TradeBridge bridge mark

TradeBridge

CONNECTING  GLOBAL  MARKETS
Brand System v1.0 Master Reference Issued 2026
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01 — Brand Position

A global institutional commodity infrastructure company.

TradeBridge is the multi-commodity trading and infrastructure subsidiary of GoldBridge — focused on global trade, commodities, logistics, and institutional deal flow outside of precious metals. The bridge symbolises connectivity, infrastructure, cross-border trade, institutional trust, and global commerce.

01

Institutional

Boardroom-grade execution. Sovereign-capable trade network.

02

Industrial

Built on infrastructure, logistics, and physical commodity flow.

03

Global

Cross-border deal flow across hubs, ports, refineries and exchanges.

04

Premium

Reference set: BlackRock, Trafigura, Glencore, Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg.

03 — Color System

Gunmetal, carbon, silver.

A restrained four-colour palette built on industrial metallics. Gunmetal is canonical. Use carbon for darkest grounds and luxury applications, silver for highlights and secondary metallic surfaces, soft-white for breathing room.

Primary
Gunmetal Black
HEX  #1F2328RGB  31 35 40CMYK 22 13 0 84
Depth
Carbon Black
HEX  #0F1114RGB  15 17 20CMYK 25 15 0 92
Accent
Metallic Silver
HEX  #A9B0B8RGB  169 176 184CMYK 8 4 0 28
Air
Soft White
HEX  #F5F5F3RGB  245 245 243CMYK 0 0 1 4
GUNMETAL VERTICAL · 3A3F46 → 1F2328 → 0F1114
BRUSHED HORIZONTAL · ALUMINIUM TEXTURE
DIAGONAL DEPTH · 3A3F46 → 0F1114
04 — Typography

Geometric sans, institutional weight.

Primary typeface: Inter. Approved alternates: Gilroy, Satoshi, Neue Haas Grotesk, Helvetica Now. Body fallbacks: Helvetica, Arial. JetBrains Mono for numerals, codes, and data labels. Type must feel intelligent, authoritative, and expensive.

Display 01
Connecting Markets
96 / 900 / -.04em
Display 02
Institutional commodity infrastructure.
64 / 800 / -.03em
Heading 01
Multi-commodity, cross-border, sovereign-capable.
40 / 700 / -.02em
Heading 02
Built on physical flow, institutional trust, and global infrastructure.
28 / 600 / -.01em
Body
TradeBridge connects global markets through institutional commodity infrastructure, strategic deal flow, and cross-border trade partnerships across precious metals, energy, refined products, and bulk industrials.
17 / 400 / 1.6
Caption
CONNECTING  GLOBAL  MARKETS
12 / 500 / 2.4 tracking
05 — 3D Icon Library

Metallic dimensional icon set.

A 14-piece on-brand SVG icon library covering trade, infrastructure, logistics, finance, and commodities. All icons share the gunmetal gradient system, brushed metallic finish, and institutional geometry. Drop into decks, dashboards, websites, or proposals.

Bridge
bridge.svg
Vessel
vessel.svg
Refinery
refinery.svg
Globe
globe.svg
Container
container.svg
Pipeline
pipeline.svg
Vault
vault.svg
TB
Ledger
ledger.svg
Handshake
handshake.svg
Chart
chart.svg
TRADEBRIDGE
Coin
coin.svg
NSEW
Compass
compass.svg
TB1000g · .9999
Ingot
ingot.svg
EN590
Barrel
barrel.svg
06 — Voice & Tone

How TradeBridge sounds.

Three modes for three audiences. Always institutional. Never breathless. Restraint is the signal of seriousness.

Institutional

Calibrated, declarative, evidence-led. The voice of a counterparty, not a vendor.

"TradeBridge structures multi-jurisdictional commodity flows for sovereign and institutional buyers."

Operational

Specific, technical, accountable. Volumes, incoterms, ports, timeframes, instruments.

"50,000 MT EN590 / FOB Rotterdam / SBLC MT760 / 12-month rolling contract."

Strategic

Forward-looking, commercial, market-aware. Used in board materials and investor briefings.

"Capital deployed into refined-product corridors where pricing dislocation favours intermediated supply."
07 — Usage Rules

Discipline is the brand.

Every deliverable should look like it came out of a top-tier institutional firm. The rules below protect that posture.

