feat: Add comprehensive brand system and website architecture documentation
This commit adds the complete CHORUS Services brand system and documentation: BRAND ASSETS: - Complete CHORUS brand guide with visual identity standards - Comprehensive typography system with Exo font family - Color system documentation (Carbon Black, Walnut Brown, Brushed Aluminum) - Brand usage guidelines and logo specifications - Website mockup concepts and design assets - Texture assets for brand consistency WEBSITE SUBMODULE UPDATE: - Update to latest commit (7774d7e) with full brand system implementation - Includes typography system, design tokens, and component updates - Production-ready brand application across all website components DOCUMENTATION: - Website Architecture Strategy: Next.js 13+ with Ant Design 5+ technical specs - UX Design Strategy: User experience and interface design principles - Website Functionality Audit: Feature requirements and technical specifications - Network Validation Report: Infrastructure and deployment validation ASSETS STRUCTURE: - /brand-assets/fonts/ - Complete Exo font family with licensing - /brand-assets/colors/ - Color system documentation - /brand-assets/typography/ - Typography hierarchy specifications - /brand-assets/guidelines/ - Brand usage and implementation guidelines - /brand-assets/mockups/ - Website design concepts and layouts - /brand-assets/textures/ - Visual texture assets for brand consistency This establishes the complete foundation for CHORUS Services brand identity and provides comprehensive documentation for consistent implementation across all marketing and product materials. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code) Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# CHORUS Services Brand Usage Guidelines
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## Brand Overview
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CHORUS Services represents enterprise-grade distributed AI orchestration through sophisticated, approachable visual identity. These guidelines ensure consistent, professional brand application across all touchpoints while maintaining the premium, technology-focused aesthetic that appeals to global enterprise clients.
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## Brand Positioning Statement
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**CHORUS Services eliminates context loss, reduces hallucinations, and enables scalable multi-agent collaboration through intelligent context management and distributed reasoning.**
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The brand conveys:
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- **Enterprise Reliability**: Professional, trustworthy, scalable solutions
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- **Technical Innovation**: Cutting-edge AI orchestration capabilities
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- **Global Accessibility**: International appeal with sophisticated simplicity
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- **Approachable Expertise**: Technical depth presented clearly and confidently
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## Logo Usage Standards
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### Primary Logo Applications
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#### Horizontal Layout (Preferred)
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- **Use Cases**: Website headers, business cards, letterhead, digital signatures
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- **Minimum Size**: 120px width (digital), 1.5" width (print)
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- **Clear Space**: Height of "C" in CHORUS on all sides
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- **Background**: Carbon Black (#000000) or Natural Paper (#F5F5DC)
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#### Stacked Layout (Vertical Applications)
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- **Use Cases**: Social media profiles, mobile applications, square formats
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- **Minimum Size**: 80px width (digital), 1" width (print)
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- **Proportion**: Maintains icon-to-text relationship from horizontal version
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- **Background**: Solid color fields only, no complex backgrounds
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#### Icon-Only Applications
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- **Use Cases**: Favicons, app icons, navigation elements, tight spaces
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- **Minimum Size**: 16px (favicon), 32px (standard icon), 512px (high-resolution)
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- **Format**: Square aspect ratio with rounded corners for app icons
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- **Background**: Transparent or solid brand colors only
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### Logo Color Specifications
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#### Primary Version (Dark Backgrounds)
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```css
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/* For use on Carbon Black (#000000) or dark backgrounds */
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--logo-icon: #F5F5DC; /* Natural Paper */
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--logo-accent: #007AFF; /* Orchestration Blue */
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--logo-primary-text: #F5F5DC; /* Natural Paper */
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--logo-secondary-text: #C0C0C0; /* Brushed Aluminum */
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```
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#### Reversed Version (Light Backgrounds)
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```css
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/* For use on Natural Paper (#F5F5DC) or white backgrounds */
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--logo-icon: #000000; /* Carbon Black */
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--logo-accent: #007AFF; /* Orchestration Blue */
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--logo-primary-text: #000000; /* Carbon Black */
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--logo-secondary-text: #8B4513; /* Walnut Brown */
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```
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#### Monochrome Applications
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- **Black**: All elements in Carbon Black (#000000)
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- **White**: All elements in Natural Paper (#F5F5DC)
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- **Blue**: All elements in Orchestration Blue (#007AFF)
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- **Usage**: Single-color printing, embossing, engraving, simple applications
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### Logo Placement Guidelines
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#### Digital Applications
