# KushTunes Brand System, v1.0 (July 2026)

The complete identity for **KushTunes**, music distribution + event ticketing for independent African artists.
The mark is **the Groove** (the official KushTunes logo, redrawn as precise vector): an eighth note and a punched ticket stub carried in one open circle.
Read it three ways: the note (your music) · the ticket (your show) · the groove/ring (the record, the spotlight, the world it travels).

**Core:** Kush Lime `#C4FF14` on Void Black `#0A0A0A` · Big Shoulders 800 (display) · Satoshi (body) · JetBrains Mono (data)
**Tagline:** Your music. Everywhere it matters.

## Directory map

| Folder | Contents |
|---|---|
| `logos/` | All logo versions, SVG source + PNG exports (four colorways: dark, light, mono-white, mono-black; plus lime, neon, watermarks) |
| `icons/` | UI iconography set (12 icons × 4 colorways, SVG + PNG) |
| `app-icons/` | App icon SVG + PNG (1024 → 120, dark & lime) |
| `favicons/` | `favicon.ico`, PNG set 16→512, apple-touch-icon |
| `social/` | Profile avatars, X/LinkedIn/YouTube banners, OG card |
| `video/` | Corner bugs, watermarks, sponsor pills, lower thirds, end screens (incl. broadcast-safe), animation + storyboard |
| `marketing/` | A4 poster, social square, AI renders (3D icon, neon sign, merch cap), brand photography |
| `wallpapers/` | Desktop 4K + phone (2 styles) |
| `brand-guide/` | **index.html** (full visual guidelines) + Markdown master |
| `press-kit/` | **index.html** (public press page) + narrative copy + `downloads/*.zip` bundles |
| `brand-tokens.json` | Machine-readable design tokens (color, type, shape, motion, voice) |
| `exploration/` | Concept archive from the design exploration (not for production use) |

## Naming convention
```
kushtunes-{category}-{descriptor}-{colorway}[-{size}].{ext}
```
Colorways: `dark` · `light` · `mono-white` · `mono-black` · `lime`
Examples: `kushtunes-logo-horizontal-dark.svg`, `kushtunes-icon-mark-mono-white-512.png`, `kushtunes-appicon-lime-180.png`

## Hosting the press kit
Upload the entire `brand/` folder to the website and route `kushtunes.com/press` → `press-kit/index.html`.
All asset links and download bundles are relative, no build step needed. The brand guide lives at `brand-guide/index.html`.

## Logo geometry (for engineers)
The mark is traced 1:1 from the official logo master (`logos/kushtunes-logo-original-supplied.webp`), curves are exact, never redraw. Groove circle ≈ r60 with 13u stroke on the 240 grid; clear space = one ticket width; min sizes: mark 20px, horizontal lockup 96px.
Canonical geometry lives in `logos/svg/kushtunes-icon-mark-lime.svg` and `logos/marks-lib.json`. The previous "Gate of Kush" concept system is archived in `exploration/gate-of-kush-v1/`.

Questions: press@kushtunes.com *(placeholder, set up this inbox before publishing)*
