Style Guide

BIOPROGNOS does not allow:

• Alter the logo in any way
• Use any part of the logo as part of another mark
• Redesign, redraw, animate, modify, distort, or alter the proportions of the logo
• Surround the logo with, or place in the foreground over, a pattern or design
• Rotate or render the logo three-dimensionally
• Add words, images, or any other new elements to the logo
• Enclose the logo in a shape or combine it with other design elements or effects
• Modify the size or position relationship of any element within the logo
• Add additional copy to the logo

Clear-space rule

Always position the logo for maximum impact and give it plenty of room to breathe. This will help to ensure our logo’s visibility and legibility.

The minimum clear space for the BIOPROGNOS logo is defined as the width of the tree base. Understanding the clear-space rule is essential, as it is also the standard for logo position and scale on most printed communications. In that regard, the clear space rule should be maintained as the logo is proportionately enlarged or reduced in size.

Claim

BIOPROGNOS’ claim “Non-invasive tests for early and accurate detection of cancer” should be always, if included, located so that it is clear that belongs to BIOPROGNOS, that is, allowing enough clear space around it and BIOPROGNOS’ logo.

Typography for Logo

Our logo uses Century Gothic font. This font is a sans-serif typeface released by Monotype Imaging in 1991, strongly influenced by the font Futura, although with a higher x-height. It is a digital typeface that has never been made into actual foundry type.

For all this we thought that this typography was ideal to express the principles that we consider must have a 21st century company: great use of new technologies, simplicity, effectiveness and respect for the environment.

BIOPROGNOS only allows to use Century Gothic font together the deciduous tree in its logo.

Typography for Website

All our website uses Lato font. Lato is a sanserif type­face fam­ily designed in the Sum­mer 2010 by Warsaw-​​based designer Łukasz Dziedzic (“Lato” means “Sum­mer” in Pol­ish). In Decem­ber 2010 the Lato fam­ily was pub­lished under the open-​​source Open Font License by his foundry tyPoland, with sup­port from Google.

In 2013-2014, the fam­ily was greatly extended to cover 3000+ glyphs per style. In the process, the met­rics and kern­ing of the fam­ily have been revised and four addi­tional weights were created.

In the last ten or so years, dur­ing which Łukasz has been design­ing type, most of his projects were rooted in a par­ticular design task that he needed to solve. With Lato, it was no dif­fer­ent. Orig­i­nally, the fam­ily was con­ceived as a set of cor­po­rate fonts for a large client — who in the end decided to go in dif­fer­ent styl­is­tic direc­tion, so the fam­ily became avail­able for a pub­lic release.

When work­ing on Lato, Łukasz tried to care­fully bal­ance some poten­tially con­flict­ing pri­or­i­ties. He wanted to cre­ate a type­face that would seem quite “trans­par­ent” when used in body text but would dis­play some orig­i­nal traits when used in larger sizes. He used clas­si­cal pro­por­tions (par­tic­u­larly vis­i­ble in the upper­case) to give the let­ter­forms famil­iar har­mony and ele­gance. At the same time, he cre­ated a sleek sanserif look, which makes evi­dent the fact that Lato was designed in 2010 — even though it does not fol­low any cur­rent trend.

The semi-​​rounded details of the let­ters give Lato a feel­ing of warmth, while the strong struc­ture pro­vides sta­bil­ity and seri­ous­ness. “Male and female, seri­ous but friendly, with the feel­ing of the Sum­mer”, says Łukasz.

Lato con­sists of nine weights (plus cor­re­spond­ing ital­ics), includ­ing a beau­ti­ful Hair­line style. The Lato fam­ily now sup­ports 100+ Latin-​​based lan­guages, 50+ Cyrillic-​​based lan­guages as well as Greek and IPA phonetics, something that fits perfectly with the internationalization needs of BIOPROGNOS.