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- **Website Headers**: Top-left placement, links to homepage
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- **Email Signatures**: Left-aligned, followed by contact information
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- **Social Media**: Profile images (icon-only), cover images (horizontal)
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- **Documents**: Top-left on first page, smaller versions on subsequent pages
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#### Print Applications
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- **Business Cards**: Primary position, typically top-left or center
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- **Letterhead**: Header placement, consistent with corporate identity
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- **Brochures**: Front cover prominent, inside pages smaller versions
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- **Trade Show**: Large format applications with maximum visibility
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## Typography Applications
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### Headline Hierarchy
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#### Hero Headlines (Marketing Focus)
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```css
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.hero-headline {
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font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'SF Pro Display', sans-serif;
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font-size: clamp(48px, 8vw, 84px);
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font-weight: 800;
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line-height: 1.0;
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letter-spacing: -0.02em;
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color: var(--text-primary);
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}
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```
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- **Use Cases**: Homepage hero, major campaign headlines
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- **Treatment**: Gradient text effects approved for digital applications
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- **Length**: Maximum 6 words for impact and readability
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#### Section Headlines (Content Organization)
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```css
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.section-headline {
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font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'SF Pro Display', sans-serif;
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font-size: clamp(32px, 5vw, 48px);
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font-weight: 700;
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line-height: 1.1;
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letter-spacing: -0.015em;
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color: var(--text-primary);
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}
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```
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- **Use Cases**: Page sections, component features, major content divisions
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- **Treatment**: Solid colors only, no effects
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- **Length**: Maximum 8 words for clarity
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#### Component Headlines (Technical Focus)
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```css
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.component-headline {
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font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'SF Pro Display', sans-serif;
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font-size: clamp(24px, 4vw, 36px);
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font-weight: 600;
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line-height: 1.2;
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letter-spacing: -0.01em;
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color: var(--text-primary);
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}
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```
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- **Use Cases**: WHOOSH, BZZZ, SLURP, COOEE component headers
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- **Treatment**: May include component accent color
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- **Length**: Component name + brief descriptor
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### Body Text Standards
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#### Feature Descriptions (Marketing Content)
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```css
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.feature-description {
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font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'SF Pro Text', sans-serif;
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font-size: 18px;
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font-weight: 400;
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line-height: 1.6;
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color: var(--text-secondary);
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max-width: 65ch; /* Optimal reading length */
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}
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```
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- **Use Cases**: Feature explanations, value propositions, marketing copy
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- **Tone**: Professional but approachable, benefit-focused
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- **Length**: 2-3 sentences maximum per paragraph
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#### Technical Descriptions (Documentation)
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```css
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.technical-description {
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font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'SF Pro Text', sans-serif;
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font-size: 16px;
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font-weight: 400;
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line-height: 1.5;
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color: var(--text-secondary);
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max-width: 70ch;
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}
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```
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- **Use Cases**: API documentation, integration guides, technical specifications
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- **Tone**: Precise, clear, assumption-free
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- **Format**: Numbered lists, bullet points, code examples
