Virgin Red Brand Book v2.0
Virgin Red Brand Book v2.0
VIRGIN RED
V2
January 2023
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HELLO! IT’S
GOOD TO
TREAT YOU
We’re Virgin Red,
the rewards club from Virgin
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Contents
Typography 19
Tone of Voice 22
Inner circle 30
Imagery 39
Icons 51
Our Brand
Framework
WHY
Virgin Red is distinctively Virgin.
MISSION TO BE A MUCH-LOVED DAILY TOUCHPOINT FOR THE VIRGIN BRAND
WHAT
WE KNOW YOU ON YOUR TERMS WE KEEP YOU COMING BACK OUT-OF-THE-ORDINARY
PILLARS Relevant and personal Seamless experiences to Many reasons to engage We do it differently
experiences just for you fit into your world with us round here
OUR IDENTITY
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Our Identity
Ingredients
BARLOW
make things recognisably Virgin Red. Here’s a
quick overview before we get into each one.
SEMIBOLD ITALIC
Barlow Regular
Barlow Bold
The iconic Virgin script with our name and the A bold primary palette with a range of juicy Clean and contemporary, we use Barlow across
inner circle holding shape. secondary colours to support. all of our creative comms.
Tone of
voice
We write in the main Virgin tone of voice, simple, The holding shape for our logo and a Our imagery celebrates the diversity and character Functional but playful, our icons are designed
straightforward, optimistic with a touch of wit. distinctive graphic device. of our members and our rewards. with a wink and a smile in mind.
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LOGO
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Logo
Ta-daaa!
Virgin Script
Red
Inner circle
Logo
Colourways
There are two versions of our logo, red and white. Simple, right?
If it’s on our red background, use a white logo, and on a white
background use a red logo.
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Logo
A few logo tips
Top left, bottom right, centred. We don’t mind, as long Our logo, although oval, is a perfect square. Give it When our logo is displayed in a fixed space, such as an Fill in the holding shape if our logo needs to be used on
as our logo is aligned to the format or a key element. room to breathe with a 20% margin around each edge. app or social media icon, make it 80% of the area. a non red or white background, or use the app icon in
place of the logo.
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Logo
A few logo no-no’s
E!
NOPE NOPE MAYB NOPE
! ! !
Don’t mess with our logo Don’t redesign it Use black and white only if absolutely necessary Don’t remove the inner circle from the logo
Don’t rotate, skew, stretch or reposition any of the Don’t recolour, apply drop shadows, gradients or any This should only be used in exceptional There’s only one version of our logo: the full lock-up
elements of the logo. It looks terrible, and more other effects. Or we’ll dispatch the brand police. circumstances, it is not a stylistic choice. surrounded by the inner circle.
importantly, infringes on our trademark.
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COLOURS
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Colours
Primary
The colour red is central to our brand identity, we’re part of
the Virgin family and it’s in our name after all. Warm pink,
black, grey and white are used alongside red for everything
from backgrounds to type.
CMYK 0/100/85/5 CMYK 0/0/0/95 CMYK 59/49/48/40 CMYK 0/14/7/0 CMYK 0/0/0/0
RGB 225/10/10 RGB 26/26/26 RGB 89/89/89 RGB 252/230/230 RGB 255/255/255
HEX #E10A0A HEX #1A1A1A HEX #595959 HEX #FCE6E6 HEX #FFFFFF
Pantone 186
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Colours
Secondary
Add freshness with our secondary palette. These colours
work best alongside our primary palette as backgrounds or
when used to highlight.
CMYK 70/100/55/25 CMYK 63/100/0/3 CMYK 0/64/80/0 CMYK 70/13/69/0 CMYK 0/22/79/0 CMYK 0/47/29/0
RGB 92/34/68 RGB 123/32/127 RGB 255/119/51 RGB 82/163/110 RGB 253/202/73 RGB 255/165/161
HEX #5C2244 HEX #7B207F HEX #FF7733 HEX #52A36E HEX #FDCA49 HEX #FFA5A1
Light Purple Light Orange Light Green Light Yellow Light Pink
Colours
Colour balance
When Virgin Red has been introduced, add freshness with our
secondary palette, but never overpower our primary colours.
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Colours
AAA AAA AAA AA
Accessibility WHITE
aa aaa aaa
We’ve shown the colour contrast check and AAA AA AAA AAA AAA AAA
BLACK
compliance of our primary and secondary aaa aa aa aaa aaa
palettes opposite.
