Branding Guidelines

Ride North Powersports horizontal reverse logo

Ride North Powersports is a Northern Ontario powersports community built around trail riding, machine reviews, outdoor adventure, and shared riding culture.

The Brand

Ride North should feel like an anthem for Northern Ontario powersports riders: the ones up at the crack of dawn, cooler packed the night before, meeting up with friends, riding out to a remote spot, and spending the day in the real outdoors.

Rugged Northern Outdoorsy Community
Northern Ontario trail landscape with side-by-side vehicle
Northern Ontario Trail culture, reviews, and shared rides

Primary Audience

ATV, side-by-side, snowmobile, dirt bike, marine, trail, and outdoor powersports riders in Northern Ontario.

Brand Voice

Rugged, clear, local, helpful, enthusiastic, and community-first. No corporate fluff.

Core Use

Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, shirts, decals, signage, review videos, trail posts, and event/community content.

Approved Tagline

Use this approved tagline for brand identity, campaigns, apparel, and social content.

Get Out.
ride north.

Logo System

The approved logo system uses the final black-and-blue mark, inverted color, all-white, and all-black formats. Use the stacked logo for main brand moments and the horizontal logo for banners, headers, and wide placements.

Color vertical logo on white
Color vertical reverse logo on black
Color horizontal logo on white
Color horizontal reverse logo on black
Color vertical and horizontal logo system.
Primary horizontal logo on white
Reverse horizontal logo on black
All black stacked logo on white
All white stacked logo on black
One-color logo options for decals, embroidery, engraving, and single-ink use.

Logo Usage Rules

Use

Primary vertical logo on a clean white background
Clean PrimaryUse on white or very light backgrounds.
Reverse horizontal logo on a black background
Reverse LogoUse on black or dark branded backgrounds.
Banner PlacementUse the horizontal logo in wide spaces.
Ride North emblem icon for profile images
Profile IconUse the emblem where the full wordmark gets too small.

!Avoid

Incorrect stretched Ride North logo
Do Not StretchKeep the original proportions intact.
Incorrect low contrast logo on a busy image
Do Not Lose ContrastAvoid busy image areas without a dark overlay.
Incorrect recolored Ride North logo
Do Not RecolorUse the approved black, white, and Arctic Blue files.
Incorrect rebuilt logo with typed text
Do Not RebuildDo not recreate the logo with typed text.

Color Palette

Black and white remain dominant. Arctic Blue is the signature accent. Boreal Green supports the outdoors/trail side. Trail Orange is used sparingly for action and promotional moments.

Carbon Black#050505
Snow White#F7F9FA
Arctic Blue#1BA8D8
Boreal Green#1F5B45
Trail Orange#F36C21
Slate Grey#59656F

Typography

Use this three-part hierarchy consistently so every graphic, post, shirt, and video title feels like the same brand.

Header
Montserrat Black ItalicMain headlines, video titles, large promo text.
Ride North Trail Guide
Use for the strongest message on a layout. Keep it short, bold, uppercase, and aggressive.
Subheader
Barlow Condensed BoldSupporting lines, labels, promos, section callouts.
New Ride. New Trail. Same North.
Use under the headline or as a smaller campaign line. Arctic Blue works well here.
Body / Description
Montserrat RegularDescriptions, captions, details, website copy.
Northern Ontario powersports content, trail rides, machine reviews, community posts, and seasonal promos.
Use anywhere clarity matters. Keep it clean, readable, and practical.

Apparel Direction

Approved direction: black shirt, full vertical logo on the front chest, and the two-line tagline on the back.

Ride North black shirt front
Shirt FrontFull vertical logo on front chest
Ride North black shirt back
Shirt BackTwo-line tagline: Get Out. / ride north.

Social Media Templates

The approved style uses real powersports imagery in Northern Ontario environments, bold black/white/Arctic Blue typography, and clean logo placement. The Aodes sample shows the visual direction for reviews and trail tests.

Ride North vertical social media template
Vertical Social Post9:16 / 4:5 style layout for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Shorts covers
Ride North horizontal social media template
Horizontal Social / ThumbnailWide review layout for YouTube thumbnails and Facebook posts
Open Segway AT10 clip on Vimeo
Segway AT10 Trail ClipExample riding footage for review posts, reels, Shorts, and community trail content

Platform Asset Kit

These are the prepared working assets for YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. The safe-area proof is for checking the YouTube banner only; upload the clean banner file.

Ride North YouTube banner
YouTube Banner2560 x 1440 upload file
Ride North Facebook cover
Facebook Cover1640 x 924
Ride North YouTube thumbnail Aodes review
YouTube Thumbnail1280 x 720 Aodes review sample
Ride North Instagram vertical post
Instagram Vertical1080 x 1350
Ride North Instagram story or reel cover
Instagram Story / Reel1080 x 1920
Ride North social profile icon
Profile IconUniversal 1080 x 1080 master
All platform assets packaged together Includes YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, profile icons, covers, feed posts, and safe-area proof files.
Download Asset Kit

Approval

Approval confirms the logo system, color palette, typography, tagline direction, apparel direction, and social media template direction shown in this brand guideline manual.

Draw signature below, then download the approval certificate.