Color
This is proposed physical-product guidance, not approved Thorbis rules. src/data/product-guidelines.ts is the canonical owner of wording, reasons, status, and sources; product-guidelines-why.ts is a derived compatibility export. This Markdown is generated, not independently maintained.
The core line is a dark body with white lettering. Finishes use plain material descriptions; Thorbis electric blue is the only brand accent.
The flagship is dark.
pd-dark
Status: proposed.
Ship the core product in one dark finish, with dark boxes and white lettering. Keep the flagship body quiet; a material finish does not introduce another brand accent.
Why: A dark body with white type still looks like Thorbis in five years; a loud flagship color does not.
Sources: Secretlab TITAN Evo features (opens in a new tab), ProSettings, MAGNUS Pro review (opens in a new tab), Secretlab SoftWeave Plus (opens in a new tab)
White lettering on the dark body.
pd-color-white-type
Status: proposed.
Words on the product are white or near-white. That is the Thorbis mark in a shop, in a van, and in a photo. Do not print the core wordmark in a second color.
Why: White lettering on a dark body is how the name stays readable in a shop and in a photo.
Sources: Secretlab TITAN Evo features (opens in a new tab), Apple Newsroom, MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max (opens in a new tab)
The brand accent is Thorbis electric blue.
pd-color-one-accent
Status: proposed.
Decorative stitching and brand accents use Thorbis electric blue only. A semantic status hue must represent a documented state and carry a word, number, or position as a second cue; it is never decoration. A limited finish describes the material and cannot become a second brand accent.
Why: Electric blue keeps hardware in the same Thorbis family without turning a status signal into decoration.
Sources: Secretlab TITAN Evo features (opens in a new tab), PCMag, MAGNUS Pro review (opens in a new tab), MacRumors, dark MacBook Pro finish (opens in a new tab)
Match color across materials.
pd-color-match-materials
Status: proposed.
Metal, glass, and polymer on one body are matched so they read as one block. If the glass and the frame take the same pigment differently, correct it. A mismatched band looks like a part left over.
Why: Glass, metal, and polymer that do not match read as a stack of parts, not one object.
Sources: MacGeneration, matching glass and metal color (opens in a new tab), iFixit, dark aluminum anodizing (opens in a new tab), Apple Newsroom, MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max (opens in a new tab)
Name the finish in Thorbis words.
pd-color-edition-named
Status: proposed.
Describe the actual color, material, and making process in plain words, such as black anodized aluminum or matte black polymer. Do not adopt a competitor's finish names. The line name stays the same when the finish changes.
Why: Plain finish descriptions help an owner choose the material without borrowing another brand's names.
Sources: Secretlab TITAN Evo features (opens in a new tab), Apple Newsroom, MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max (opens in a new tab), TechCrunch, dark Mac finishes (opens in a new tab), MacRumors, dark MacBook Pro finish (opens in a new tab)