Brand Mark Reference

Submark XIII
Built to scale. No flourishes. No fluff.
01 — Primary Mark
XIII
Steel on Dark
XIII
White on Dark
XIII
Dark on White
02 — Scale Test
Works at every size.
16px
XIII
24px
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32px
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48px
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64px
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128px
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256px
XIII
03 — Applications
Everything inherits from this.
Favicon
XIII The Doctrine of Discipline: The XIII Pillars
Avatar / Profile Pic
XIII
Badge Seal
XIII
Loading Spinner
XIII
Watermark Overlay
XIII
"Each pillar is a principle. Each principle is a demand."
04 — Color Palette
#0C0C0C
Deep Black
#7B8A99
Steel / Iron
#FFFFFF
Clean White
05 — Rules
Non-negotiable.
Minimum size: 16px. Do not render the mark below this threshold.
Clear space: Maintain 25% of mark diameter as clear space on all sides.
Colors only: #0C0C0C, #7B8A99, #FFFFFF. No other colors. No gradients.
Font: Cormorant Garamond, semibold (600). No substitutions.
Do not add drop shadows, glows, bevels, or 3D effects.
Do not distort, rotate, skew, or stretch the mark.
Do not place on busy backgrounds without sufficient contrast.
Do not add swords, laurels, shields, or ornamentation.
06 — File Inventory
xiii-submark.svg — Primary mark (currentColor)
xiii-submark-white.svg — White on transparent
xiii-submark-steel.svg — Steel on transparent
xiii-submark-dark.svg — Dark on transparent
xiii-avatar.svg — Avatar (black bg, white mark)
xiii-badge-seal.svg — Badge seal (dark fill, steel stroke)
xiii-favicon.svg — Favicon optimized (heavier strokes)
xiii-spinner.svg — Loading spinner (animated dashed ring)
xiii-watermark.svg — Watermark (12% opacity)