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## Color Application Standards
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### Primary Brand Colors Usage
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#### Carbon Black (#000000)
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- **Primary Applications**: Backgrounds, high-contrast text, logo elements
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- **Digital**: Main website background, app interfaces, dark mode primary
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- **Print**: Body text, headlines, premium finishing
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- **Avoid**: Large solid areas in print (ink coverage issues)
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#### Natural Paper (#F5F5DC)
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- **Primary Applications**: Light backgrounds, high-contrast text, logo elements
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- **Digital**: Light mode backgrounds, text on dark surfaces
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- **Print**: Paper selection, background tints, accessibility contrast
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- **Avoid**: Digital screens without proper calibration
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#### Orchestration Blue (#007AFF)
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- **Primary Applications**: Interactive elements, accent colors, system feedback
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- **Digital**: Buttons, links, active states, progress indicators
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- **Print**: Accent elements, callouts, technical diagrams
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- **Avoid**: Large background areas (accessibility concerns)
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#### Walnut Brown (#8B4513)
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- **Primary Applications**: Warm accents, secondary text, natural elements
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- **Digital**: Secondary buttons, icons, decorative elements
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- **Print**: Text accents, border elements, warm contrast
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- **Avoid**: Primary text (readability issues)
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### System Color Applications
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#### Success States (Harmony Green #30D158)
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- **Usage**: Positive feedback, completed states, growth metrics
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- **Examples**: "Success" messages, completed tasks, positive data visualization
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- **Accessibility**: Always test contrast on intended backgrounds
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#### Warning States (Resonance Amber #FF9F0A)
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- **Usage**: Attention required, important information, energy indicators
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- **Examples**: "Warning" messages, attention callouts, active processes
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- **Accessibility**: Ensure sufficient contrast for text applications
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#### Error States (Alert Coral #FF453A)
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- **Usage**: Error messages, critical alerts, problem indicators
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- **Examples**: Form validation errors, system alerts, critical warnings
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- **Accessibility**: Must meet WCAG AA contrast requirements
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## Content Tone & Voice Guidelines
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### Brand Voice Characteristics
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#### Professional Authority
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- **Tone**: Confident, knowledgeable, trustworthy
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- **Language**: Technical precision without jargon overuse
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- **Examples**: "CHORUS Services eliminates context loss through intelligent orchestration"
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- **Avoid**: Overly casual language, uncertain qualifiers ("maybe", "might")
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#### Approachable Expertise
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- **Tone**: Helpful, clear, solution-oriented
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- **Language**: Plain English explanations of complex concepts
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- **Examples**: "Distributed AI coordination made simple and reliable"
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- **Avoid**: Condescending language, oversimplification of serious topics
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#### Global Accessibility
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- **Tone**: Inclusive, internationally appropriate, culturally neutral
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- **Language**: Clear sentence structure, common terminology
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- **Examples**: "Scalable multi-agent collaboration for enterprise teams worldwide"
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- **Avoid**: Regional idioms, cultural assumptions, complex grammatical constructions
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### Content Structure Guidelines
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#### Headlines and Titles
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- **Format**: Sentence case preferred over title case
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- **Length**: 6-8 words maximum for headlines, 12 words maximum for page titles
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- **Focus**: Benefit-driven for marketing, function-driven for technical content
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- **Examples**:
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- "Orchestrate AI agents without the hallucinations"
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- "Enterprise-ready distributed reasoning platform"
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#### Descriptions and Body Copy
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- **Paragraph Length**: 2-3 sentences maximum
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- **Sentence Length**: 15-20 words average, 25 words maximum
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- **Structure**: Lead with benefit, follow with explanation, end with action
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- **Examples**:
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- "Context-aware AI coordination reduces hallucinations by 78%. CHORUS Services maintains intelligent context across distributed agents, ensuring consistent, reliable outputs for enterprise applications."
