GRACE
DIRECTION 01
Structured Containment
Identity reads as institutional architecture — a perimeter that makes accountable change repeatable.
proceduralregulatedarchitectural
GRACE / Identity Exploration / v0.1
Confidential — Internal Review
A — Cover
Grace,
an identity in study.
Drafted
May 2026
Phase
01 / Direction
Brief
GRACE is a trauma-informed rehabilitation initiative addressing gender-based violence through accountability, behavioural transformation, structured reintegration, and survivor-centred methodologies inside European justice systems. This document presents three identity directions for review — none are final.
Index
- 01Structured ContainmentBehaviour within boundaries
- 02Internal TransformationGradual interior shift
- 03Regulated RelationshipCalibrated tension between forms
B Strategic frame
An identity for systems, not slogans.
GRACE operates inside justice infrastructure. Its visual language must hold institutional weight while remaining humane — accountable without being punitive, restorative without being soft.
What it is
- Institutional
- System-oriented
- Restorative
- Structured
- Psychologically aware
- Human-centred without spectacle
What it isn't
- Charity campaign
- Startup
- Mental-health app
- Activism branding
- Hearts, hands, shields, scales, silhouettes
- NGO or startup-tech aesthetics
Tone vector
Accountability
0.92
Containment
0.84
Transformation
0.71
Relational structure
0.66
01 Direction · Structured containment
Behaviour exists within structured boundaries.
A perimeter holds. Inside it, transformation is possible. The system is visible — not as restraint, but as the architecture that makes change repeatable. Symmetry is regulated, never decorative.
01.0 / Primary logo
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Primary logo · ContainmentSymbol + wordmark · canonical lockup
01.1 / Symbol studies
a — perimeter / void
b — perimeter / mass
c — interrupted axis
d — exposed boundary
e — nested zones
f — single horizon
g — banded ground
h — half-state
i — modular field
01.2 / Construction
01.3 / Typography
Display / Inter Tight 600 · −0.02em96 / 72 / 48
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accountability · containment
Body / Inter Tight 40018 / 16 / 14
The wordmark sits inside its own perimeter, set in a neutral grotesk with refined, slightly opened tracking. Captions and reference codes use IBM Plex Mono to suggest a procedural, document-like register.
Primary font
Inter Tight
Display · Wordmark · 600 / 500
Secondary font
Inter Tight
Body · Regular 400
Mono / caption
IBM Plex Mono
Reference codes · 400
01.4 / Colour philosophy
Court navy
#0E1B2C
Primary surface, mark
Procedural steel
#5A6B7A
Rule, secondary text
Document ivory
#F2EDE2
Paper, ground
01.5 / Usage simulation
GRACE
EU / Justice Programme
Working paper 04
Frameworks for accountable
reintegration.
§ Page 01 / 24
Programme signage / draft
GRACE
Centre · Wing B
02 Direction · Internal transformation
The form holds; the interior shifts.
No arrows. No before-and-after. Change is recorded as a slow internal redistribution of weight, light, and density — a process the system observes rather than dramatises.
02.0 / Primary logo
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Primary logo · TransformationLayered mark + lowercase wordmark
02.0b / Primary transformation mark
GRACE · transformation mark / state t6
02.1 / Iterative evolution
t1
t2
t3
t4
t5
t6
t7
t8
02.2 / Layered marks
02.3 / Rhythm study
The mark accumulates state. Every iteration is a record — small enough to ignore at a glance, durable enough to read in sequence.
02.4 / Typography
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A geometric sans with softened terminals. Reflective notes are set in a serif italic — quiet, contemplative, never decorative.
Primary font
Inter Tight
Wordmark · UI · 500 / 600
Secondary font
Instrument Serif
Reflective display · Italic
Mono / caption
IBM Plex Mono
Notes · captions · 400
02.5 / Colour philosophy
Deep slate
#1F2A37
Surface, primary mark
Luminous teal
#7FC9C0
Interior accent
Soft graphite
#9EA2A8
Secondary text, rule
02.6 / Usage simulation
GRACE
Annual review · 2026
Process notes
on interior change.
Chapter
04
Reintegration
"Change moves
from the inside outward."
from the inside outward."
GRACE / Method note 02
03 Direction · Regulated relationship
Two forms, held in calibrated tension.
Accountability lives between parties, not within one. This direction reads relationally: a primary form and a secondary one, close but never collapsing into a single shape, governed by proximity rules and a warm accent that signals presence without sentiment.
03.0 / Primary logo
GRACE
Primary logo · Inline lockupSymbol ↔ wordmark · optical balance, −0.018em tracking
03.1 / Tension studies
δ 6u
δ 14u
δ 22u
δ 30u
03.2 / Secondary lockups
Alternative compositions — for constrained or expressive contexts
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stacked
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orbit
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counter
03.3 / Typography
Grace.
GRACE — a programme for accountable change.
A modern sans paired with an Instrument-Serif display register. The serif carries voice; the sans carries the institution. The two coexist the way the symbol does.
Primary font
Inter Tight
Wordmark · UI · 600
Secondary font
Instrument Serif
Display · Editorial voice
Mono / caption
IBM Plex Mono
Reference · captions · 400
03.4 / Colour relationships
Institutional blue
#1A3A6E
Primary
Warm coral
#E27A5F
Accent · presence
Muted stone
#D9D2C7
Secondary surface
Quiet teal
#3F6F6A
Optional support
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03.5 / Communication system
GRACE
Brussels · 14 Oct 2026
A roundtable on
restorative practice.
RSVP
GRACE
"Accountability is not a posture.
It's a relationship."
It's a relationship."
— GRACE field note 07
GRACE
EU 2026 / 04
Policy brief
Policy brief
Toward a shared standard for offender programmes.
C Cross-direction matrix
Read across, then choose.
Criterion
01Containment
02Transformation
03Relationship
Tone
Procedural
Reflective
Communicative
Recognition
Medium
Low–Medium
High
Flexibility
Low
Medium
High
Institutional fit
Very high
High
High
Emotional register
Cold-neutral
Quiet
Warm-neutral
D Recommendation
Recommended direction
03 —
Regulated Relationship.
Direction 03 holds the institutional gravity GRACE requires while giving the identity enough relational expressiveness to communicate across survivors, practitioners, and policy audiences — without collapsing into clinical coldness or NGO sentiment.
EU institutional adoption
Reads as a programme, not a campaign. The blue–stone palette aligns with EU document conventions while the coral signals contemporary, human framing.
Long-term recognition
The two-form symbol is distinctive at every scale and survives reduction to a single colour without losing meaning.
Communication flexibility
Four lockup variants and four colour pairings cover policy briefs, signage, social, and survivor-facing materials from one system.
Emotional neutrality
Warmth is delivered structurally — through proximity and accent — not through imagery of people, hands, or hearts.
Fallback
Direction 01 — Structured Containment remains valid for strictly procedural contexts (case files, protocol documents, internal training) where the identity must read as administrative apparatus.
Supporting layer
Direction 02 — Internal Transformation is recommended as a secondary visual language for long-form publications and reflective materials where the brand needs to slow down.
E Stakeholder review
Choose the Direction.
Select the identity direction that best represents the GRACE initiative. Your reasoning will be shared with the design team.
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DIRECTION 02
Internal Transformation
The form holds; the interior shifts. Change is observed as quiet redistribution, not declared as event.
reflectiveiterativequiet
GRACE
DIRECTION 03
Regulated Relationship
Two forms held in calibrated tension. Accountability lives between parties — close, but never collapsed.
relationalwarm-neutralcommunicative