
Architectural metal, coastal air, and modern craft.
#142824#21443E#386D65#69A198#9BCBC4#CDE6E2Saffron Flame
Energetic and appetite-forward without becoming loud.
#2C2111#4A3516#755522#AA803A#D8B465#F1DAA3Aubergine Night
A sophisticated late-night dining expression.
#251927#3E2942#633F68#956B99#C2A1C5#E3D1E4Atlantic Slate
Calm, contemporary, and broadly architectural.
#17242A#263E49#406370#7193A0#A4C1C9#D1E1E5Terracotta Rose
Warm, human, and rooted in food and clay.
#2B1D1A#4A2E28#754A40#AA786B#D3A69D#EDD1CB