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Harbor Lane

Brand Guardian

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Gate ran 10:34

Rulebook v7 · 4 Aug

58 rules in force · 46 of them measured or read, 6 raised by a model, 6 on a person’s checklist.

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Rulebook v7 · sample data

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Record

1 Aug – 31 Aug · vs last year: 1 Aug 2025 – 31 Aug 2025

TodayYesterday7 days28 daysThis monthLast month90 days12 months
Previous periodLast year

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 gate

409

▲ 25.8%vs last year

One per file that arrived. A file that comes back arrives again.

Sent back

Computed

37.4%

▲ 5.4 ptvs last year

Something measured or read came back broken

Time to a decision

Computed

3.8 h

▼ 0.6 hvs last year

From a file arriving to somebody saying yes or no. The gate takes seconds; the rest is a diary.

Measured against v7

Brand rulebook

95.6%

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The rest against 1 older book

Books in force

Brand rulebook

2

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Oldest in this period: v6, 21 Jul 2026

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.

Brand rulebook
  • v7in force

    39196%
  • v6

    184%

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.

Brand rulebook
  1. v74 Aug 2026In force391 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
  2. v621 Jul 202618 decisions in this period

    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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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.

The gate
FileGoing toFromDecisionWhat it brokeWhenBook
colombia-huila-reel-12s.mp4IG ReelContent StudioSent backby social mediaInside the text the surface carriesMon 31 Aug, 15:09v7
decaf-colombia-main.jpgTY MainContent StudioApprovedby marketplace operationsNothingMon 31 Aug, 13:49v7
autumn-blend-ad-square.jpgMeta feedIn-house designerApprovedby the ad deskNothingMon 31 Aug, 12:32v7
espresso-blend-spread.pdfCatalogueThe web storeApprovedby the brand managerNothingMon 31 Aug, 11:54v7
gift-set-ad-square.jpgMeta feedThe agencySent backby the ad deskNothingMon 31 Aug, 11:42v7
ethiopia-yirgacheffe-story-9x16.jpgIG StoryIn-house designerApprovedby social mediaNothingMon 31 Aug, 11:22v7
autumn-blend-gallery-2.jpgTY GalleryContent StudioApprovedby marketplace operationsNothingMon 31 Aug, 11:06v7
ethiopia-yirgacheffe-hero.jpgWeb heroIn-house designerApprovedby the web storeNothingMon 31 Aug, 10:32v7
autumn-blend-gallery-2.jpgTY GalleryContent StudioApprovedby marketplace operationsNothingMon 31 Aug, 10:08v7
wholesale-label-250g.pdf250 g labelThe label printerSent backby productionNever printed under 18 mm wideMon 31 Aug, 09:08v7
kenya-aa-main.jpgTY MainIn-house designerApprovedby marketplace operationsNothingMon 31 Aug, 09:04v7
subscription-story-9x16.jpgIG StoryThe web storeApprovedby social mediaNothingMon 31 Aug, 08:21v7
decaf-colombia-main.jpgTY MainThe web storeApprovedby marketplace operationsNothingSun 30 Aug, 14:11v7
ethiopia-yirgacheffe-hero.jpgWeb heroContent StudioApprovedby the web storeNothingSun 30 Aug, 11:05v7
house-blend-label-250g.pdf250 g labelContent StudioApprovedby productionNothingSat 29 Aug, 16:54v7
ethiopia-yirgacheffe-ad-square.jpgMeta feedContent StudioSent backby the ad deskOrigin named, never impliedSat 29 Aug, 15:11v7
wholesale-label-250g.pdf250 g labelThe web storeApprovedby productionNothingFri 28 Aug, 17:35v7
gift-set-spread.pdfCatalogueThe label printerSent backby the brand managerMandatory text at 1.2 mm x-height or moreFri 28 Aug, 16:42v7
espresso-blend-feed-4x5.jpgIG FeedIn-house designerApprovedby social mediaNothingFri 28 Aug, 16:12v7
brewing-guide-feed-4x5.jpgIG FeedThe agencySent backby social mediaLicensed for where it is goingFri 28 Aug, 15:19v7
house-blend-main.jpgTY MainThe agencyApprovedby marketplace operationsNothingFri 28 Aug, 15:08v7
subscription-main.jpgTY MainIn-house designerSent backby marketplace operationsBody type reaches 4.5:1 against its groundFri 28 Aug, 14:07v7