Colours
Some principles
Use it wisely, don’t paint the town red. A splash of red Give things room to breath. Lots of white space Colour can be used to make things “pop”, but not
can stand out, surprise and delight, and be instantly helps complement our vibrant imagery and give our everything needs to scream out for attention.
recognised as the Virgin brand. messaging space to shine.
Careful use of colour ensures a clear hierarchy of
messaging that’s both impactful and accessible.
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Colours
A few no-no’s
Don’t mix and match secondary colours, instead pair Don’t overuse blocks of solid colour Don’t create gradients using our colours Don’t apply colours using blending modes or effects
with something from our primary palette. (like multiply or overlay).
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TYPOGRAPHY
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Typography
Barlow
Contemporary and clean, Barlow is legible and flexible with lots of variations.
We use it for everything from headlines to body copy and buttons.
BARLOW
It’s free to download
Typography
Styles
FOR STATEMENT
It’s important to have a clear type hierarchy.
We typically use these styles:
Statement headlines
Bodycopy When we’ve got a lot to say, we use Barlow Regular. This example
Barlow Regular here uses 12pt copy and 18pt line height. Lorem ipsum dolor sit
Leading: 1.5 vs pt size. amet, fusce ultricies neque sagittis, sollicitudin velit vitae, semper
Kerning: Metrics. Tracking: 0
risus. Duis pellentesque condimentum ex, in molestie orci. Duis
ultricies orci non urna loborti. Duis dictum ipsum quis arcu.
Call to action
Barlow Bold
Example of a call to action virgin.com/red
Tracking: 0
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TONE OF VOICE
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Tone of Voice
Ingredients
At Virgin Red, we write in the main Virgin tone of voice. Here’s a quick reminder of
the four ingredients. Our best writing comes from the play between them.
Tone of Voice
Ingredients
Here’s how each ingredient plays out at Virgin Red. Feel free to pull what you need
from our examples here. There’s a whole swag bag of lines to choose from.
How a rewards club works can be confusing. So we make What is Virgin Red? Piece of cake. It’s a rewards club.
it easy to get by bringing it to life with words.
More points = more rewards. It’s all gravy.
Tone of Voice
Ingredients
Here’s how each ingredient plays out at Virgin Red. Feel free to pull what you need
from our examples here. There’s a whole swag bag of lines to choose from.
Like we said, how a rewards club works can be confusing. Pick up points when you shop online. Spend them on a
So we also give clear, fuss-free explanations. range of rewards.
Tone of Voice
Ingredients
Here’s how each ingredient plays out at Virgin Red. Feel free to pull what you need
from our examples here. There’s a whole swag bag of lines to choose from.
Virgin Red is a particularly optimistic brand. After all, we Virgin Points last forever. Spend them when you like.
turn the everyday into the extraordinary.
Earn Virgin Points from us and the best brands out there.
Tone of Voice
Ingredients
Here’s how each ingredient plays out at Virgin Red. Feel free to pull what you need
from our examples here. There’s a whole swag bag of lines to choose from.
Tone of Voice
Inspiration
No points for guessing How does it work? Rewards this way Free shipping
It looks like you’re in the There are no cards to clutter up Join Virgin Red in a few minutes, Join Virgin Red and earn points
United Kingdom your wallet at Virgin Red, you you don’t even need a password. towards your next voyage.
don’t even need a password.
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Tone of Voice
Terminology
YES! NOPE!
The name of our programme Virgin Red VR, Virgin RED, Red
What we are Rewards club, rewards programme, member’s club Loyalty programme, programme
The name of our currency Virgin Points, points Miles, Virgin points, Points, Virgin Red Points, Flying Club Points
The various ways you can earn and spend your points Rewards, treats Offers, discounts, perks
All of the various Virgin businesses and brands Virgin family, Virgin companies Virgin corporation, VCos, Virgin group
What you can do with your points Earn, spend, donate, use Accrue, burn, redeem
People who work for Virgin Red or one of our partners Team Employees, staff
Where you go if you need help with something Reward Genies, Member support Call centre, contact centre
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INNER CIRCLE
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Inner Circle
Overview
Our inner circle represents each member’s Virgin world, wrapping itself
around everything they love, want and need. It’s a holding shape for our
logo and a graphic device that forms the foundation of a whole visual
language for Virgin Red.
You can use the inner circle around imagery and key messages. Just like
our logo, it only ever appears in red or white. Want to know which of the
two works best with each secondary colour? Read on.
YOUR
PASSPORT
TO MORE
REWARDS
SWITCH ON
TREATS MODE
TIP: Use the inner circle so that the thin section sits behind the
type and allow the front section to move dynamically between
the lettering - always remembering to keep things legible.
