Brand kit · Social media · v0.1

A small set of rules.
Repeat with confidence.

This is the working style guide for MandateWorks across LinkedIn, X, and Instagram. Logo, palette, type, voice, and six post templates you can recreate in any tool.

§ 01 — Logo

The mark & wordmark.

Square mark with a single volt-colored slash — read it as a marked ballot. Always pair with the wordmark in social bios and headers.

Primary lockup · light
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FOR PAPER & LIGHT BG
Primary lockup · dark
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FOR INK & DARK BG
Mark only · favicon / avatar Min. 24px
§ 02 — Palette

Warm neutrals. One voltage.

Paper and ink carry 90% of the surface. Volt is the only saturated color and signals action — buttons, links, italic emphasis. Mint, amber, coral are status-only.

Paper
#F6F4EF
Default background
Bone
#ECE8DF
Subtle surface, hover
Ink
#0E1116
Primary text, inverse bg
Graphite
#2A2E36
Body text on paper
Volt
#2E2BFF
Primary accent — action only
Mint
#00C281
Status — live, success, "do"
Amber
#FFB020
Status — caution, in-progress
Coral
#FF5A36
Status — alert, "don't"
Saturation budget
≤ 8% of canvas area
Contrast min
AA on body, AAA on display
Accent rule
One volt block per post
No gradients
Flat fills only
§ 03 — Type

Three voices. That's it.

Display for statement, sans for clarity, mono for instruments. Italic display does the heavy lifting — let it.

Display
Instrument Serif
Italic, 400
Headlines · pull-quotes
Run reality first.
Sans
Inter Tight
500 / 600 / 700
UI · body · captions
Built for those who run things.
Mono
JetBrains Mono
400 / 500
Labels · numbers · meta
§ 04 / FCT · LIVE
§ 04 — Voice

Bold. Technical. Confident.

We are technologists with policy DNA — not consultants. Write like an engineer who has read Madison. Avoid jargon, marketing fluff, and adjectives you can't measure.

"Run the next election before election day."

"Empowering political leaders with cutting-edge AI-driven solutions."

"Six products. One stack. Audit trails by default."

"Revolutionary, transformative, end-to-end synergy."

"Sub-2s latency on counter-narrative loops."

"Lightning-fast performance to delight stakeholders."

§ 05 — Post templates

Six formats. Endless posts.

Each template is sized to a real platform spec. Recreate them in any tool — every value is on the spec strip beneath each card.

Template A · StatementInstagram · 1080×1080
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§ 01 · MANIFESTO
● A position
Politics deserves
better instruments.
mandateworks.com 04 · 2026
Template B · InverseInstagram · 1080×1080
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§ 02 · STACK
● 6 platforms
One opinionated
stack.
FORECAST · CADRE OS · SENTINEL
COUNTER · MANDATE ONE · RESOLVE
JOIN THE WAITLIST → 2026
Template C · StoryIG / FB Story · 1080×1920
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§ FIELD NOTE
● Forecast
Run the
election
before
election
day.
SIM /04·21
N=12,480 · 7 PERSONAS
22 LANGUAGES · <2s LATENCY
SWIPE UP — JOIN WAITLIST
mandateworks.com
Template D · X cardX / Twitter · 1600×900
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● ANNOUNCEMENT
Sentinel goes live in three regions.
Real-time newsroom & social monitoring with counter-narrative intelligence. Now operating in EN, ES, HI.
§ 03 / SEN mandateworks.com →
Template E · LinkedInLinkedIn · 1200×628
MANDATEWORKS
§ HIRING · ENG
● Now hiring
Build the operating system for political will.
SR. ML · INFRA · POLICY CAREERS →
Template F · CarouselIG Portrait · 1080×1350
Safe margins
8% of shortest edge
Headline ratio
≥ 35% of canvas height
Logo
Top-left, 18–24px mark
Section tag
Top-right, mono micro
CTA
Bottom-right, ink block
§ 06 — Non-negotiables

Five rules. Always.

If a draft breaks any of these, the post doesn't ship.

RULE 01
No stock photos. Ever.
USE GENERATIVE SVG OR SHIP NOTHING
RULE 02
One volt block per post.
SATURATION IS A SIGNAL, NOT DECORATION
RULE 03
Italic does the emphasis.
NO BOLD-FOR-BOLD'S-SAKE; NO ALL-CAPS HEADLINES
RULE 04
Numbers are earned.
EVERY METRIC TRACES TO A REAL SOURCE
RULE 05
Stay non-partisan.
NO PARTY BRANDING, NO PERSONAL ATTACKS