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#### Technical Documentation
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- **Structure**: Step-by-step procedures, numbered lists, clear headings
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- **Language**: Active voice, imperative mood, specific instructions
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- **Format**: Code examples, API references, integration guides
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- **Examples**:
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- "Initialize CHORUS orchestration: `./chorus.sh start`"
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- "Configure agent endpoints in `config/whoosh.yaml`"
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## Digital Brand Applications
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### Website Design Standards
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#### Header Treatment
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- **Logo Placement**: Top-left, consistent size across pages
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- **Navigation**: Horizontal, SF Pro Text Medium, 16px
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- **CTA Buttons**: Orchestration Blue, SF Pro Text Semibold, prominent placement
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- **Background**: Carbon Black (#000000) with Natural Paper (#F5F5DC) text
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#### Hero Section Requirements
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- **Background**: Dark gradient or solid Carbon Black
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- **Typography**: Hero headline + supporting description + CTA
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- **Layout**: Centered content, maximum 1200px width
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- **Animation**: Subtle fade-in effects, respect reduced motion preferences
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#### Component Sections
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- **Background**: Alternating dark/light sections for visual rhythm
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- **Icons**: Component-specific colors with CHORUS brand connection
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- **Typography**: Section headline + feature grid + supporting details
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- **CTA Integration**: Clear next steps for each component
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### Social Media Brand Standards
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#### Profile Applications
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- **Profile Image**: Icon-only CHORUS logo, square format
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- **Cover Image**: Horizontal logo with brand message
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- **Bio Content**: Consistent brand voice, key platform benefits
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- **Hashtags**: #CHORUSServices #DistributedAI #EnterpriseAI
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#### Content Guidelines
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- **Visual Style**: Dark backgrounds preferred, high contrast
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- **Typography**: Brand fonts where supported, consistent hierarchy
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- **Color Usage**: Primary brand colors, avoid off-brand combinations
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- **Messaging**: Professional tone, benefit-focused content
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### Email Communications
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#### Signature Standards
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```
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[CHORUS Logo - Horizontal, 120px width]
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Your Name
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Title, CHORUS Services
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email@chorus.services | +1 (555) 123-4567
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https://www.chorus.services
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Distributed AI Orchestration Without the Hallucinations
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```
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#### Newsletter Design
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- **Header**: CHORUS logo + navigation links
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- **Typography**: SF Pro Text hierarchy, readable sizes
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- **Color Scheme**: Dark header/footer, light content areas
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- **CTA Buttons**: Orchestration Blue, clear calls-to-action
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## Print Brand Applications
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### Business Collateral Standards
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#### Business Cards
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- **Size**: Standard 3.5" × 2" (89mm × 51mm)
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- **Logo**: Horizontal layout, maximum 1.5" width
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- **Typography**: SF Pro Text hierarchy, minimum 8pt size
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- **Color**: Carbon Black text on Natural Paper background
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- **Finish**: Matte coating preferred for premium feel
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#### Letterhead Design
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- **Logo**: Top-left placement, 1.75" width maximum
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- **Contact Info**: Right-aligned header or footer placement
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- **Typography**: SF Pro Text, professional hierarchy
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- **Color**: Minimal color usage, focus on typography and layout
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#### Brochure Standards
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- **Cover**: Large logo, compelling headline, minimal text
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- **Interior**: Component sections with icons and descriptions
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- **Typography**: Clear hierarchy, generous white space
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- **Color**: Full brand palette with accessibility considerations
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### Large Format Applications
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#### Trade Show Displays
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- **Logo**: Maximum visibility, readable from 10+ feet
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- **Typography**: Large headlines, minimal body text
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- **Color**: High contrast combinations for visibility
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- **Messaging**: Key benefits, clear contact information
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#### Vehicle Graphics
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- **Logo**: Simplified versions for vehicle applications
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- **Contact**: Website URL prominently displayed
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- **Color**: High contrast for visibility and safety
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- **Placement**: Professional, non-intrusive positioning
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## Brand Protection Guidelines
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### Approved Usage
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- Marketing materials by authorized CHORUS Services team members
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- Partner materials with proper brand license and approval
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- Media coverage with appropriate brand credit and context
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- Educational content referencing CHORUS Services capabilities
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### Prohibited Usage
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- Competitor materials or comparative advertising without permission
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- Modified logos, colors, or typography outside brand specifications
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- Inappropriate contexts that could damage brand reputation
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- Commercial usage without proper licensing agreements
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### Quality Control Standards
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- All brand applications must meet accessibility requirements
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- Print applications require brand team approval before production
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- Digital applications should follow responsive design principles
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- International applications may require cultural sensitivity review
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This comprehensive brand usage guide provides CHORUS Services with clear, actionable standards for maintaining consistent, professional brand presentation across all applications and audiences.
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