Typography for Printed Materials

All our printed materials use the Arial; typeface. This font is one of the most widely used designs of the last 30 years. Drawn in 1982 by Monotype Imaging designers Robin Nicholas and Patricia Saunders for use in an early IBM; laser printer, Arial has become a staple for textual content. While some believe Arial has its design roots in the Helvetica typeface, its foundation is actually in the Monotype Grotesque; design, drawn at the turn of the last century.

Besides, Microsoft chose to make Arial part of a suite of system fonts for the Windows; 3.1 operating system in 1992. That decision gave the design its most important send-off. Since then, Arial has been used on just about every computer and in every textual application imaginable. In addition to being bundled with Windows operating systems, it’s found on the Apple; Mac OS X; operating systems and is embedded in virtually all PostScript;-based laser printers. While only a few Arial fonts are bundled with operating systems and hardware products, there are a large number of variants in the family available to graphic communicators. More than 28 styles exist, which include a range of rounded and monospaced designs, something what more than satisfies the layout needs of the printed materials of BIOPROGNOS.

Although BIOPROGNOS provides all the necessary marketing material to its own partners and distributors, on those occasions when third parties develop such materials, BIOPROGNOS, only allows to use the Arial; typeface in any printed material related to company’s marketing.

Colors

One color is at the very core of our existence (beyond the black, essential for easy reading). Blue plays a vital role in establishing a clear and powerful image and in defining the BIOPROGNOS brand.

Blue is a color that is linked with confidence. Unlike red, which shows aggressive dominance, blue is related to a calm authority. Blue inspires trust, it is non-threatening and shows persistence.

Besides, blue is a color that suggests peace. It’s the color of the calm sea and the clear sky, both of which are linked to inner serenity, calm and clarity. Blue was also shown to slow heart rate and breathing, so it can be a good color to aid in meditation or relaxation.

Moreover, another characteristic of blue is that it is not a very emotional color. It can be described as aloof or snobbish. Just as it is associated with intelligence, it can be associated with being cold and rational to a point of showing little emotion.

Furthermore, we also added navy blue for signature. Navy blue refers to a very dark shade of blue. Navy blue is a cool color and emphasizesthe blue symbolism of confidence, while contributing importance and power.

For all this we thought that blue color was ideal to express what our algorithms to help in cancer diagnosis are: trust; confidence; tranquility and rationality.

Finally, we have selected light grey as background because grey is better for the eyes while reading digital content and also allows neutral surrounds avoid compromising chromatic adaptation (bright surrounds compromise dark color discernmen and dark surrounds compromise light color discernment).

 

In addition, we also selected other colors to associate them with each of the different types of cancer for which we already have tests developed to help in cancer diagnosis. Each one is linked to a BIOPROGNOS’ sub brand, such as OncoBREAST Dx, OncoLIVER Dx, OncoLUNG Dx, OncoOVARIAN Dx, OncoPROSTATE Dx and OncoCUP Dx.

 

Brand Images

Moreover, we also selected several images to associate them with each of the different types of cancer for which we already have tests developed to help in cancer diagnosis. Each one is linked to a BIOPROGNOS’ sub brand, such as OncoBREAST Dx, OncoLIVER Dx, OncoLUNG Dx, OncoOVARIAN Dx, OncoPROSTATE Dx and OncoCUP Dx.

 

Partners

Any BIOPROGNOS’ partner can use BIOPROGNOS’ brand, logo, name, commercial name or trademark, while respecting all terms stated in this “Style Guide”; only together with “BIOPROGNOS Exclusive Partner”, “BIOPROGNOS Partner” or “BIOPROGNOS Dealer” (according each agreement) words in media support and only while the “Partnership Agreement” or the “License Agreement” is in force.

Final Disclaimer

All official logos, marks and symbols included are trademarks of BIOPROGNOS and the sole property of the company. Usage without the expressed permission of the company is strictly prohibited.

Violation of any guideline or representation, as determined by BIOPROGNOS, may result in the immediate termination of the right to use the mark, as well as immediate termination of any previous agreement. BIOPROGNOS reserves the right to address any improper use through all appropriate means, including legal action.