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Logo concepts.

Every mark we have explored, in detail. 75 variants across 10 active families plus a three-generation archive. Drift ships; the rest sit on the shelf as design lineage.

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56 active·19 archived

01Family

Shift.

28 marks

The master family. Stacked, staircased, and fanned layers — Drift, Step, and Pivot — each with detail variants. The operator's day is layered, but readable.

DriftThree offset layers, a top-light highlight per layer. The window on the front face is the brand promise made visible.

01
Drift
Recommended
Three offset layers with a top-light highlight on each, plus three thin bars on the front face. The window is the brand promise made visible.
id: driftfamily: drift
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
02
Drift · Inset
Drift with a nested mini-window cutout on the front face, revealing the mid-layer color underneath. Depth within depth.
id: drift-insetfamily: drift
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
03
Drift · Pop
Drift with a small accent dot in the top-right of the front face. Status indicator built into the mark.
id: drift-popfamily: drift
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
04
Drift · Notch
Drift with a small chevron notch cut into the right edge. Tab / breadcrumb reading.
id: drift-notchfamily: drift
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
05
Drift · Edge
Drift with a hairline highlight along the top and left edges. The light catches the leading edge.
id: drift-edgefamily: drift
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
06
Drift · Plus
Drift with a plus icon centered on the front face. Reads as create, add, start.
id: drift-plusfamily: drift
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
07
Drift · Slash
Drift with a diagonal hairline slash across the front face. Cut, route, redirect.
id: drift-slashfamily: drift
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
08
Drift · Core
Drift with a single white dot at the center of the front face. The simplest possible focus marker.
id: drift-corefamily: drift
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
09
Drift · Fold
Drift with a folded corner on the front face. The page turning, the next layer revealed.
id: drift-foldfamily: drift
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
10
Drift · Bolt
Drift with a lightning bolt on the front face. Speed, instant, action.
id: drift-boltfamily: drift
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16

StepThree squares climbing up-and-right, joined by a path. The depth narrative made explicit.

11
Step
Three squares climbing up-and-right, joined by a dotted motion path with anchor dots. The path makes the depth narrative explicit.
id: stepfamily: step
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
12
Step · Solid
Same staircase, but with a single solid hairline path. Calmer; no corner dots.
id: step-solidfamily: step
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
13
Step · Arrow
Staircase plus a small arrowhead in the top-right of the front layer. Active progress signal.
id: step-arrowfamily: step
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
14
Step · Trail
Staircase with a dotted trail extending out from the base. Where you came from is visible.
id: step-trailfamily: step
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
15
Step · Crown
Staircase with a single accent dot at the peak. The goal made visible above the climb.
id: step-crownfamily: step
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
16
Step · Lift
The top layer detached and floating above a dashed outline. Freedom from the stack.
id: step-liftfamily: step
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
17
Step · Mirror
Staircase climbing and descending symmetrically. Reads as cycles, contained.
id: step-mirrorfamily: step
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
18
Step · Halo
Staircase with a thin dashed circle haloing the top layer. The destination, marked.
id: step-halofamily: step
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16

PivotThree squares fanned from a common hinge at 0°, -20°, -40°. The widest spread — motion captured.

19
Pivot
Three squares fanned from a common hinge at 0°, -20°, -40°. The widest spread, motion captured.
id: pivotfamily: pivot
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
20
Pivot · Pin
Same fan, hinge becomes a small horizontal pin in the brand color. Every operation rotates from one anchor.
id: pivot-pinfamily: pivot
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
21
Pivot · Wedge
A filled wedge points up-and-right INTO the rotation. Direction-of-travel cue.
id: pivot-wedgefamily: pivot
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
22
Pivot · Tick
Vertical tick at the hinge. Measurement-mark reading, a precise registration point.
id: pivot-tickfamily: pivot
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
23
Pivot · Arc
Dashed arc tracing the rotation path under the layers. The motion made visible.
id: pivot-arcfamily: pivot
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
24
Pivot · Stamp
Small square cut into the front layer, revealing the layer beneath. Anchor as negative space.
id: pivot-stampfamily: pivot
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
25
Pivot · Twin
Two pivot fans mirrored from a central hinge. Both sides of the operation.
id: pivot-twinfamily: pivot
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
26
Pivot · Loop
Pivot fan plus a solid arc looping from back to front layer. The motion closes.
id: pivot-loopfamily: pivot
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
27
Pivot · Beam
Pivot fan with radiating hairlines from the hinge. The rotation amplified, broadcast.
id: pivot-beamfamily: pivot
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
28
Pivot · Spike
Pivot fan with a triangular spike pointing out from the hinge. The exit vector.
id: pivot-spikefamily: pivot
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16

02Family

Frame.

