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    TAP.

    Star, Arrow, Signal.

    A dark, technical identity built around a single icon — the star-arrow — with a strict color, type, and pattern system. Everything the TAP identity is built from, in one place.

    PRIMARY
    2728 C
    SYSTEM
    MARK + ICON
    TYPE
    BLAKWOO · ULTIMATUM
    PATTERN
    ★→ TILE
    CH · 01The Brief

    What TAP Is.

    TAP is a design-forward object label. Tanner built the full identity — mark, icon, color system, type, and pattern — and shepherded it into physical goods: cases, jars, bags, patches, and hardware. This page is the identity system itself, drawn straight from the source boards.

    CH · 02Sketches

    Six Routes. One Mark.

    TAP logo sketches — six wordmark explorations
    Logo SketchesExploration
    CH · 03Logo System

    Wordmark + Icon.

    Two elements. The bubble-outline wordmark carries the name; the star-arrow icon carries the signal. Either one works alone — together they lock the system.

    TAP wordmark
    Wordmark · Primary Lockup
    TAP star-arrow icon
    Icon · Star-Arrow Mark
    CH · 04Color

    Four Values, One Signal.

    A four-value system: Ink, Blue, Paper, and Chrome. Ink owns the field, Blue owns the signal, Paper carries type, Chrome lives on hardware. The ratios are fixed — the identity reads as one system across every surface.

    TAP BLUE
    SYSTEM
    TAP BLUE
    HEX
    #0000FF
    RGB
    0 · 0 · 255
    CMYK
    100 · 100 · 0 · 0
    ROLE
    SIGNAL
    Usage Ratio · Surface Share
    Ink 55 · Blue 30 · Paper 15
    Ink · 55%
    Blue · 30%
    Paper · 15%
    Chip
    Name · Hex
    Role
    Approved Use
    Ink #000000
    Field / Ground
    Primary background, dark panels, print field
    Blue #0000FF
    Signal / Accent
    HUD linework, pattern, callouts, plate fields
    Paper #FFFFFF
    Type / Reverse
    Type on ink, reverse plates, print stock
    Approved Pairings
    TAP wordmark — Paper on Ink
    Paper on InkDefault reverse — everything digital
    TAP wordmark — Blue on Ink
    Blue on InkHUD, callouts, spec labels
    TAP wordmark — Ink on Paper
    Ink on PaperPrint, uncoated stocks
    TAP wordmark — Paper on Blue
    Paper on BlueSignature blue plate
    CH · 05Typefaces

    Two Voices, One System.

    Headlines cut in BlakWOO — a heavy italic display that carries the kinetic energy of the mark. Paragraph and spec set in CC Ultimatum — condensed, industrial, specimen-tight.

    Headline · BlakWOOHeavy Italic Display
    TAP
    Aa Bb Cc · 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Paragraph · CC UltimatumCondensed Industrial Sans
    Sharp, condensed, industrial. Set tight for labels and specs. Set open for running copy. One family carries every voice on the system.
    Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg · 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    TAP type system board — BlakWOO display, CC Ultimatum body, type in use
    Type SystemType in use
    CH · 06Pattern

    Rows of Signal.

    The star-arrow, tiled and rotated. Two treatments — a solid blue field and a reversed outline on blue — enough range to carry a surface without diluting the signal.

    TAP star-arrow pattern — solid blue grid on black
    Solid · Blue on Black
    TAP star-arrow pattern — blue outline staggered on black
    Outline · Blue on Black
    TAP star-arrow pattern — solid white grid on blue
    Solid · Paper on Blue
    TAP star-arrow pattern — white outline staggered on blue
    Outline · Paper on Blue
    Pattern in Motion
    Loop A · Blue Outline
    Loop B · Blue Solid
    Loop C · Black Solid
    Loop D · Black Outline
    CH · 07Motion

    Built to Move.

    The system in motion — the full showcase reel.

    Showcase ReelSound on
    TAP star-arrow enamel pin
    Pin · Star-ArrowEnamel
    TAP wordmark enamel pin
    Pin · WordmarkEnamel
    TAP blue enamel coin medallion
    Coin · EnamelBead ring
    CH · 08Applications

    Mark to Object.

    TAP case system — blue molded case with the primary mark
    Case System3D application
    TAP mat system — blue cutting mat with pattern and mark
    Mat SystemPattern usage
    TAP bag system — blue bag with embroidered logo and hardware
    Bag SystemEmbroidered logo
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