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Inner Circle
Colours
The inner circle can be used in either red or white with our colour palette.
Here’s a guide to which colours work best together so it always stands out.
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Inner Circle
Some useful tips
NOPE
!
NOPE YES!
!
YES!
Don’t use the inner circle too tightly around characters Keep a sense of perspective Allow the character to interact
As a general rule allow more space between the character and the thicker Ensure that the upper thinner section of the inner Give our characters a sense of freedom and movement,
‘front’ of the device. Cropping the bottom of the graphic also helps to give circle sits behind the character and the lower by allowing the inner circle to interact with them.
a sense of freedom. We’re not trying to run (or put) rings around people. thicker section is in front. Ensure the correct sense of perspective is maintained.
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Inner Circle
A few more useful tips
NOPE
!
NOPE
!
NOPE
YES! !
Show off the shape Don’t distort Don’t flip or rotate Double no-no
When cropping the inner circle ensure that the most Do not skew, stretch or too closely crop the inner circle Don’t play with the angle of our inner circle. Keep it Don’t double up the device and don’t use it in any colour
recognisable bits are shown off. to the point that it becomes unrecognisable. roughly at a 45 degree angle. other than red or white.
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IMAGERY
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Hero Imagery
Our cast of characters
Hero Imagery
Some useful tips
YES!
YES!
YES!
NOPE NOPE
! !
NOPE
!
YES!
Remember the red thread Keep colours light and bright Avoid washed out colour combinations Avoid tone-on-tone
Bring through a splash of red in our imagery for Avoid combinations that feel too dark and gloomy. As a general rule: use more neutral images on Use the full extent of our wonderful colour palette
some instant brand recognition. brighter backgrounds. to bring images to life.
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Art Direction
Principles
Use red intelligently. it’s iconic and a core People are the reason we love what we do,
part of the Virgin brand, meaning we don’t and we care passionately about creating
have to use too much to make a statement. and nurturing rewarding relationships.
Embrace everyone; diversity isn’t just We don’t take ourselves too seriously. Our Consistency isn’t about visual repetition.
something we show infront of the camera, surprises are done with warmth, humour It’s about always being true to our values
it’s fundamental to how we work and we cast and a desire to make things better in and looking like ‘us’ at every touchpoint and
with this at the front of mind. unexpected ways. interaction.
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Art Direction
Casting INCLUSIVE & DIVERSE
If we want our audience to look for longer, We lead the way and are always about an even
we need to captivate them. Find people who better tomorrow. But more than that: we
have a passion, an infectious personality and boldly cast where no one has cast before. We
boundless energy. Find people with a story find the under-represented and the faces the
to tell and the ones that break the mould. world needs to see.
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Partner Imagery
Overview
Art Direction
Checklist
We know that sourcing the right imagery is hard, stock options are often
limited and not suitable. Not every image can (or has to) tick all the boxes.
Follow our principles and reference this checklist when selecting images.
BRIGHT AND
VIBRANT COLOUR
ICONS
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Icons
Overview
Home Rewards Activity Account Extraordinary Everyday Everyday Points Discover New Travel & Trains
Experiences Treats Living For Good Things Adventure
Search Earn Spend Genie Cruises Flights Holidays Hotels Retail Takeaway Coffee
Thumbs Up Thumbs Down Voucher Food Drinks Music Money Media Travel Partners
Designed with less detail, these icons are intended for things Designed with a wink and a smile in mind, these icons represent our reward
such as navigation or core aspects of our club. categories and the general themes into which they can be filtered.
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Icons
Continued
Cake Beaver Clap Drum Roll Lift Off Signpost Circus Medal
Miscellaneous
Alongside our suite of core icons, we have others that fit various
categories, themes and idioms. Or they’re just plain fun!
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Icons
Style
TOGETHER
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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
APP
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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
EMAIL
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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
PARTNER
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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
CAMPAIGN
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ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
CAMPAIGN
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WORKING WITH
OUR PARTNERS
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Partners
We’re here for our partners
Partners
Creating a Virgin Red space
Virgin Money Website
Partners
Writing for partners
YOU LOVE A
GOOD RED
We apply the same tone of voice principles that we apply
our own comms to those for our partners. Speaking to the
audience in a way that connects them to a world of rewards
in an environment that isn’t our own.
NEXT STOP
REWARDS...
He’s grinning because he earns
points every time he books with
Virgin Trains Ticketing
LET’S PAINT THE TOWN
VIRGIN RED
We’re always on hand to help at [email protected]