Do

  • Use the gunmetal gradient as the canonical metallic finish
  • Hold ample whitespace — institutional layouts breathe
  • Lock typography to Inter / Gilroy / Satoshi / Neue Haas Grotesk
  • Apply cinematic photography: ports, refineries, infrastructure, trading floors
  • Maintain clear space equal to the height of the "T" in TradeBridge
  • Use Carbon Black or Soft White as the dominant ground
  • Treat data as design — Bloomberg-grade clarity, executive-level restraint

Don't

  • Stretch, rotate, or skew the logo
  • Apply drop shadows, glows, or bevels to the bridge mark
  • Replace gunmetal with neon, gold (GoldBridge only), or arbitrary gradients
  • Use crypto / Web3 / meme aesthetics anywhere in the system
  • Reproduce the logo below 35mm print or 140px digital
  • Pair with cartoon icons, emoji, or template-style stock graphics
  • Crowd layouts — clutter cheapens institutional posture
08 — AI Toolkit

Drop-in brand intelligence for any AI tool.

A modular prompt system any AI tool can consume — Claude, GPT, Midjourney, Sora, Figma AI, Runway. Paste the prompt block, point it at your asset paths, and outputs come out on-brand. Includes a JSON brand config, asset path manifest, and prompt examples for site, deck, image, and copy generation.

tradebridge-ai-prompt.md

Master prompt block. Drop into any system / persona / context window. Encodes positioning, voice, palette, type, asset references, and "do not" rules.

ai-toolkit/tradebridge-ai-prompt.md

brand-config.json

Machine-readable brand schema. Colors, gradients, typography stack, voice pillars, asset registry. Consumable by code, design tools, and AI pipelines.

ai-toolkit/brand-config.json

asset-manifest.md

Canonical paths to every logo and 3D icon. Reference these in any prompt or pipeline.

ai-toolkit/asset-manifest.md

usage-recipes.md

Pre-built prompt templates: hero image, pitch deck, one-pager, social tile, illustration brief, copy direction.

ai-toolkit/usage-recipes.md
# TRADEBRIDGE BRAND CONTEXT — DROP-IN PROMPT
# Paste at top of any AI prompt to enforce on-brand output.

You are designing for TradeBridge — the multi-commodity trading
and infrastructure subsidiary of GoldBridge. Treat every output as if
produced by McKinsey, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Trafigura, or Bloomberg.

## POSITIONING
TradeBridge connects global markets through institutional commodity
infrastructure, strategic deal flow, and cross-border trade partnerships.
Tone: institutional, industrial, premium, sovereign-capable. NEVER
startup, crypto, neon, futuristic, cartoonish, or template-like.

## COLOR (use only)
- Gunmetal Black #1F2328  (primary)
- Carbon Black   #0F1114  (depth, ground)
- Metallic Silver #A9B0B8 (accent, highlight)
- Soft White     #F5F5F3  (air, light bg)
Gradient: linear 180deg, #3A3F46#1F2328#0F1114

## TYPOGRAPHY
Primary: Inter (or Gilroy / Satoshi / Neue Haas Grotesk / Helvetica Now).
Mono: JetBrains Mono. Headlines: 800–900, tight tracking. Body: 400.
Captions: 500, uppercase, 2.4px tracking.

## ASSETS
Logo:  ./assets/logos/tradebridge-primary.svg
Mark:  ./assets/logos/tradebridge-mark.svg
Inverted: ./assets/logos/tradebridge-inverted.svg
Mono:  ./assets/logos/tradebridge-mono.svg
Icons (14): ./assets/icons/{bridge,vessel,refinery,globe,
            container,pipeline,vault,ledger,handshake,
            chart,coin,compass,ingot,barrel}.svg

## DO
- Cinematic dark grounds, large whitespace, oversized typography
- Editorial commodity imagery: ports, refineries, vessels, trading floors
- Data treated as design (Bloomberg-grade)
- Subtle metallic surfaces, brushed textures, soft industrial lighting

## DO NOT
- Drop shadows / glows / bevels on the bridge mark
- Crypto, Web3, meme, neon, gamer, AI-render aesthetics
- Cheesy stock photography or smiling corporate teams
- Template-like grids, busy layouts, decorative clipart
- Replace gunmetal with arbitrary gradients

## OUTPUT STANDARD
"Best-in-class institutional commodity branding in the world."
09 — Downloads

The kit.

Master files. SVG vectors. PDF brand book. AI toolkit. Everything sits in one folder, organised for hand-off to designers, agencies, AI tools, and partners.