Uphold is a Web3 financial platform that makes trading and managing digital assets easy for consumers, enterprises and institutions. The Uphold platform offers our customers the ability to move value seamlessly between fiat and crypto as well across multiple blockchain networks. Uphold never loans out customer assets and is always 100% reserved. The company has pioneered radical transparency and uniquely publishes its assets and liabilities in real-time.
Our tone of voice should reflect these attributes in all communications.
These include our unique platform architecture, the largest asset offering, our patented "Anything to Anything" interface, our proven platform APIs, the best-in-class fiat on-ramp for Web3 projects, our self-custody option, our commitment to full transparency, our seasoned blockchain team, our market insights, our trading tools, and our institutional-grade research.
Our communications should be accessible and easy to understand for all.
These conventions should be followed in all communications unless there's a compelling reason to deviate.
Exceptions to the Rule
Should there be a strong reason to deviate from these conventions (e.g., international audience, specific industry standards), ensure that the alternative format is clear and consistent throughout the communication piece.
Consistency is Key
Always apply these conventions uniformly across all mediums - digital, print, and verbal communications - to maintain brand integrity and ease of understanding.
Use the month-day-year format.
Abbreviate months only when space is limited (Jan, Feb, Mar, etc.).
Do not use numerical formats (e.g., 01/01/2024) to avoid confusion with international date formats.
Express time using the 12-hour clock followed by AM or PM, with a space in between.
For exact times, use colon to separate hours and minutes (e.g., 3:45 PM); for approximate times, use ‘around’ or ‘about’ (e.g., around 3 PM).
Avoid using military or 24-hour time format.
When referring to a specific day and date, use the format: day of the week, month, date.
Avoid using dates without days or vice versa unless the context is clear.
If space constraints require numerical dates in tables or charts, use MM/DD/YYYY format.
Use commas to separate thousands, millions, etc.
Use a period (.) to indicate decimal points (e.g., 3.75).
When referencing U.S. dollars, use the dollar sign ($) followed by the numeral.
For international currencies, use the appropriate currency symbol or abbreviation and numerals (e.g., €50, £40, JPY 1,000).
For large numbers (in millions, billions, etc.), you may simplify them in text , as well as use abbreviations (M for million, B for billion) for space efficiency.
Observed during the non-Daylight Saving period.
Observed during Daylight Saving Time (DST).
Note: Daylight Saving Time in New York begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.
This encompasses spelling, grammar, punctuation, and terminology.
It’s therefore pertinent that consistency be maintained when using it. Please don’t alter or attempt to recreate the Uphold logo in disregard of the below mentioned guidelines.
We also however use the symbol independently of the wordmark and when deemed more impactful in a given use case. When using the symbol in isolation, it's necessary to ensure that the Uphold brand name has been sufficiently referenced so as to avoid any confusion.
Light background
Dark background
One clear spaces have been developed that shift in size depending on the size of the mark. Everything starts with the logo.
Safe margin
While you can scale the logo as much as you'd like, it should never go below the minimum size requirements stipulated hereunder.
This strategy is ideal when we aim to reinforce the identity and values of Uphold, even when presenting different services or products.
An example of this is 'Uphold Institutional', where, despite being a distinct service, the connection and presence of the Uphold brand are clearly emphasized.
This approach is suitable when the product or service has its own identity but benefits from the recognition and credibility of Uphold.
For example, 'ascent with the balloon' or 'Topper by Uphold' are distinct products that, at the same time, benefit from the reputation of the Uphold brand.
This option is ideal for products or services that need their own identity, but still align with the values and aesthetics of the parent brand.
For example, 'ascent with the balloon' or 'Topper by Uphold' are distinct products that, at the same time, benefit from the reputation of the Uphold brand.
Although different applications require different typographical structures.
Although you can use all caps for small captions, or for visuals, we recommend using all sentence case in most typographic applications.
All values must be scaled according to the support to be used.
Think of a book outline; the size, style, and position of type not only inform what order it should be read, but also describe the parent-child relationships of the content.
One clear spaces have been developed that shift in size depending on the size of the mark. Everything starts with the logo.
Here are some examples of typographic pairs that we commonly use on our communication.
The Uphold brand uses 3 colors as its primary colors and their variations across all platforms and communications.
An exception can be made, when using the Primary color as a background for an element that lives inside a light background itself. It is up to the designer to see which Primary variation works best as the element background (Primary for Light or Primary for Dark), as long as that doesn’t compromise the legibility or overall experience, while benefiting the visual aesthetics.
This is the underlying structure of all Uphold design, grids help balance your layout, creating the spacing and information organization that will guide customers to the most important visual elements and messages.
A simple walkthrough for typical application of the brand to communication elements.
Choose the right size for the platform you are communicating on.
As an example, we'll use the square format 1:1.
Choose the right grid or follow the rules to create a new one for spacing and information organization.
Keep content aligned with the grid.
Apply the visuals from Uphold assets.
Some items positions may be fine tuned to maintain a visual balance, but only as a final resource, as was the case of this "next" arrow, which goes beyond the grid, but is vertically aligned with the "What the Web3 economy?" text.
Isometric view
Kinetic typography
Halftone effect
Uphold aesthetic mood
Avoid lifestyle images
Duotone effect
Uphold aesthetic mood
Dark overlay 10% -75%