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Punk zine meets record-store counter. Every logo, icon, color and sample file for Collectors' Tune Tracker, in dark and light. Grab what you need, or take the whole crate.

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XX face

The look

Hand-made, cut-and-paste, a little loud. Photocopied flyers, ransom-note letters, gaffer tape, spray paint and the grinning-dead XX face. Both modes are zine: dark is the record shop after hours, light is a fresh photocopy on cream stock.

We are

  • Hand-made, cut-and-paste, a little loud
  • Obsessive about detail (matrix numbers matter)
  • Dark-room cozy: charcoal and warm cream paper
  • Funny and irreverent, never at the collector's expense

We are not

  • Corporate, sterile, spreadsheet-y
  • Fussy or gatekeep-y
  • Neon, glossy, “streaming app”
  • Snarky at the user

Name: Collectors' Tune Tracker, with the plural possessive apostrophe (it's a place for collectors). Short form CTT. Tagline: Every pressing. Every scuff. Every story.

Logos

All marks are vector, with every letter converted to outlines, so they look the same everywhere with no fonts installed. Each comes in a dark and a light version and three accent colorways. Use the dark version on charcoal or black, and the light version on cream or paper. On light paper the accents switch to their deep variants so they keep their contrast.

Zine wordmark

The loud one. Ransom-note letters, a vinyl O, a Dymo EST. 2024 and the XX face. Heroes, the marketing site, splash screens, merch, social.

PNG 1600px wideMin. size 240px wide on screen · 50mm in print

Zine wordmark, dark version, signal accent
On dark · Signal
Zine wordmark, light version, teal accent
On light · Teal
Downloads
Version Teal Signal Mustard
For dark backgroundsSVG · PNGSVG · PNGSVG · PNG
For light backgroundsSVG · PNGSVG · PNGSVG · PNG

Logo icon (sleeve badge)

The friendly one. A record sliding out of a hand-cut sleeve, XX eyes peeking off the label, CTT in ransom tiles. Nav logo, avatars, app icon art.

PNG 1024 × 1024Min. size 40px · below that use the favicon glyph

Logo icon (sleeve badge), dark version, teal accent
On dark · Teal
Logo icon (sleeve badge), light version, teal accent
On light · Teal
Downloads
Version Teal Signal Mustard
For dark backgroundsSVG · PNGSVG · PNGSVG · PNG
For light backgroundsSVG · PNGSVG · PNGSVG · PNG

Horizontal lockup

Badge plus the script name. Email headers, docs, invoices, anywhere a wide strip fits better than a square.

PNG 1400px wideMin. size 200px wide

Horizontal lockup, dark version, mustard accent
On dark · Mustard
Horizontal lockup, light version, teal accent
On light · Teal
Downloads
Version Teal Signal Mustard
For dark backgroundsSVG · PNGSVG · PNGSVG · PNG
For light backgroundsSVG · PNGSVG · PNGSVG · PNG

CTT stamp & XX face

The utilitarian one and the troublemaker. The rubber-stamped CTT block goes on loading screens, docs, packing slips and the API. The XX face goes on avatars without a photo, error and 404 pages, “lent out” badges and stickers. Both are single-color: pick the ink that suits the paper.

CTT stamp in creamXX face in creamStamp SVG · PNG
Face SVG · PNG
Cream
CTT stamp in charcoalXX face in charcoalStamp SVG · PNG
Face SVG · PNG
Charcoal
CTT stamp in tealXX face in tealStamp SVG · PNG
Face SVG · PNG
Teal
CTT stamp in signalXX face in signalStamp SVG · PNG
Face SVG · PNG
Signal
CTT stamp in mustardXX face in mustardStamp SVG · PNG
Face SVG · PNG
Mustard

Logo icons

App icons put the sleeve badge on a full-bleed square, with the art kept inside the center 80% so it survives round and squircle masks (they work as maskable PWA icons too). Below 48px the badge's lettering turns to mush, so favicons use a stripped-down glyph: the sleeve, the record and one accent rule.

Color

Every color comes from the original logo files. The brand defaults to dark. Teal, signal and mustard are made for charcoal; on cream paper always use their deep variants. Bright accents on cream fail contrast (teal 2.4:1, mustard 1.5:1), so never put them there.

