THE BRAND GUIDE · REV 01
altrax labs_
Engineering your
unfair advantage.

Altrax Labs builds AI systems that do the repetitive work for small businesses. This is the operating manual for the brand: the wordmark, the colour, the type, the AX-### system, and the voice. One system, applied consistently — that's the unfair advantage on the page too.

→ For the full system — brand story, templates, imagery, offer ladder & applications — see the complete Brand Book (REV 02).

CategoryAI systems / automation
RegisterBuilder, not guru
SurfaceEditorial · terminal
Rev01 — 2026
01
The name
A coined word, wide-open to own. It ends in x — the same red-accent motif carried from the founder's @buildxaman channel — so the personal brand and the agency share a signature without sharing a name.
Altrax

Coined. No dictionary meaning to fight — the brand defines it.

Alt →

Alternative · advantage. The edge a small business doesn't have yet.

…trax

Traction · on track to ship. Systems that move the work.

x

The red x — the shared mark. Build × Altrax.

Lockup: Altrax Labs. "Labs" signals a build-and-test shop (R&D, systems, technical depth) and gives category clarity; the coined "Altrax" keeps it from ever feeling generic.

03
Colour
Two palettes, one accent logic. Editorial (ivory paper) is the default for the site and stills. Terminal (dark) is the video / reels / console palette. Click any swatch to copy the hex.

Editorial — flagship / site & stills

Terminal — video / reels / console

ACCENT DISCIPLINE

~90% neutral. ~10% signal.

One accent per frame. On paper the eye is carried by ink; Red-Pen is for the x, active states, stamps and one key number only — never body text. On dark, Signal Green carries the eye and Red is the annotation. Sage & Lilac are surfaces, never text on ivory.

/* Editorial — flagship */ --ivory:#F4EFE1; --sage:#BFC7B0; --lilac:#D9DAE6; --near-black:#14161A; --ink:#181A1F; --red:#C8341F; --sub:#6B6253; --paper:#FBF9F1; /* Terminal — video / console */ --bg:#0A0A0B; --panel:#15181D; --green:#2BE08C; --red:#FF4D3D; --ink:#E8E8EA; --sub:#8A909A;
04
Typography
One contrast axis: heavy condensed gothic (Anton) against typewriter (Courier Prime), with JetBrains Mono for technical chrome and Caveat for the margin note. Three lanes, kept distinct — Anton shouts, Courier talks, Mono labels.
Display — Anton
Headlines, covers, big numbers, CTAs. UPPERCASE, line-height 0.82–0.92, tracking −0.5%.
Engineering your unfair advantage.
Body — Courier Prime
Body copy, standfirsts, captions, quotes — the typewriter voice. Sentence case, left-aligned. Also the logo.
We build AI systems that do the repetitive work for small businesses — so owners get their time back and stop losing revenue.
Chrome — JetBrains Mono
Masthead, nav, kickers, part numbers (AX-002), spec tables, footers. UPPERCASE + tracking +0.08–0.14em.
AX-002 · AI RECEPTIONIST · BUILT TO RUN WITHOUT YOU
Annotation — Caveat
Red-pen margin notes. Rare; rotate −2 to −3°.
→ this is the bit that converts
05
The AX-###
system
Straight off the manufacturing floor. Every system Altrax builds gets an AX-### part number and a one-line spec — so the body of work reads like an engineered product line. When a new build starts, assign the next number and open a build log.
AX-001

Lead Nurture Machine

Instant lead follow-up by call & text; books the appointment.

AX-002

AI Receptionist

Answers calls & DMs, books & reschedules, 24/7.

AX-003

No-Show Killer

Reminder, confirmation & reactivation sequences.

AX-004

Custom Build

Whatever repetitive work is unique to the business.

Usage: part numbers are brand-agnostic labels for the product line — they carry across the site, the guide, decks, and content. Format: AX- + zero-padded number.

06
Voice &
messaging
Builder, not guru. Show the work, translate tech into time and money, use specific numbers. A small-business owner should understand every word.

The lines

Master lineEngineering your unfair advantage.
Method tagBuilt in public, one system at a time.
SupportAutomating the boring work. · If it's repetitive, it's automatable. · From spec to shipped. · Built to run without you.

Do

  • Lead with the outcome — time back, fewer no-shows
  • One concrete example per message
  • Specific numbers: "$5k/mo in no-shows," "replies in 30s"
  • Plain language; agency "we" voice
  • Don't

  • Say "AI expert" with no example
  • Speak to every industry at once
  • Lead with the tool stack
  • Hype: "AI will change everything"
  • 07
    Assets
    The source files, all in website/assets/brand/. SVGs are shown with a system-monospace fallback; final art is set in Courier Prime Bold.
    Wordmarkassets/brand/wordmark.svg
    x Monogramassets/brand/monogram-x.svg
    Faviconassets/brand/favicon.svg
    Hero illustrationassets/hero-retro-1.png