hyv. Brand kit · v1.0
hyv

Say what should happen.

How Hyv looks, sounds and moves. The logo, colour, type and voice rules, and the plush bee that does Hyv's work on screen. Every file on this page is ready to download.

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Move your pointer. The bee is watching.
Essence

An intelligence layer for intent.

Hyv lives in the chats, apps and trusted circles people already use. It notices intent in ordinary conversation, then picks the right next move.

The one line to remember: Hyv is not a chatbot. It is a router for intent. That sentence is also the only place the word "chatbot" appears in anything we write.

Build

Code the first version.

When the missing layer is software, Hyv moves from intent to prototype.

Create

Draft the artifact.

Briefs, plans, messages, docs and designs can become the next step.

Coordinate

Wait for timing.

Useful intent often needs the right moment, not an immediate interruption.

Connect

Ask privately.

Hyv can know who fits without turning people into profiles to browse.

Ask

Clarify weak signals.

When the signal is thin, Hyv asks instead of guessing or exposing.

Wait

Stop before the line.

Sometimes the intelligent move is to do nothing and keep the moment private.

Principles · use verbatim
Private by default.01
Consent before people.02
Restraint before action.03
Never"I noticed you have been lonely on Fridays."
Like this"Someone here is free to work alongside you on Friday."
Colour · tap any swatch to copy

Cream, ink, and a dot of red.

Most of Hyv is calm cream and ink. Red is reserved for the dot and for moments of consent. The six move colours label what Hyv does; they always appear as a tint with its matching strong colour.

The six moves · tint + strong
Rough balance in a layout 70 cream · 20 ink · 8 tints · 2 red
Typography

One family does the talking.

Satoshi carries everything, set heavy and tight for headlines. Geist Mono labels things. In motion, one word per line can switch to Instrument Serif italic as the accent.

Satoshi · primary · 400 to 900
Aa
RegularMediumBoldBlack

Headlines: weight 800 to 900, tracking −0.04 to −0.05em, line height about 1. Body: weight 500, line height 1.5 to 1.6.

Geist Mono · labels and dataEYEBROW · 12PX · +0.08EM

Small caps-style labels, file names, numbers that line up.

Instrument Serif Italic · one accent wordhappen.

One word per line at most, usually the last. Never a whole sentence.

Display · 900Find your people.
Heading · 800Nothing happens without your tap.
Body · 500Hyv asks the lower-risk side first, without naming the other person.
Label · monoConsent mechanics

Get the fonts: Satoshi on Fontshare · Geist Mono · Instrument Serif (all free licences).

Voice and copy

Calm, brief, declarative.

Hyv talks like a helpful friend who gets things done, not like an ad. Short sentences, one idea at a time, and always on the person's side of the screen.

Warm

The good news is about people connecting, not about Hyv.

Practical

Say what happens next and who taps what.

Direct

Short, plain sentences. No hype, no hedging.

Always
  • Write "Hyv" in sentences; "hyv." only as the logo.
  • Show only what Hyv does today, with its real flow and button copy.
  • The person taps every approval: Yes, Send, Call, Pass, Pay.
  • Captions on for video. Most social video is watched muted.
  • Demo names only: Alex, Maya, Priya, Sam.
Never
  • Em dashes. Use a full stop or a comma instead.
  • Invented stats, testimonials or claims.
  • Real people's names or likeness, or logos other than Hyv's.
  • Names before a mutual yes.
  • "Chatbot", except in "Hyv is not a chatbot. It is a router for intent."
Words we don't use
revolutionarygame-changinggroundbreakingfirst-moverguaranteedprovenvalidatedunclaimed categoryworld-classdisruptivebest evermind-blowing
The mascot

Meet the bee.

A plush honeybee with pom-pom antennae, felt wings and an embroidered smile. It is Hyv's hands: whenever Hyv notices, carries, connects or waits, the bee is the one doing it on screen. The person is always the hero. The bee helps, then gets out of the way.

Character in one line

Eager, attentive, discreet. It overshoots a little, brakes, and comes back sheepish. It never shows off what it knows.

It does

Notices, carries the wish, connects two people, waits for their yes, and celebrates their good news.

It never does

Presses a person's approval, reveals a name before a mutual yes, or acts like it knows everything.

Its flaws

Small body, big loads. A double-take before it finds the right thing. Dozes on quiet days.

Expression · smile

Play with the bee

Pick an expression or an action. Click the bee to make it jump. Its eyes follow your pointer.

Actions
Expressions
The plush Hyv bee, front view, with numbered callouts
Anatomy

What makes it this bee

Poses and expressions · transparent PNG, 1200×1200

Thirteen faces, nine poses

Motion · seamless loops

How it moves

The antennae lead, the body follows through, and every landing has a little squash. Each loop downloads as an MP4 on cream or a WebM with a transparent background.

The intro film · 21s · 9:16 · with sound

"hi, I'm hyv."

  1. The bee dozes, a message pings, it wakes and waves hello.
  2. It hovers among the chats and spots a wish.
  3. It carries the wish, waits while both people tap Yes, and celebrates.
  4. Private by default. Consent before people. Restraint before action.
  5. The red dot lands in "hyv." and the bee winks goodbye.
Do

Keep it this bee

  • Use the plush bee as supplied: honey fur, two black bands, felt wings, hex badge.
  • Give it a job in every frame: carrying, connecting, pointing, waiting.
  • Let it react to people's good news with joy.
  • Keep it on calm cream or ink backgrounds with room to breathe.
  • Pair it with one short line of copy, never a paragraph.
Don't

Things the bee never does

  • Recolour, redraw, outline or restyle it (no 3D re-renders, no flat redraws).
  • Put words, logos or other brands on its body.
  • Show it pressing Yes, Send, Call, Pass or Pay. People tap.
  • Make it the hero of the story, or sarcastic, salesy or anxious.
  • Crowd it with other characters or stickers.
Downloads

Everything in one place.

Each file downloads on its own. The bundle buttons pack a whole set into one ZIP.