Acura 2021
Acura 2021
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Acura is a premium performance brand. These marketing guidelines
were created to maintain a unified brand identity for Acura. In the
following sections, you will find details regarding logos (including
minimum sizes and safe areas), colors, typefaces, photography, and
graphics. We demonstrate how to use these elements in different
mediums, such as print, digital, and broadcast.
1.0
BRANDING 01
1.1 Logo Intro 1.7 Logo Dos
1.2 Caliper Symbol 1.8 Logo Color Combinations
1.3 Logo Safe Space 1.9 Logo Don’ts
1.4 Logo Minimum Sizes
1.5 Logo Lockups
COLOR PALETTE 13
1.6 LTMD Lockup
pg.
2.0
2.1 Performance Colors
2.2 Model and Campaign Colors
2.3 Type S Colors
2.4 Motorsports and Livery Colors
2.5 Corporate Colors
TYPOGRAPHY 19
pg.
3.0
3.1 Futura Now For Acura 3.6 Headline Type Settings
3.2 Acura Bespoke 3.7 Typography Dos and Don’ts
3.3 Acura Performance
3.4 Avenir
3.5 Typography Hierarchy
PHOTOGRAPHY 27
pg.
4.0
4.1 Performance Photography
4.2 Static Photography
4.3 Studio Photography
4.4 Motorsports Photography
GRAPHICS 32
pg.
5.0
5.1 Model Names
5.2 Motorsports Graphics
5.3 Motorsports Graphics Usage Examples
WORK EXAMPLES 37
pg.
6.0
6.1 Print
6.2 Digital
6.3 Retail
TYPE S 41
pg.
7.0
7.1 Type S Logo Intro
7.2 Type S Logo Lockup
7.3 Type S Logo Safe Space
7.4 Type S Logo Dos
7.5 Type S Logo Don’ts
7.6 Logo: All-New Type S
pg.
Symbol:
1/2 of
The tagline extends the width of the logo The tagline extends the width of the logo
0.75” 50 px 2.25”
115 px-199 px
0.5” 18 px
0.5” 55 px 2.25”
115 - 199 px
Horizontal: Stacked:
Stacked: Horizontal:
The logo can appear in black and white and, for specific executions, in Acura Gray. The logo can appear over approved brand colors. The logo can be used over photography, video, and texture, but it must be legible.
See pages 14-18 for all brand colors.
Black
White
Acura Gray
White Caption
Performance Red NSX Yellow Tiger Eye
Black Performance
Caption Blue Thermal Orange Phantom Violet
The logo cannot appear in unapproved colors and must always be legible. The logo cannot be restructured. The logo or caliper cannot be warped, stretched, or distorted. The logo cannot be used with additional copy, borders, or outlines.
HOMETOWN
COLOR
BLACK COLOR
PERFORMANCE GRAY COLOR
PERFORMANCE BLUE COLOR
PERFORMANCE RED
Pantone Process Black Pantone Process Black
429C Pantone Process
7686 C Black Pantone Process
1795 C Black
CMYK 0 0 0 100 CMYK 0 0505100
10 35 CMYK 000
100 82100
0 10 CMYK 0 0 100 5
0 100
RGB 000 RGB 0 0171
161 0 187 RGB 0 0150
0 80 RGB 0 0 035 30
230
HEX # 000000 HEX # 000000
#a1abb2 HEX # 000000
#005096 HEX 000000
# e6231e
WHITE
Pantone White Opaque
CMYK 0000
RGB 255 255 255
HEX # ffffff
PHANTOM VIOLET
CMYK 84 100 18 10
RGB 79 41 117
HEX # 4f2975
WHITE
Pantone White Opaque
CMYK 0000
RGB 255 255 255
HEX # ffffff
Colors may also be pulled from the liveries to use in marketing materials. Those
colors will be chosen by the Acura Markerting team and can vary from year to year.
TOO FAST
FOR WORDS.
