TECH-FORWARD, MINIMALISTIC & CLEAR-CUT
GRAPHIC DESIGN & IMAGERY updated messaging references
Across all applications, graphic design should reflect PK Sound's Brand Identity and be directed toward the Audience Persona. The style is tech-forward, minimalistic, and clear-cut, with products appearing as part of a natural environment. Imagery should be bold and powerful, express understatement with a premium standard, and reflect a balance between perfection and authenticity.
One Identity, Every Touchpoint
Advertising, brochures, social media, CRM, events, sponsorships, and merchandise are one continuous expression of the brand — not separate design projects. Carry the same palette, typography, logo treatment, imagery style, and messaging hierarchy across every touchpoint, so a social post, a trade-show booth, and a leave-behind brochure are unmistakably the same PK Sound. That cohesion is what makes the brand feel inevitable — and the status quo feel dated.
General Principles
Text Justification — Use left- and right-justified text for titles and sub-titles, particularly on widescreen (landscape) and square content, and for all non-title page designs in vertical (portrait) assets. Centre-justified text and logos are ideal on vertical (portrait) designs and title pages only.
Logo Scale — PK logos should be small and understated in all design assets (see Primary & Icon Logos). The design carries the message; the logo signs it.
Photography First — Actual photography should be favoured in all designs where possible. The primary exception is product renders in product / tech-focused designs, where clean renders best communicate the technology.
Layout & Composition
01Margins
Large, spacious, and consistent margins on every format.
02Alignment
Every element sits on the grid; align text and graphic elements deliberately, and keep the spacing between them consistent.
03Negative Space
Leave large areas of negative space wherever possible; give every element room to breathe.
04Hierarchy
One clear focal point per layout, with type scale, weight, and colour applied in consistent, descending order — a disciplined visual hierarchy that guides the eye without effort.
Advertising & Promotional Design
Advertisements reflect the aesthetic and technical perfection of PK Sound solutions to anchor sophisticated, approachable, and confident communication. Content should be technology-forward, bold but understated, and clear-cut in its messaging — always leading with the outcome or emotional benefit, never the feature list, in the canonical Sound That Moves voice.
Sound That Moves — campaign key visual
Elite Partner Program — Sound That Moves cover
Corporate Asset Design
All corporate designs (business cards, stationery, certificates, etc.) express understatement with a premium standard. Layouts stay quiet and precise: generous whitespace, the approved palette and typography, and a small, correctly cleared PK logo.
Business card — front and back (QR)
System Owner & .dynamics Certification
Web Design
Designs for online applications should relay a high degree of recognition in accordance with PK Sound's Brand Identity. They must embody a clear, concise message at a glance — stating the customer outcome plainly above the first major scroll — with a technology-forward, bold but understated aesthetic.
pksound.ca draft — homepage
pksound.ca draft — T8 product page
events.pksound.live — UK launch
General Guidelines
01Adhere to the Logo, Colour Palette, Primary Font, Communications, and Photography guidelines outlined in this document.
03All public-facing designs in the above categories must be approved by PK Sound's Global Brand Support prior to use.