Core palette

  • #1C191Acharcoal--ctt-charcoalBack Room background. The shop at night.
  • #000000ink--ctt-inkDeepest surfaces, letterboxing.
  • #2F2C2Dsmoke--ctt-smokeRaised surfaces and cards on dark.
  • #F6E7D8cream--ctt-creamText on dark. Paper in light themes.
  • #07A5C3teal--ctt-tealPrimary accent on dark: links, focus, actions.
  • #F14902signal--ctt-signalHot accent on dark: highlights, wants, danger.
  • #F4B324mustard--ctt-mustardWarm accent on dark: ratings, value, new.
  • #05667Ateal deep--ctt-teal-deepTeal for light paper (5.4:1 on cream).
  • #B23600signal deep--ctt-signal-deepSignal for light paper (5.1:1 on cream).
  • #7A5500mustard deep--ctt-mustard-deepMustard for light paper (5.6:1 on cream).

Dark themes

D1

Back Room

The record shop after hours. Sleeve-badge teal on charcoal.

  • Paper#1C191A
  • Surface#2F2C2D
  • Sunken#141213
  • Ink#F6E7D8
  • Muted#A39A92
  • Accent#07A5C3
  • Hot#F14902
  • Warm#F4B324
  • Ransom tile#F6E7D8
  • Alt tile#07A5C3
  • Focus#07A5C3
D2

Spray Can

Pure black wall, signal-orange XX face, drips and hard offset shadows.

  • Paper#000000
  • Surface#161314
  • Sunken#000000
  • Ink#F6E7D8
  • Muted#A8A098
  • Accent#F14902
  • Hot#F4B324
  • Warm#07A5C3
  • Ransom tile#F6E7D8
  • Alt tile#F14902
  • Focus#F4B324
D3

Basement Show

Smoke-grey low ceiling, mustard house lights, warm and loud.

  • Paper#2F2C2D
  • Surface#3B3738
  • Sunken#242122
  • Ink#F6E7D8
  • Muted#B8AEA5
  • Accent#F4B324
  • Hot#F14902
  • Warm#07A5C3
  • Ransom tile#F4B324
  • Alt tile#F6E7D8
  • Focus#F4B324
D4

Riso Night

Two-ink riso on black stock: teal and fluoro orange, out of register.

  • Paper#121011
  • Surface#1F1B1C
  • Sunken#0A0909
  • Ink#F6E7D8
  • Muted#A69D95
  • Accent#07A5C3
  • Hot#FF5A1F
  • Warm#F4B324
  • Ransom tile#07A5C3
  • Alt tile#FF5A1F
  • Focus#FF5A1F
D5

Xerox Black

Monochrome photocopy. Toner and paper, one orange stamp for danger.

  • Paper#0B0A0A
  • Surface#1A1818
  • Sunken#000000
  • Ink#F2F0EB
  • Muted#A3A09A
  • Accent#F2F0EB
  • Hot#F14902
  • Warm#C9C5BD
  • Ransom tile#F2F0EB
  • Alt tile#0B0A0A
  • Focus#F2F0EB

Light themes

L1

Cream Sleeve

Cream stock, charcoal ink, deep-teal accents.

  • Paper#F6E7D8
  • Surface#FBF3EA
  • Sunken#EBDCCB
  • Ink#1C191A
  • Muted#5A5456
  • Accent#05667A
  • Hot#B23600
  • Warm#7A5500
  • Ransom tile#1C191A
  • Alt tile#FBF3EA
  • Focus#05667A
L2

Photocopy

Cold copy-shop paper, black toner, one red rubber stamp.

  • Paper#EEECE6
  • Surface#F8F7F3
  • Sunken#DEDBD3
  • Ink#111010
  • Muted#55524E
  • Accent#111010
  • Hot#B8300A
  • Warm#55524E
  • Ransom tile#111010
  • Alt tile#F8F7F3
  • Focus#B8300A
L3

Newsprint

Warm grey pulp, serif headlines, mustard highlighter swipes.

