Brand Guidelines

Hone your eye for great brand writing with these top notch brand voice, expression and verbal identity examples.

Brand Guidelines
IBM

While this site doesn't have much in regards to writing, it does have a section on their strategy where it talks about their philosophy.

Brand Guidelines
18F Content Guide

A style guide for government content that’s clear, helpful, and user-friendly.

Brand Guidelines
Burton

A comprehensive guideline that covers literally everything about the brand -- history, guidelines, resources, usage, even the story behind their tagline. A very thoughtful example of an external brand book.

Brand Guidelines
Canondale Brand Guidelines

Unique brand guidelines that put creativity at the heart of their visual and verbal language.

Brand Guidelines
Firefox

Firefox puts it all out there for public view -- including their positioning, persona, tone of voice and full design kit of parts.

Brand Guidelines
Discord

The site itself is very minimal but there's a link to download the full brand book which has a lot more information about the brand, including a snapshot of their strategy, tone of voice and full brand system.

Brand Guidelines
Google

A public and online document of Google's brand guidelines. It doesn't give much more than the basics but still interesting to see.

Brand Guidelines
Mailchimp

A comprehensive look at the Mailchimp voice, the rules that govern it and the nuances that make it.

Brand Guidelines
Shopify

Shopify has a very thoughtful breakdown of their verbal identity and content that spans everything from language to grammar to tone to naming.

Brand Guidelines
Monzo

The verbal identity guidelines for online bank Monzo is right on the money.

Brand Guidelines
Space10

A sparse but beautifully made brand site that showcases the thoughtful design work behind the brand.

Brand Guidelines
Converse

A link straight to the Converse brand book that showcases what an iconic brand looks like at the foundational level.

Brand Guidelines
Starbucks

A slick site with all their brand guidelines captures in one place. There's some interesting content under the Theory category that talks more about the brand itself.

Brand Guidelines
Tonal

Explore the brand's take on all things band in this simple but engaging brand site.

Brand Guidelines
Meta

A very transactional resource for the Meta family of brands. It mostly covers logo and usage for the various brands.

Brand Guidelines
Buzzfeed Style Guide

Buzzfeed's style guide for everything from breaking news to "which type of sandwich are you" quizzes.

Brand Guidelines
Dropbox

A comprehensive guideline for all things Dropbox including strategy (a rare public find), brand system, and writing principles.

Brand Guidelines
RISD

See how the Rhode Island School of Design thinks about their brand expression and how they break down their tone of voice.