Record
17 Aug – 13 Sep · vs previous period: 20 Jul – 16 Aug
Every decision this desk has made, with the version of the rulebook it was made under. Nothing is judged again when a rule changes — the row keeps the book it answered to, and that is what makes a disagreement six months from now a matter of reading.
Decisions
The gate388
One per file that arrived. A file that comes back arrives again.
Sent back
Computed33.0%
Something measured or read came back broken
Time to a decision
Computed4.1 h
From a file arriving to somebody saying yes or no. The gate takes seconds; the rest is a diary.
Measured against v7
Brand rulebook100.0%
The whole period answered to one book
Books in force
Brand rulebook1
The whole period sits inside one version
Which book each decision answered to
Decisions in this period, by the version of the rulebook that was in force on the day they were made.
v7in force
388100%
Nothing here is judged twice. A file approved in June was measured against June’s book and stays approved when the book changes in August — the row keeps the version, so the question “why did this pass?” has an answer that does not depend on anybody’s memory.
How the book got here
Each version was written after something went wrong. The summary says which thing.
- v74 Aug 2026In force388 decisions in this period
The printer's specification came in as rules: ink ceiling, bleed, safety margin, embedded faces, colour space.
Total ink under the press ceilingThree millimetres of bleed on every edgeNothing within four millimetres of the trimEvery face embedded in the filePrint files are CMYK, screen files are sRGBEnough pixels at the size it is laid out - v621 Jul 2026
Contrast floors written down after a spec line went out on a listing in Sand on Chalk. Licence coverage made a blocking rule.
Body type reaches 4.5:1 against its groundDisplay type reaches 3:1Licensed for where it is going - v530 Jun 2026
Marketplace main-image rules taken from the channels' own policies; how a lot is named tightened after a blend was listed as an estate lot.
Nothing written on a marketplace main imageMain image on a plain white groundProduct fills the frame the channel asks forOrigin named, never impliedA product called the same thing on every channel - v412 May 2026
The brand book refresh: palette, voice, superlatives, the type scale.
Brand palette onlyNo near misses of a brand colourHouse voice: plain, no hype punctuationNo unprovable superlativesHouse faces onlyNothing set under the surface's smallest sizeAt most two families in one piece - v39 Apr 2026
The label law written out field by field, with the x-height, after a print run was held at the plate stage.
Every field set from the product record, never typedThe name of the foodIngredientsNet quantityOriginImporter and addressStorage and best beforeLot or batch markAllergen statement where the line is sharedMandatory text at 1.2 mm x-height or more - v218 Feb 2026
The new mark: clear space, the two colourways, the minimum sizes, and what may not be done to it.
Clear space of one H on every sideNever printed under 18 mm wideNever shown under 96 px wideNever stretched, squashed or rotatedTwo colourways only: Harbor, or reversed outNot over a busy part of a photographOnly the lockups in the bookThe current mark, not the one before itProfile picture above the mark's floorThe shop's name written one way - v13 Jun 2024
The brand book as a document: a PDF on a shared drive, and whoever had read it. Nothing in it could be run against a file.
No rules a machine could run. This is the version every brand book is still on.
Decisions
Newest first. Every row has a person's role on it, because there is no other way for a row to get here.
| File | Going to | From | Decision | What it broke | When | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brewing-guide-spread.pdf | Catalogue | Content Studio | Sent backby the brand manager | A shape the surface takes | Sun 13 Sep, 16:24 | v7 |
| brewing-guide-label-250g.pdf | 250 g label | Content Studio | Sent backby production | A shape the surface takes | Sun 13 Sep, 14:20 | v7 |
| espresso-feed-4x5.jpg | IG Feed | Content Studio | Sent backby the brand manager | origin“It calls a three-country blend an estate lot. That is the one thing this trade does not forgive, and it is the second time this month.” | Sat 12 Sep, 16:10 | v7 |
