Brand Style Guidelines
Together we can preserve human creativity in art.
As an active Humanable member that has certified at least one piece of art through the Humanable platform and having agreed to the Humanable Terms of Service and the trademark license that it contains (“you”), you are able to use one of the Humanable certification mark and the Humanable word mark in certain limited circumstances. Below are the details.
Humanable Insider
As an active Humanable Insider that has joined our mailing list and has not requested to be removed from that list, you can use the following HUMANABLE INSIDER logo icon exclusively in your social media to show your support of Humanable and its mission to preserve a human-made music ecosystem.
The Circle H Icon
The H Pick Icon is used in conjunction with certified songs and master recordings. The Circle H Icon is used in conjunction with all other certified art forms (e.g. books, podcasts, photos, etc.). The H Pick Icon and the Circle H Icon are always used in black and white. This is consistent with our brand goal of simplifying everything we can for our artists and for reinforcing to the consumer that our certification is black and white – the art is either created fully by humans or it is not. The attention should be on our artists and their artwork, and not on us. Please do not alter the certification marks in any way, including any changes to the ratios, tilting, shadowing, or overlays adding or subtracting any element including adding any third party trademarks, or deleting the “tm” or ® symbols. You should always , ensure visibility against backgrounds. In the case of a doubt, please reach out to welcome@humanable.com to have your questions answered.
Humanable Member
As an active Humanable member that has created an account with Humanable and signed up for, and maintains, monthly membership in Humanable through the Humanable platform and having agreed to the Humanable Terms of Service and the trademark license that it contains (“you”), you are able to use the Humanable Member logo icon exclusively in your social media to show your support of Humanable and its mission to preserve a human-made music ecosystem.
In the case of a doubt, please reach out to welcome@humanable.com to have your questions answered.
Humanable Artist
As an active Humanable Member that has certified at least one song through the Humanable platform and having agreed to the Humanable Terms of Service and the trademark license that it contains (“you”), you are able to use the Humanable logo icon and the Humanable word mark in certain limited circumstances. Below are the details.
The Humanable Logo Icon is primarily used in black and white. This is consistent with our brand goal of simplifying everything we can for our artists. The attention should be on our artists and their music, and not on us.
There may, however, be times when you will want to use the Humanable Logo Icon with a different color scheme, for example in conjunction with a Christmas album or show. Below are acceptable color variants of the Humanable Logo Icon.
Also, please do not alter the Humanable Logo Icon in any way, including any changes to the ratios, tilting, shadowing, or overlays adding or subtracting any element including any third party trademarks, or deleting the “tm” symbol. You should always, ensure visibility against backgrounds.
If you do not see a variant that you would like to use, please reach out at welcome@humanable.com.
Below are the situations in which you can use the Humanable Logo Icon:
The Humanable Stylized Mark
The Humanable Stylized Mark is used almost exclusively in black and white and refers both to our platform, the movement to protect the human-made art ecosystem, as well as the corporate entity. It is not a certification mark for the artwork itself, so should only be used by artists and third parties to refer to Humanable and its products, not to show certification of any art. It should also not be used to claim affiliation with, or sponsorship by, Humanable, other than to indicate that an artist has become a member (unless you have in place a specific sponsorship agreement with Humanable). If you have a need to use this mark to refer to us or our products or movement, please do not alter the Humanable Stylized Mark in any way, including any changes to the ratios, tilting, shadowing, or overlays, adding or subtracting any element including adding any third party trademarks, or deleting the ® symbol. You should always , ensure visibility against backgrounds.
In the case of a doubt, please reach out to welcome@humanable.com to have your questions answered.
General Style Guidelines Applicable to All Humanable Marks
The Humanable marks are used in black and white. This is consistent with
our brand goal of simplifying everything we can for our artists,
publishers, record labels, distributors, platforms, broadcasters, and
fans: It’s all black and white – it is either 100% human-made or it
isn’t. The attention should be on our artists and their music, and not
on us. Please do not alter the Humanable marks in any way, including any
changes to the ratios, tilting, shadowing, or overlays adding or
subtracting any element including any third party trademarks, or
deleting the “®” symbol. You should always , ensure visibility against
backgrounds. In the case of a doubt, please reach out to
welcome@humanable.com to have your questions answered.
Prohibitions on use of these trademarks
You may only use the trademarks in the manner and for the purposes set forth above. Without limiting the generality of that statement, you are expressly prohibited from using these trademarks to:
Promote music which has not been Humanable certified. Promote any musical acts that are not active Humanable® members. Promote any third party goods or services, including but not limited to any awards shows or festivals. We aren’t picking sides in the GenAI debate, just picking humans! In order to maintain your status as a Humanable Insider, you can’t publicly disparage other people, or Humanable®;, for their stance on GenAI. To co-brand with any other organization or person.
The Humanable Trademarks
Please keep these guidelines handy and remember that they can be updated from time to time and at anytime at Humanable’s discretion so do check them before beginning any new use of the Humanable trademarks. In the case of a doubt, please reach out to welcome@humanable.com to have your questions answered.
In the case of a doubt, please reach out to welcome@humanable.com to have your questions answered.