  • Paper#E5DDCF
  • Surface#EFE9DE
  • Sunken#D6CCBB
  • Ink#1C191A
  • Muted#57514C
  • Accent#1C191A
  • Hot#A33200
  • Warm#F4B324
  • Ransom tile#F4B324
  • Alt tile#1C191A
  • Focus#A33200
L4

Riso Day

Cream stock with teal and orange riso inks, slightly misregistered.

  • Paper#F6E7D8
  • Surface#FBF3EA
  • Sunken#EDDCCA
  • Ink#1C191A
  • Muted#5A5456
  • Accent#05667A
  • Hot#B23600
  • Warm#07A5C3
  • Ransom tile#07A5C3
  • Alt tile#F14902
  • Focus#B23600
L5

Gig Flyer

Mustard flyer on a telephone pole. Charcoal ink, cream paste-ups.

  • Paper#F4B324
  • Surface#F6E7D8
  • Sunken#E0A21C
  • Ink#1C191A
  • Muted#4A3A12
  • Accent#1C191A
  • Hot#8F2B00
  • Warm#F14902
  • Ransom tile#1C191A
  • Alt tile#F6E7D8
  • Focus#1C191A

Palette files

  • JSON · Primitives and every theme's tokens
  • CSS · Custom properties, drop-in
  • ASE · Adobe Swatch Exchange (Illustrator, Photoshop, Affinity)
  • GPL · GIMP / Inkscape / Krita palette

The source of truth is packages/ui/src/themes.css. CI checks every theme for WCAG AA contrast. Pick your own themes in Appearance.

Type

Three voices from the logos, plus a mono for the numbers collectors read character by character. All open-license Google Fonts.

Block · Anton

2,417 records

Page titles, big numbers. Uppercase. 2rem and up.
Script · Yellowtail

Collectors'

Sparingly: collection names, empty-state headlines. Never below 20px, never on controls.
Spaced caps · Space Grotesk 600

Tune Tracker

Eyebrows, labels, tab bars, metadata keys.
Body · Space Grotesk

Talk like the person behind the counter who's genuinely excited about your find.

All running text, forms, tables.
Mono · JetBrains Mono

FACT 10 A-1 · PORKY PRIME CUT

Matrix and runout strings, catalog numbers, barcodes.
Ransom note · 5 cut-out faces

Heroes, collection covers, public shelves, empty states only. ~24 characters max.

Usage

Do

  • Leave clear space around a mark at least the height of one ransom tile (the CTT tile on the icon).
  • Use the dark version on charcoal or black and the light version on cream or paper.
  • Pick one accent per surface, and match it to the collection's accent where there is one.
  • Let album art be the star: keep the logo in the chrome, not on top of covers.
  • Switch to the favicon glyph below 48px and to the icon below 240px of wordmark.

Don't

  • Re-type the wordmark or rearrange its tiles. Use the files.
  • Put bright teal, signal or mustard on cream. Use the deep variants.
  • Stretch, outline, add gradients, glows or drop shadows to the marks.
  • Recolor marks outside the palette, or use more than one accent in a mark.
  • Use the ransom style for body text, buttons or anything longer than a headline.

Sample files

The brand in use, ready to adapt. Every sample is an SVG you can edit, plus a PNG ready to post.

Social card · dark sample
Social card · darkOpen Graph / link previews · 1200 × 630SVG · PNG
Social card · light sample
Social card · lightOpen Graph / link previews · 1200 × 630SVG · PNG
Email header · dark sample
Email header · darkNewsletters, account email (shown at 600px) · 1200 × 300SVG · PNG
Email header · light sample
Email header · lightNewsletters, account email (shown at 600px) · 1200 × 300SVG · PNG
Avatar · dark sample
Avatar · darkSocial profiles, app stores · 800 × 800SVG · PNG
Avatar · light sample
Avatar · lightSocial profiles, app stores · 800 × 800SVG · PNG
Sticker sheet sample
Sticker sheetDie-cut stickers for record fairs and swaps · 1400 × 1000SVG · PNG
Gig flyer sample
Gig flyerLetter-size flyer with tear-off tabs · 8.5 × 11 in @ 150dpiSVG · PNG
Need something that isn't here?The kit is generated from brand/scripts/build_brand.py, so new sizes and colorways are a re-run away. Or grab the whole kit.