FP
FP-000 / BRAND GUIDELINES
2026
FORUM
PLAYBOOK
BRAND GUIDE.
Forum Playbook is a Resource Hub for Forums, Moderators, & Facilitators. This gets updated frequently so you don't have to make the same decisions twice. (Right now it's mostly just for me, you, and other AI. But still.)
Foundation
Pitch
Nav · headings · footer
#0E0E0C
Burn
Primary accent · CTA · logo mark
#E8521A
Linen
Page background
#F0EBE0
Linen Dark
Section alternates · search bar
#E8E2D6
Accent
Brick
Warm wave 1 · hero stripe
#B83A14
Gold
Warm hover wave 1
#D4A832
Teal
Warm wave 2 landing · cool wave 1
#3A8A8A
Blue
Cool wave 2 landing · video hover
#2A6E9A
Neutral
White
Card backgrounds
#FFFFFF
Border
Section dividers · hairlines
#C8C0B4
Dust
Decorative · muted text
#C4B8A8
Deep Dust
Ghost button text · dark body
#4A4038
700 · Heading
900 · Display
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FP-001 · Updated March 2026 · v2.1
Templates, frameworks, and guides.
Clearing rounds are a necessary best practice to open each meeting for the health of the group.
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↓ DOCX
Primary · Warm
Burn → Gold → Teal
↓ PDF
Secondary · Warm
Transparent → Gold → Teal
↗ Drive
Ghost · Cool
Transparent → Teal → Blue
Who Built This?
Nav CTA · Warm
Pitch → Gold → Teal
HOVER SYSTEM: Two-wave sweep: Wave 1 at 0s, Wave 2 at 0.32s delay, both 0.5s duration · Lift: translateY(−2px) · Shadow matches landing wave color at 50% opacity
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DOCUMENT
CLEARING ROUND & REPAIR PROCESS
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Updated: March 2026
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CLEARING ROUND & REPAIR PROCESS
v1.1
Updated: March 2026
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Clearing rounds are a necessary best practice to open each meeting for the health of the group. It’s not always about conflict; it’s about clearing anything that may be preventing the group from being as vulnerable, respected, and connected as they can be.
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FORUM PLAYBOOK
A Resource Hub for Forums, Moderators, & Facilitators
ForumPlaybook.com
HEADER: Consolas · single line · 2pt Burn bottom rule · ⎇ mark + brand name + category (Burn) + pipe separators + document name + version + date + URL
BODY: Roboto 400/700 · document content
FOOTER: Consolas · single line · 0.5pt Border top rule · ⎇ mark + brand name + tagline (left) · URL (right-tabbed)
✦ Is
Direct and confident. Says what it means.
Casually self-aware. Doesn't take itself too seriously.
Practical. Every word earns its place.
Warm but not soft. Precision with personality.
Facilitator-first. Speaks to the person running the room.
Is Not
Corporate or jargon-heavy
Inspirational poster energy
Overly formal or academic
Vague or hedge-y
Trying to be a guru
01
Logo positions only
⎇ FORUM PLAYBOOK is a visual mark. Use it in headers, footers, and nav. Never in running text, file names, or anything a search engine reads. SEO-facing text is always "Forum Playbook."
02
ADA always
All text on linen must pass 4.5:1 contrast minimum. Never use #A89880 or lighter as body text. Ghost button text is always #4A4038. Dust (#C4B8A8) is decorative only.
03
Content stays in Drive
Resources live in Google Drive. Videos live on YouTube. The site auto-syncs. Never add content by editing code. File names drive sort order: prefix "00_" to pin to top.
04
Two-wave hover only
Every interactive element uses the locked wave system. Warm family lands on Teal. Cool family lands on Blue. No other hover styles. No exceptions for "simpler" buttons.
05
No frameworks
The site is vanilla HTML, CSS, and JS. No React, Vue, or build step. No Webflow, Squarespace, or CMS. This is intentional. Keeps costs at ~$1.25/month forever.
06
Doc versioning
Every resource document carries a version number (v1.0, v2.1), category label, and version in the header. Update the version when content changes. Format: vMAJOR.MINOR.
07
Document body copy
Body copy in all resource documents is set in Roboto (400 for body, 700 for bold). Header and footer chrome is Consolas. Never use DM Sans or DM Mono in printed or downloaded documents.
The newest document templates and the current one-pagers are housed here, permanently, so nobody hunts through folders or old chats for them. Pull from this section every time. When a template or one-pager changes, this section updates in the same session.
Current as of Mon / 2026-08-10 / 3:34 PM CT · Source of record: Projects/ForumPlaybook.com/one-pager-system (MacBook)
The Templates
ONE-PAGER TEMPLATE v1.0
The EDIT-SLOT base every one-pager starts from. Locked CSS, five block types, exactly one page.
TEMPLATE CONTRACT v1.0
The law behind the template: geometry, tokens, type, spacing, block library, production checklist.
WORD DOCUMENT TEMPLATE v1.1
The master .docx for multi-page documents. Same chrome, same tokens, Roboto body.
Current One-Pagers, Built on the System
OPEN COACHING v3.0 UPDATED AUG 2026
The current opening language, the EQ vs IQ frame, and the light IQ version (2-3 minutes of facts, then the room). Supersedes every earlier tips sheet.
EQ VS IQ TOPICS: SIZING THE CONVERSATION v1.0
EQ earns 30-40 minutes, IQ gets 10-12. Resonance, not relevance.
THE 4-HOUR FORUM MEETING BLUEPRINT v1.0
The meeting spine: rituals and 5% hour, planned deep dive, impromptu coaching from the parking lot.
THE RETREAT THIRDS RULE v1.0
A third forum exercises, a third activities, a third unstructured time. Front-load the exercises.
Library resources still live in Google Drive and sync to the homepage automatically (rule 03). This section houses the design templates and their finished examples.
CHANGELOG · v2.2 (Aug 10, 2026, afternoon): Open Coaching to v3.0, adding the light IQ version per Colton's correction. · v2.1 (Aug 10, 2026): added 08 Templates & One-Pagers so the newest templates live on this page; Open Coaching updated to v2.0 (current opening language, EQ vs IQ frame); em dashes scrubbed site-wide. · v2.0 (Mar 2026): brand system locked.