| autumn-blend-label-v3.pdf | 250 g label | Content Studio | Sent backby the brand manager | law-originlaw-ingredientslaw-allergen“Same two fields. The lot has not been cupped and nobody has written the blend up yet — it is on the owner's desk, not on the studio's.” | Sat 12 Sep, 09:05 | v7 |
| ethiopia-yirgacheffe-label-250g.pdf | 250 g label | A supplier | Approvedby production | Nothing | Sat 12 Sep, 08:58 | v7 |
| espresso-blend-label-250g.pdf | 250 g label | Content Studio | Sent backby production | Origin named, never implied | Fri 11 Sep, 17:18 | v7 |
| ethiopia-yirgacheffe-poster-a2.pdf | A2 poster | The label printer | Sent backby the brand manager | Never printed under 18 mm wide | Fri 11 Sep, 16:50 | v7 |
| kenya-aa-main-v2.jpg | Trendyol | Content Studio | Sent backby marketplace operations | product-fill“The channel's own crop took the top off the bag. Shoot it square on and leave room above the seal.” | Fri 11 Sep, 15:40 | v7 |
| shop-window-spread.pdf | Catalogue | Content Studio | Approvedby the brand manager | Nothing | Fri 11 Sep, 15:14 | v7 |
| wholesale-poster-a2.pdf | A2 poster | The web store | Approvedby the brand manager | Nothing | Fri 11 Sep, 15:07 | v7 |
| espresso-blend-feed-4x5.jpg | IG Feed | Content Studio | Approvedby social media | Nothing | Fri 11 Sep, 13:47 | v7 |
| brewing-guide-feed-4x5.jpg | IG Feed | Content Studio | Approvedby social media | Nothing | Fri 11 Sep, 10:26 | v7 |
| shop-window-spread.pdf | Catalogue | The agency | Sent backby the brand manager | Clear space of one H on every side | Fri 11 Sep, 09:44 | v7 |
| shop-window-a2-v2.pdf | A2 poster | The agency | Sent backby the brand manager | logo-on-photologo-min-print“The mark is sitting on the steam. Put it on the flat ground at the foot, and while it is open, it is twelve millimetres wide.” | Fri 11 Sep, 09:30 | v7 |
| kenya-aa-poster-a2.pdf | A2 poster | Content Studio | Approvedby the brand manager | Nothing | Thu 10 Sep, 14:23 | v7 |
| colombia-huila-label-250g.pdf | 250 g label | In-house designer | Approvedby production | Nothing | Thu 10 Sep, 14:06 | v7 |
| autumn-blend-story-9x16.jpg | IG Story | The agency | Approvedby social media | Nothing | Thu 10 Sep, 12:19 | v7 |
| autumn-blend-story-9x16.jpg | IG Story | The web store | Approvedby social media | Nothing | Thu 10 Sep, 11:27 | v7 |
| autumn-blend-label-v3.pdf | 250 g label | Content Studio | Sent backby the brand manager | law-originlaw-ingredientslaw-allergen“Two fields the law requires are empty because the record is empty. This is not a design problem and it does not get solved in the artwork.” | Thu 10 Sep, 11:20 | v7 |
| house-blend-label-250g.pdf | 250 g label | Content Studio | Sent backby production | Body type reaches 4.5:1 against its ground | Thu 10 Sep, 11:07 | v7 |
| gift-set-ad-square.jpg | Meta feed | Content Studio | Approvedby the ad desk | Nothing | Thu 10 Sep, 10:09 | v7 |
| ethiopia-yirgacheffe-feed-4x5.jpg | IG Feed | A supplier | Sent backby social media | Nothing | Thu 10 Sep, 09:14 | v7 |
| subscription-hero.jpg | Web hero | Content Studio | Approvedby the web store | Nothing | Thu 10 Sep, 08:34 | v7 |
| decaf-colombia-poster-a2.pdf | A2 poster | Content Studio | Sent backby the brand manager | Origin named, never implied | Wed 9 Sep, 13:28 | v7 |
| espresso-blend-feed-4x5.jpg | IG Feed | Content Studio | Approvedby social media | Nothing | Wed 9 Sep, 12:50 | v7 |
| autumn-blend-spread.pdf | Catalogue | The web store | Sent backby the brand manager | Clear space of one H on every side | Wed 9 Sep, 11:51 | v7 |
| wholesale-feed-4x5.jpg | IG Feed | A supplier | Sent backby social media | Nothing | Wed 9 Sep, 11:50 | v7 |
| gift-set-spread.pdf | Catalogue | In-house designer | Approvedby the brand manager | Nothing | Wed 9 Sep, 11:34 | v7 |
| espresso-blend-feed-4x5.jpg | IG Feed | Content Studio | Approvedby social media | Nothing | Wed 9 Sep, 10:54 | v7 |
| kenya-aa-label-250g.pdf | 250 g label | Content Studio | Sent backby production | Origin named, never implied | Wed 9 Sep, 10:52 | v7 |