15 marks

Three layers with three line treatments: dashed back, hairline mid, solid front. The front face is the work; the back layers are everything tucked away.

29
Frame
Three layers, three line treatments — dashed, hairline, solid — plus tiny registration ticks. Architect's drawing language.
id: framefamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
30
Frame · Bars
Frame structure with three thin row indicators on the front face. Data table rendered on the focus surface.
id: frame-barsfamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
31
Frame · Grid
Frame structure with a 2×2 grid on the front face. The surface as a matrix.
id: frame-gridfamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
32
Frame · Scope
Frame structure with a crosshair on the front face. Targeting and focus.
id: frame-scopefamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
33
Frame · Pulse
Three ascending bars on the front face. The live chart, contained in the focus frame.
id: frame-pulsefamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
34
Frame · Plus
Frame structure with a plus icon on the front face. Add, expand, create.
id: frame-plusfamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
35
Frame · Dot
Frame structure with a single centered dot. The most reduced, focus distilled.
id: frame-dotfamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
36
Frame · Split
Frame structure with a diagonal split across the front face. Before / after made visible.
id: frame-splitfamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
37
Frame · Stack
Frame structure with a tiny 3-square stack nested inside the front face. Stack within stack.
id: frame-stackfamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
38
Frame · Ring
Frame structure with a donut ring on the front face. Encloses, frames the action.
id: frame-ringfamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
39
Frame · Bracket
Corner brackets instead of full outlines on the back layers. Most reduced version of Frame.
id: frame-bracketfamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
40
Frame · Cross
Frame structure with a bold X on the front face. Close, end, mark.
id: frame-crossfamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
41
Frame · Column
Frame structure with three vertical bars on the front face. Data columns.
id: frame-columnfamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
42
Frame · Triangle
Frame structure with a play triangle on the front face. Run, ship, start.
id: frame-trianglefamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
43
Frame · Bevel
Frame structure with a beveled octagonal front face. Machined, premium, badge-like.
id: frame-bevelfamily: frame
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16

03Family

Stack.

2 marks

Purely vertical layers, no horizontal offset. Top-down deck of cards, kanban column. Most literal table-row reading.

44
Stack
Purely vertical layers, no horizontal offset. Top-down deck of cards, kanban column.
id: stackfamily: stack
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
45
Stack · Gap
Stack with a dashed divider between the middle and front row. Highlights the current row.
id: stack-gapfamily: stack
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16

04Family

Spread.

2 marks

Three squares fanned horizontally with slight overlap. Cards face-up on a table, the hand revealed.

46
Spread
Three squares fanned horizontally with slight overlap. Cards face-up on a table.
id: spreadfamily: spread
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
47
Spread · Tilt
Spread with each card individually rotated. Reads as motion mid-deal.
id: spread-tiltfamily: spread
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16

05Family

Tilt.

2 marks

Isometric cubes with three visible faces. Real 3D depth from a single object, architectural.

48
Tilt
Isometric cube with three visible faces. Real 3D depth from a single object, architectural.
id: tiltfamily: tilt
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
49
Tilt · Line
Isometric cube with hairline edge highlights. Construction lines visible, drafted.
id: tilt-linefamily: tilt
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16

06Family

Trace.

2 marks

Outline-only stacks. The skeleton view of Drift — depth purely from line weight and dash variation.

50
Trace
Three offset layers, all as outlines. Skeleton view of Drift, depth from line weight + dash variation.
id: tracefamily: trace
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
51
Trace · Node
Trace with a dot at each layer's bottom-right corner. Reads as connection points, a graph.
id: trace-nodefamily: trace
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16

07Family

Bridge.

1 mark

Two parallel columns joined by a horizontal bridge. Connecting two systems into one.

52
Bridge
Two parallel columns joined by a horizontal bridge. Connecting two systems into one.
id: bridgefamily: bridge
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16

08Family

Mesh.

1 mark

Overlapping squares with multiply blending. The intersections darken — that's where data converges.

