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Brand Book · v.1 · 2026
AI Training Sprints · Est. 2026 · Paris
Wedge Brand Book02 / Brand Thesis
01 · Who we are
Operator-grade, not tech-bro.
Wedge runs 5-day AI training sprints for agencies and DTC brands. We don't consult. We don't build for you. We teach your team to use AI tools so well that they don't need us after day 5.
The brand should feel like you walked into a professional workshop — not a SaaS landing page. The type reads like a power tool. The numerals read like a ledger. Every element earns its place.
Brand attributes
Senior
Specific
Mechanical
Restrained
Lived-in
Reference mood
Leica service manual. Porsche tool catalog. Anthropic's editorial restraint. A magazine spread with sprint artifacts scattered through it.
Wedge Brand Book04 / Color
03 · Color
Paper + ink + one weaponized accent.
No gradients. No neon. The orange is the only color that speaks. Everything else is neutral infrastructure.
Paper#F4EFE6
Paper 2#EEE8DA
Rule#C8C2B3
Muted#5A5750
Ink#0E0E0C
Accent#FF5B1F
✓ Do
- Use orange ONLY for CTAs, stamps, highlights, and the mark
- Use ink for headings, paper for backgrounds
- Use muted for body text and secondary elements
- Use rule for hairlines and borders
✗ Don't
- Use orange as a background color
- Use orange for body text
- Add any color not in this palette
- Use gradients, glows, or shadows
Wedge Brand Book05 / Typography
04 · Typography
Three fonts. Zero decoration.
Display — Bricolage Grotesque 800
Aa
For headlines, section openers, case study titles. The mechanical terminals give it a power-tool feel.
Production: PP Neue Machina Ultra
Body — Inter Tight 400/500
Aa
For paragraphs, descriptions, form labels. Breathable, readable, stays out of the way.
Production: Söhne (Klim)
Data — JetBrains Mono 500
Aa
For stamps, receipts, stats, labels. Tabular numerals keep columns aligned like a ledger.
Production: Berkeley Mono
Type scale
Display XL — 72px
Display L — 48px
Heading — 32px
Body Large — 20px. For lede paragraphs and key descriptions.
Body — 16px. Main copy. Most text on the page.
MONO LABEL — 12PX · DAY 01/05 · SPRINT 043
Wedge Brand Book06 / Components
05 · Components
Parts you assemble the brand from.
Buttons
Book a sprint →
See the method
Sharp corners. No shadow. No gradient. Hover: darken to #E54A15 over 80ms.
Day stamps
DAY 01/05
DAY 03/05
DAY 05/05
2px orange left-border + mono 11px uppercase. Used in margins, cards, sprint breakdowns.
Receipt rows
DAY 01 — audit & shock demo00:04:12
DAY 02 — agent build00:08:30
TIME SAVED / WEEK18.3 HRS
Metric block
METRIC · LARGE
18.3
HRS SAVED / TEAM / WEEK
Wedge Brand Book07 / Voice & Copy
06 · Voice
Operator. Specific. Zero hedging.
✓ Write like this
- "We jam AI into your team's week and split the old workflow open."
- "18.3 hrs/week saved. Measured 30 days post-sprint."
- "5 sessions. Your team builds what your agency charges €5k/month for."
- "If session 1 doesn't deliver a 'wait, what?' moment — full refund."
✗ Never write this
- "Transform your business with AI-powered solutions."
- "Unlock the full potential of artificial intelligence."
- "Our comprehensive and robust platform empowers teams."
- "Significantly improved outcomes and enhanced efficiency."
Preferred verbs
ship · split · rebuild · rewire · strip · teach · gut · rig · run · prove
Banned words
transform · unlock · empower · crucial · leverage · seamless · cutting-edge · robust · comprehensive · game-changer
Wedge Brand Book08 / Spacing & Layout
07 · Spacing & Layout
Breathing room is expensive.
Layout rules
- Max width: 1280px
- Text column: 640px
- Grid: 12-col, 24px gutters
- Side padding: 48px / 24px / 20px
- Border radius: 0-2px only
- Borders: 1px hairline, var(--rule)
Radius
Wedge Brand Book09 / Motion
08 · Motion
Animation is communication, not decoration.
Permitted
- ✓ Section fade-up reveals (350ms ease-out)
- ✓ Card hover lift (4px + shadow, 150ms)
- ✓ Day card stagger reveal (120ms delay per card)
- ✓ Receipt row typewriter (GSAP, scroll-triggered)
- ✓ Counter animations on stats (2s ease-out)
- ✓ Nav link underline grow from left (200ms)
- ✓ Scrolling marquee (20s linear infinite)
- ✓ Pricing word-by-word reveal
Forbidden
- ✗ Gradients that animate
- ✗ Blur or glassmorphism effects
- ✗ 3D transforms or parallax
- ✗ Scroll hijacking
- ✗ Auto-playing Lottie loops
- ✗ Bouncy/elastic easing
- ✗ Anything that calls attention to itself over content
Always respect prefers-reduced-motion
Duration tokens
80ms
MICRO · hover, toggle, button press
200ms
SHORT · tooltip, dropdown, card reveal
350ms
MEDIUM · section entrance, modal
Wedge Brand Bookv.1 · 2026-04-12
The design doesn't yell.
The work does.
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