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Affirmology - Logo Decision (v1 lock)

Updated Jun 27, 2026 · Affirmology_LogoDecision_v1.md

Affirmology - Logo Decision (v1 lock)

Date: 2026-06-27 Status: v1 LOCKED, pending a gut-check with Sol and Colin (they may prefer the one-orb only; Jeff is fine with that simplification).

The mark: "Orbit Star"

A gold, faceted eight-point compass-rose star (the person) sitting inside a gold circle crossed by a tilted elliptical orbit that carries gold orb(s) (the cosmic blueprint, in motion). Deep emerald background.

• Meaning: the star is you; the circle plus the tilted orbit and its orb(s) are your cosmic blueprint. Compass = guidance and direction; the atom-style orbit = the "operating system." Star = person, constellation/orbit = blueprint.
• Palette (locked brand): emerald base #0a2014 / #082c18, gold #c89b3c / #d9b15a, bright gold highlight #ecd9a8. Star is uniform polished gold with light/dark facet shading for depth (no brown, no two-tone back spokes).
• Wordmark: AFFIRMOLOGY in Cinzel (Trajan-style caps), with the tagline "Subconscious operating system" tracked to span the wordmark width.

The system (responsive logo)

• PRIMARY / hero: the TWO-ORB version (one orb upper-right, one lower-left on the orbit). Balanced and richest. Use on the deck, web, marketing, large app icon.
• SMALL / icon variant: the ONE-ORB version (single orb upper-right, sitting where the circle and the ellipse converge). Cleaner, holds up at favicon and small app-icon sizes. Same mark minus one element.
• This is a standard responsive-logo setup: simplify, never redesign. The constant is the star + circle.

Atlas (the studio app, sister mark)

Atlas gets its own icon: a golden astrolabe (ornate concentric zodiac rings with a small celestial sphere/star core) on deep emerald. Chosen because Atlas is an internal tool with few icon uses, so it can carry more detail; the main use is a premium homescreen feature button. It echoes the Orbit Star's rings/cosmos language but is clearly distinct. Reference vibe: antique brass astrolabe / armillary sphere. Final selection pending (the cleaner astrolabe, ring at top removed).

Backgrounds

All marks use the richer, deeper emerald radial background (#0e3a24 center to #0a2014 edge), not the older flat green. Applied to the two-orb, one-orb, and astrolabe.

Production notes

• Built via Nano Banana (Pro / 2) over the emerald-gold brand; Jeff refined the one-orb in Canva (the lower-left facet was added by hand, so keep that leg).
• Vector rebuild was explored (Affirmology_LogoConcepts_v5.html) but Jeff prefers the Nano raster look; final masters are the raster images.
• Concept exploration history: Affirmology_LogoConcepts_v1.html through v5.html in this folder.

Next steps (to finalize the asset set)

1. Jeff uploads the two final PNGs (two-orb and one-orb) as file attachments so they are accessible as files.
2. Generate the iOS app-icon set (1024 master + all required sizes) from the two-orb (primary).
3. Generate the small-icon set + favicon (16, 32, 48, 180, 192, 512) from the one-orb (variant).
4. Produce transparent-background cutouts and the AFFIRMOLOGY wordmark lockup.
5. Save all into Brand/.