Acura Marketing Guidelines September 2021 Page 19
3.1 FUTURA NOW FOR ACURA
Futura Now For Acura Condensed Extra Black is our primary headline font. Futura Now For Acura Regular and Medium are primarily used for legal The Futura Now For Acura font family is published by Monotype and can
It was chosen to reflect the qualities of the brand personality and visually copy. All other weights of Futura Now For Acura are used on a case- be purchased here: https://www.monotype.com/fonts/futura-now
complement its content and tone of voice. Futura Now For Acura Condensed by-case basis and must be approved by Acura Marketing.
Extra Black Italic is primarily used in Acura Motorsports pieces.
ABCD 123
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3.2 ACURA BESPOKE
Acura Bespoke is the primary text typeface. It complements the bold performance The Acura Bespoke typeface is available on Acura AdBuilder.
personality that Futura Now For Acura Condensed Extra Black has, bringing an
intelligent, provocative, innovative visual presence to the brand. The font is available in
a number of weights, allowing ease of use and flexibility while maintaining consistency.
Light
Book
Regular
Bold
ABCD 123
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3.3 ACURA PERFORMANCE
Acura Performance is a custom typeface based on the signature model badges of
the full line. It communicates movement and the feel of the road while reintroducing
a hint of racing nostalgia. Acura Performance should be used sparingly. It should not
be used for headlines. It is a secondary typeface to be used as a graphic element.
Regular
aBCD
123
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3.4 AVENIR
Avenir is the primary typeface used on Acura web properties. Using a mix of Futura The Avenir font family is published by Linotype and can be purchased
Now For Acura Condensed Extra Black for headlines and Avenir for body copy and here: https://www.linotype.com/72/avenir-family.html
CTAs, our typography will remain consistent with that of brand communications.
Light
Book
Heavy
Black
ABCD 123
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3.5 TYPOGRAPHY HIERARCHY
When using our typefaces together, a clear hierarchy should be followed. Futura All body and text copy should be set in Acura Bespoke Regular as well. Depending on
Now For Acura Condensed Extra Black should always be used for headlines. the size of the medium, Acura Bespoke Book may be used, as long as it is legible.
It’s used in all caps, large, and graphically to bring the tone of voice to life. If a
subhead follows, it should be set in Acura Bespoke Regular in sentence case.
FUTURA NOW
FOR ACURA CONDENSED
EXTRA BLACK
Acura Bespoke Regular Subhead
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Typography:
FLUENT IN
Headlines are set with Roman Hanging
Punctuation, i.e., the text is centered
minus the period. The period should be
added after the words are centered.
Type Spacing:
Kerning is set at Optical.
Tracking is set at -30 pt.
Leading is 90% of the font size.
Punctuation:
Scaled down to 85%.
PERFORMANCE.
Word Spacing:
Minimum: 70%
Desired: 75%
Maximum: 100%
Acura may appear in all caps in headlines, text, and branding. It may not Futura Now For Acura Condensed Extra Black is the primary Drop shadows and unapproved colors should not be used on any Acura Bespoke is the primary font for text copy use. Futura Now For Acura
be used in the Acura Performance font, as it becomes too stylized. headline font. The Acura Bespoke and Acura Performance fonts Acura fonts. For legibility purposes, photos should be retouched. Condensed Extra Black may be used for long copy, but we recommend not using it
may not be used for headlines unless otherwise approved. in sizes smaller than 20 pt. Do not use the Acura Performance font for text copy.
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Model Badges:
Model Badges:
Checkers: Laurels:
ENOUGH
SAID.
ENOUGH
SAID.
XXX
$
per mo. | 36 mo.
A. B. C.
A. Hang Tag
B. Service Banner
C. Email Template
D. 728x90
E. Navigation Screen
F. 300x250
D.
E. F.
The logo can appear in one color: black, white, or Performance Red. The logo can appear in two colors: white and Performance Red The logo can appear over approved brand colors. The logo can be used over photography, video, and texture, but it must be legible.
or black and Performance Red. See pages 14-18 for all brand colors.
Performance Red
HOMETOWN
Contact:
Email address: [email protected]
Key Stakeholders:
Kelly Lynch - Acura Marketing
Rachel Lee - Merchandise Licensing & Brand Group, IP Transaction Department, AHM IP
Joe Juliano - Managing Counsel, IP Transaction Department, AHM IP