Logo and badge placement
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One mark, small, white or tonal, where the product is seen at rest. It is made the way the surface is made. It does not light up, and it is not repeated.
One mark, where it rests.
pd-logo
Status: proposed.
Place a single small mark where the eye lands at rest: high on a back, on a front lip, centered on a lid. Do not repeat it on the side, the foot, and the cable.
Why: One small mark where the eye rests is confidence; the same mark on every panel is nervous.
Sources: Secretlab TITAN Evo features (opens in a new tab), Apple Newsroom, 2008 unibody MacBook (opens in a new tab), MacBook Pro (opens in a new tab)
No badge stack on the body.
pd-logo-no-badge-stack
Status: proposed.
Certification marks go on the spec page, the rating label, or the underside. Award seals, partner logos, and stickers do not sit on the face the customer sees.
Why: Award stickers and partner badges on the face age badly and cover the material.
Sources: Secretlab TITAN Evo features (opens in a new tab), Secretlab resources, spec sheet and assembly (opens in a new tab)
Make the mark the way you make the surface.
pd-logo-method
Status: proposed.
Embroider on textile. Etch on metal. Print on a coated panel. The TITAN Evo spec lists logo stitching as machine embroidery. A stuck-on badge is a different product.
Why: An embroidered mark on fabric and an etched mark on metal belong; a stuck-on badge does not.
Sources: Secretlab TITAN Evo features (opens in a new tab), TITAN Evo technical specification (opens in a new tab)
The logo does not light up.
pd-logo-not-a-light
Status: proposed.
The mark is visible in room light because of contrast, not because it emits light. A glowing logo is an advertisement on the object.
Why: A glowing logo is an ad on the object; the mark can be read in the room without emitting light.
Sources: Secretlab TITAN Evo features (opens in a new tab), MacBook Pro (opens in a new tab), PCGamesN, MAGNUS Pro review (opens in a new tab)