subscription-gallery-2.jpgTY GalleryContent StudioSent backby marketplace operationsBody type reaches 4.5:1 against its groundFri 28 Aug, 13:46v7
espresso-blend-spread.pdfCatalogueContent StudioSent backby the brand managerClear space of one H on every sideFri 28 Aug, 13:23v7
colombia-huila-main.jpgTY MainA supplierApprovedby marketplace operationsNothingFri 28 Aug, 13:01v7
wholesale-poster-a2.pdfA2 posterContent StudioApprovedby the brand managerNothingFri 28 Aug, 11:45v7
espresso-blend-main.jpgTY MainIn-house designerApprovedby marketplace operationsNothingFri 28 Aug, 11:13v7
house-blend-spread.pdfCatalogueContent StudioApprovedby the brand managerNothingFri 28 Aug, 09:23v7
house-blend-feed-4x5.jpgIG FeedThe agencySent backby social mediaLicensed for where it is goingFri 28 Aug, 09:19v7
wholesale-ad-square.jpgMeta feedContent StudioSent backby the ad deskA shape the surface takesThu 27 Aug, 17:57v7
colombia-huila-hero.jpgWeb heroThe label printerApprovedby the web storeNothingThu 27 Aug, 15:10v7
decaf-colombia-ad-square.jpgMeta feedThe agencyApprovedby the ad deskNothingThu 27 Aug, 12:51v7
wholesale-main.jpgTY MainContent StudioApprovedby marketplace operationsNothingThu 27 Aug, 12:21v7
brewing-guide-label-250g.pdf250 g labelThe label printerSent backby productionMandatory text at 1.2 mm x-height or moreThu 27 Aug, 11:56v7
colombia-huila-ad-square.jpgMeta feedIn-house designerApprovedby the ad deskNothingThu 27 Aug, 11:53v7
gift-set-label-250g.pdf250 g labelContent StudioApprovedby productionNothingThu 27 Aug, 11:24v7
subscription-feed-4x5.jpgIG FeedContent StudioApprovedby social mediaNothingThu 27 Aug, 10:39v7
autumn-blend-ad-square.jpgMeta feedIn-house designerApprovedby the ad deskNothingThu 27 Aug, 09:33v7
wholesale-story-9x16.jpgIG StoryThe web storeSent backby social mediaNo near misses of a brand colourThu 27 Aug, 08:49v7
subscription-label-250g.pdf250 g labelA supplierApprovedby productionNothingThu 27 Aug, 08:43v7
subscription-spread.pdfCatalogueThe web storeSent backby the brand managerHouse faces onlyThu 27 Aug, 08:13v7
wholesale-spread.pdfCatalogueIn-house designerApprovedby the brand managerNothingWed 26 Aug, 17:43v7
gift-set-feed-4x5.jpgIG FeedContent StudioSent backby social mediaBody type reaches 4.5:1 against its groundWed 26 Aug, 17:01v7
espresso-blend-hero.jpgWeb heroContent StudioApprovedby the web storeNothingWed 26 Aug, 14:52v7
gift-set-poster-a2.pdfA2 posterA supplierApprovedby the brand managerNothingWed 26 Aug, 13:27v7
kenya-aa-hero.jpgWeb heroThe agencySent backby the web storeLicensed for where it is goingWed 26 Aug, 12:36v7
subscription-poster-a2.pdfA2 posterContent StudioApprovedby the brand managerNothingWed 26 Aug, 12:34v7
espresso-blend-label-250g.pdf250 g labelThe web storeApprovedby productionNothingWed 26 Aug, 12:15v7
ethiopia-yirgacheffe-reel-12s.mp4IG ReelIn-house designerApprovedby social mediaNothingWed 26 Aug, 11:26v7
subscription-spread.pdfCatalogueThe web storeSent backby the brand managerNo near misses of a brand colourWed 26 Aug, 09:44v7
colombia-huila-gallery-2.jpgTY GalleryThe label printerSent backby marketplace operationsNothingWed 26 Aug, 09:06v7
autumn-blend-label-250g.pdf250 g labelContent StudioApprovedby productionNothingWed 26 Aug, 08:58v7
decaf-colombia-spread.pdfCatalogueIn-house designerApprovedby the brand managerNothingWed 26 Aug, 08:44v7
espresso-blend-feed-4x5.jpgIG FeedContent StudioApprovedby social mediaNothingTue 25 Aug, 17:18v7
decaf-colombia-main.jpgTY MainContent StudioApprovedby marketplace operationsNothingTue 25 Aug, 16:47v7
shop-window-ad-square.jpgMeta feedIn-house designerApprovedby the ad deskNothingTue 25 Aug, 16:44v7
autumn-blend-spread.pdfCatalogueThe web storeApprovedby the brand managerNothingTue 25 Aug, 16:17v7
autumn-blend-gallery-2.jpgTY GalleryThe label printerApprovedby marketplace operationsNothingTue 25 Aug, 16:04v7
subscription-ad-square.jpgMeta feedThe web storeApprovedby the ad deskNothingTue 25 Aug, 15:27v7
house-blend-label-250g.pdf250 g labelContent StudioSent backby productionBody type reaches 4.5:1 against its groundTue 25 Aug, 15:13v7

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.

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