Identity System
Brand Board
The canonical identity for the Institute. Every color below is rendered directly from the design tokens in globals.css — this board cannot drift from the source of truth.
Mission
Advancing engineering knowledge through precision, innovation, and measurable impact.
The Mark
The chrome “B” — orientation, evidence lines, measurement, integrity. Minimum digital size 24px height; clear space = height of the mark.
Lockups
BRINLEY
Engineering Institute
BRINLEY
Engineering Institute
Primary horizontal lockup and stacked variant. The mark never stretches; the wordmark holds 0.16em tracking.
Brand Essence
Precision
Exact in craft. Clear in purpose.
Innovation
Curious minds. Better outcomes.
Integrity
Grounded in ethics. Built to last.
Impact
Engineering for a better world.
Color Palette
THX-055 — anchors locked: Aubergine Ink · Patina Slate · Vellum Gray. Contrast ratios measured on the dark ground.
Aubergine Ink
#2B272E
Page body · darkest surface
--color-bei-ground
Patina Slate
#3E5960
Elevated card · instrument panel
--color-bei-surface
Source Blue
#496A8F
Citation surface · badge fill
--color-bei-surface-source
Atlas Blue-Teal
#7AA8B8
Accent · 5.7:1 on dark (AA)
--color-bei-accent-teal
Measured Amber
#B78A3B
Signal · 4.7:1 on dark (AA)
--color-bei-signal-amber
Vellum Gray
#D9D4CC
Secondary text · 9.9:1 (AAA)
--color-bei-text-secondary
Archive Ivory
#F4F1EC
Primary text · 13:1 (AAA)
--color-bei-text-primary
Typography
Primary
Trajan Pro
Instrument Sans (implemented)
BRINLEY
Secondary
Montserrat
Instrument Sans (implemented)
Advancing engineering knowledge through measurable impact.
Data & UI
JetBrains Mono
JetBrains Mono (implemented)
TRUTH · EVIDENCE · INTEGRITY
Specified typefaces: Trajan Pro (primary) · Montserrat (secondary). Trajan is a licensed serif — implementation pending; specimens shown in the live fallback.
Iconography
Truth
Evidence
Measurement
Connection
Integrity
Citation · Badge
BEI™ THX-055
Verified Source
The verified-source badge — Source Blue surface, applied to citations and provenance marks across the Index. Aggregator, not author (PAT-035).