53
Mesh
Three overlapping squares with multiply blending. The intersections darken — where data converges.
id: meshfamily: mesh
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16

09Family

Riser.

2 marks

Three ascending bars, chart aesthetic baked into the layer language. Growth made literal.

54
Riser
Three ascending bars, chart aesthetic baked in. Same layer-depth language; growth made literal.
id: riserfamily: riser
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16
55
Riser · Cap
Riser with a dashed line tracing the tops of the bars. Trajectory, projection.
id: riser-capfamily: riser
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16

10Family

Cluster.

1 mark

Three squares grouped tight, each rotated slightly. A constellation — components in a system, deliberate but loose.

56
Cluster
Three squares grouped tight, each rotated slightly. A constellation — components in a system.
id: clusterfamily: cluster
On light / ink / brand
32 / 24 / 16

11FamilyArchive

Earlier explorations.

19 marks

Three generations of the mark, kept here so the lineage stays inspectable. Each version had its own grammar; we kept what worked and brought it forward into the active set above.

v5 — Drift / Step / Pivot / Frame

19 marks

The immediate predecessor of the current bundle. 19 variants of the same Drift / Step / Pivot / Frame grammar, in tighter scope.

57Drift
v5
Three offset layers, top-light highlights, three thin bars on the front face.
v5-drift
58Drift · Inset
v5
Drift with a nested mini-window cutout on the front face.
v5-drift-inset
59Drift · Pop
v5
Drift with a status-indicator dot in the top-right.
v5-drift-pop
60Drift · Notch
v5
Drift with a chevron notch cut into the right edge.
v5-drift-notch
61Drift · Edge
v5
Drift with a hairline highlight along top and left edges.
v5-drift-edge
62Step
v5
Staircase joined by a dotted motion path with anchor dots.
v5-step
63Step · Solid
v5
Same staircase, single solid hairline path, no corner dots.
v5-step-solid
64Step · Arrow
v5
Staircase + arrowhead in the top-right of the front layer.
v5-step-arrow
65Pivot
v5
Three squares fanned from a common hinge at 0°, -20°, -40°.
v5-pivot
66Pivot · Pin
v5
Fan with a horizontal pin at the hinge.
v5-pivot-pin
67Pivot · Wedge
v5
Fan with a filled wedge pointing into the rotation.
v5-pivot-wedge
68Pivot · Tick
v5
Fan with a vertical tick at the hinge.
v5-pivot-tick
69Pivot · Arc
v5
Fan with a dashed arc tracing the rotation path.
v5-pivot-arc
70Pivot · Stamp
v5
Fan with a small square cut into the front layer.
v5-pivot-stamp
71Frame
v5
Dashed / hairline / solid layers with registration ticks.
v5-frame
72Frame · Bars
v5
Frame with three thin row indicators on the front face.
v5-frame-bars
73Frame · Grid
v5
Frame with a 2×2 grid on the front face.
v5-frame-grid
74Frame · Scope
v5
Frame with a crosshair on the front face.
v5-frame-scope
75Frame · Pulse
v5
Frame with three ascending bars on the front face.
v5-frame-pulse

Want the full Drift spec?

Drift is the recommended mark. See it in context.

Open Drift spec

Logo concepts.

Drift

Drift · Inset

Drift · Pop

Drift · Notch

Drift · Edge

Drift · Plus

Drift · Slash

Drift · Core

Drift · Fold

Drift · Bolt

Step

Step · Solid

Step · Arrow

Step · Trail

Step · Crown

Step · Lift

Step · Mirror

Step · Halo

Pivot

Pivot · Pin

Pivot · Wedge

Pivot · Tick

Pivot · Arc

Pivot · Stamp

Pivot · Twin

Pivot · Loop

Pivot · Beam

Pivot · Spike

Frame

Frame · Bars

Frame · Grid

Frame · Scope

Frame · Pulse

Frame · Plus

Frame · Dot

Frame · Split

Frame · Stack

Frame · Ring

Frame · Bracket

Frame · Cross

Frame · Column

Frame · Triangle

Frame · Bevel

Stack

Stack · Gap

Spread

Spread · Tilt

Tilt

Tilt · Line

Trace

Trace · Node

Bridge

Mesh

Riser

Riser · Cap

Cluster

Drift is the recommended mark. See it in context.