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A runway seen from the threshold, and the star it is named after.
The ANTARES logo carries two readings at once: the letter A, and a runway in perspective whose centreline lights recede towards the horizon. The star at the apex is Antares, the brightest in Scorpius — a fixed reference point long before it was a brand.
The mark
Construction
Two receding uprights converge on a single vanishing point. Three cross bars of decreasing width play the part of the lights as they move away. The amber gradient reproduces the exact hue of runway edge lights.
Clear space
Keep free space around the logo equal to the height of one cross bar in the symbol. Minimum size: 24 px high for the symbol alone, 120 px wide for the horizontal lockup.
Files
logo-mark.svg ·
logo-mark-light.svg ·
logo-lockup.svg ·
favicon.svg
Vector files, scalable without loss, with no dependency on an installed font for the symbol itself.
Palette
Aerodrome night, airfield amber
The palette is that of an operations room at night: deep backgrounds, text at controlled contrast, and a single warm accent borrowed from runway lights. The status colours — green, amber, red — are reserved for operational information and are never used as decoration.
A rule inherited from the HMI
No critical information is carried by colour alone — not in the supervision system, and not in communications either. A status is always accompanied by text or a shape. That human factors constraint governs the brand as well.
Typography
Three families, three roles
Barlow Semi Condensed
Condensed, technical, legible at large sizes on a video wall. Headings, labels, tables, interface.
Inter — continuous reading
Neutral and robust at small sizes, including on a poorly calibrated tower screen. Paragraphs and lists.
IBM Plex Mono · EF-21 · 6.6 A
Requirement references, equipment identifiers, timestamps, measurements. Fixed pitch, always.
Usage
What we never do to the logo.
A critical infrastructure brand is recognised first and foremost by its consistency. Graphic liberties cost more than they return.