samios/branding/README.md

SamiOS Branding

Official visual identity assets for SamiOS — the Arch-based custom Linux distribution.

Brand Mark

The SamiOS mark is a stylized blue pyramid (hex #1424CE, cobalt blue with slight violet tint) combined with a Simpsons-style cartoon face. The pyramid represents the foundational geometric base of the OS; the face is the personal signature of the project's creator.

Directory Layout

branding/
├── README.md            ← this file
├── icons/               ← square and launcher icons (no face — pyramid only)
├── logos/               ← full lockups (face + pyramid, with and without text)
├── themes/              ← GTK / Qt / display-manager themes (TBD)
└── wallpapers/          ← desktop wallpapers (TBD)

Assets

Icons (icons/)

Square pyramid-only icons, used for window decoration, file-type associations, and anywhere the face is too detailed at small sizes.

File	Size	Use
samios-icon-256.png	256×256	Small UI icons, favicons
samios-icon-512.png	512×512	Standard app icon size
samios-icon-1024.png	1024×1024	High-DPI / source master
samios-icon-launcher-256.png	256×256	Mobile / desktop launcher (rounded square)
samios-icon-launcher-512.png	512×512	Standard launcher size
samios-icon-launcher-1024.png	1024×1024	High-DPI launcher source
samios-icon.svg	vector	Scalable source — renders at any size, no quality loss

Launcher icons use a 22.3% corner-radius ratio (matches Apple iOS/macOS Big Sur+ aesthetic).

Logos (logos/)

Full lockups with the cartoon face. Use these on websites, documentation, and splash screens.

File	Size	Description
samios-logo.png	500×500	Face on pyramid, no text
samios-logo-text.png	500×500	Face on pyramid, with "SamiOS" wordmark

Color Palette

Role	Hex	Usage
Primary Blue	#1424CE	Pyramid fill (shadow face)
Primary Lit	#3B4ED8	Pyramid lit face (light side)
Face Yellow	#FFD90F	Cartoon skin tone
Hair / Outlines	#3A3A3A	Cartoon outlines

Typography

The "SamiOS" wordmark uses the samiahmed7777 font family. This font is part of the creator's personal brand and is intentionally not bundled with the OS — only the rendered wordmark image is distributed as a logo asset. (See project font policy.)

Usage Guidelines

• Do keep the cobalt blue (#1424CE) consistent across all derivatives.
• Do preserve the lit/shadow face split on the pyramid — it gives the mark dimensionality.
• Don't add drop shadows, gradients, or filters on top of the mark.
• Don't stretch the pyramid non-uniformly; always preserve its aspect ratio.
• Don't use the face-only or pyramid-only marks as separate brand identities — they are companion assets, not standalone logos.

Source / Provenance

• Pyramid geometry: AI-generated from text prompt, then refined to #1424CE color spec.
• Face illustration: creator's hand-authored Simpsons-style portrait.
• SVG (samios-icon.svg): hand-traced from the rasterized pyramid using detected peak coordinates (peak at x=518, y=244; base from x=144 to x=874; base center at y=668, in a 1024×1024 reference canvas).

File Manifest

icons/samios-icon.svg                     756 B
icons/samios-icon-256.png             43,643 B
icons/samios-icon-512.png            129,757 B
icons/samios-icon-1024.png           303,023 B
icons/samios-icon-launcher-256.png    47,229 B
icons/samios-icon-launcher-512.png   136,239 B
icons/samios-icon-launcher-1024.png  300,798 B
logos/samios-logo.png                 70,137 B
logos/samios-logo-text.png            73,959 B