| seasonal-sticker-die1.ai | 250 g label | The label printer | Sent backby production | die-linetrim-safety“The die-line is still on a printing layer. Every bag would have come out with a thin magenta rectangle around the sticker.” | Wed 9 Sep, 10:15 | v7 |
| espresso-blend-poster-a2.pdf | A2 poster | Content Studio | Approvedby the brand manager | Nothing | Tue 8 Sep, 17:48 | v7 |
| brewing-guide-poster-a2.pdf | A2 poster | The agency | Approvedby the brand manager | Nothing | Tue 8 Sep, 17:12 | v7 |
| brewing-guide-main.jpg | TY Main | In-house designer | Sent backby marketplace operations | Nothing set under the surface's smallest size | Tue 8 Sep, 16:23 | v7 |
| espresso-blend-poster-a2.pdf | A2 poster | Content Studio | Sent backby the brand manager | Body type reaches 4.5:1 against its ground | Tue 8 Sep, 16:13 | v7 |
| house-blend-spread.pdf | Catalogue | The label printer | Approvedby the brand manager | Nothing | Tue 8 Sep, 16:09 | v7 |
| kenya-aa-poster-a2.pdf | A2 poster | Content Studio | Approvedby the brand manager | Nothing | Tue 8 Sep, 15:10 | v7 |
| wholesale-reel-12s.mp4 | IG Reel | The agency | Approvedby social media | Nothing | Tue 8 Sep, 13:08 | v7 |
| house-blend-ad-square.jpg | Meta feed | Content Studio | Approvedby the ad desk | Nothing | Tue 8 Sep, 12:27 | v7 |
| autumn-blend-label-250g.pdf | 250 g label | The label printer | Approvedby production | Nothing | Tue 8 Sep, 11:27 | v7 |
| ethiopia-yirgacheffe-label-250g.pdf | 250 g label | In-house designer | Approvedby production | Nothing | Tue 8 Sep, 09:26 | v7 |
| ethiopia-yirgacheffe-feed-4x5.jpg | IG Feed | A supplier | Sent backby social media | Nothing | Tue 8 Sep, 09:23 | v7 |
| decaf-colombia-reel-12s.mp4 | IG Reel | Content Studio | Approvedby social media | Nothing | Mon 7 Sep, 17:09 | v7 |
| kenya-aa-feed-4x5.jpg | IG Feed | The label printer | Approvedby social media | Nothing | Mon 7 Sep, 17:09 | v7 |
| ethiopia-yirgacheffe-feed-4x5.jpg | IG Feed | Content Studio | Sent backby social media | Headline clear of the platform's own furniture | Mon 7 Sep, 16:21 | v7 |
| wholesale-ad-square.jpg | Meta feed | Content Studio | Approvedby the ad desk | Nothing | Mon 7 Sep, 14:41 | v7 |
| ethiopia-yirgacheffe-feed-4x5.jpg | IG Feed | The web store | Approvedby social media | Nothing | Mon 7 Sep, 13:29 | v7 |
| subscription-gallery-2.jpg | TY Gallery | The agency | Sent backby marketplace operations | Print files are CMYK, screen files are sRGB | Mon 7 Sep, 11:55 | v7 |
| colombia-huila-ad-square.jpg | Meta feed | Content Studio | Approvedby the ad desk | Nothing | Mon 7 Sep, 11:45 | v7 |
| kenya-aa-spread.pdf | Catalogue | In-house designer | Approvedby the brand manager | Nothing | Mon 7 Sep, 11:30 | v7 |
| subscription-label-250g.pdf | 250 g label | The label printer | Approvedby production | Nothing | Mon 7 Sep, 10:07 | v7 |
| shop-window-story-9x16.jpg | IG Story | Content Studio | Approvedby social media | Nothing | Sun 6 Sep, 13:51 | v7 |
| kenya-aa-hero.jpg | Web hero | The label printer | Approvedby the web store | Nothing | Sat 5 Sep, 13:04 | v7 |
| shop-window-poster-a2.pdf | A2 poster | The agency | Sent backby the brand manager | Print files are CMYK, screen files are sRGB | Sat 5 Sep, 12:24 | v7 |
| decaf-colombia-label-250g.pdf | 250 g label | Content Studio | Approvedby production | Nothing | Fri 4 Sep, 17:41 | v7 |
| shop-window-story-9x16.jpg | IG Story | Content Studio | Approvedby social media | Nothing | Fri 4 Sep, 17:08 | v7 |
| gift-set-main.jpg | TY Main | Content Studio | Approvedby marketplace operations | Nothing | Fri 4 Sep, 15:10 | v7 |
| ethiopia-yirgacheffe-label-250g.pdf | 250 g label | The label printer | Sent backby production | Enough pixels at the size it is laid out | Fri 4 Sep, 15:05 | v7 |
| colombia-huila-story-9x16.jpg | IG Story | The agency | Approvedby social media | Nothing | Fri 4 Sep, 14:32 | v7 |
| espresso-blend-label-250g.pdf | 250 g label | A supplier | Approvedby production | Nothing | Fri 4 Sep, 14:30 | v7 |
Rows from the last few days are the real ones, with the person's own sentence where a file went back. Older rows are drawn from the same volume model the report reads, and the rules they broke come from that day's own counts, so the two pages cannot tell different stories about the same Tuesday. Sample data.