Best practices

What—and what not—to do when creating branded merchandise.

Color and backgrounds

Do use either our 4-color, black, or white logos on black or white merchandise.

A folded white shirt showcasing the 4-color eBay logo embroidered on the left chest area.

Don’t use our 4-color logo on colored merchandise.

A folded blue shirt showcasing the 4-color eBay logo embroidered on the left chest area.

Do choose merchandise that is as close to our heritage colors as possible.

A red baseball hat with a tonal dark red eBay logo embroidered on the left side above the cap.

Don’t use merchandise colors that deviate from our heritage colors.

A lilac baseball hat with a tonal dark lilac eBay logo embroidered on the left side above the cap.

Do use predetermined tone-on-tone color combinations.

A pair of yellow crew socks with a tonal dark yellow eBay logo.

Don’t combine color families.

A pair of yellow crew socks with the heritage blue eBay logo.

Do use tonal logos and incorporate our heritage colors thoughtfully and sparingly for a balanced, cohesive look.

A set of 4 pieces of merchandise including a white tote with the 4-color logo front and center, a white notebook with an embossed logo in the corner, black socks with a tonal logo on the bottom, and a black cap with a hidden logo.

Don’t overcrowd a set with heavy color or repetitive logo placement — heritage colors are accents, not the focus.

A set of 4 pieces of merchandise including a yellow tote with a dark tonal logo front and center, a red notebook with an embossed logo in the corner, green socks with a dark tonal logo towards the top edge, and a blue cap with a tonal logo on the front.

Tagline

Do follow our logo and tagline lockup guidance when placing both elements on the same side.

A tote bag that features a bold typographic line, “So this is (real) love.” aligned to the top edge. The logo and tagline lockup are placed along the bottom.

Don’t rearrange the logo and tagline lockup arbitrarily.

A tote bag that features a bold typographic line, “So this is (real) love.” aligned to the top edge. The logo and tagline lockup is incorrectly stacked in the lower left corner.

Do set our tagline according to guidance in Market Sans Bold.

A black t-shirt with our tagline “Things.People.Love.” printed on the front chest area in Market Sans.

Don’t set our tagline in anything other than Market Sans Bold.

A black t-shirt with our tagline “Things.People.Love.” printed on the front chest area in a script font.

Artwork

Do include the logo as a standalone piece, especially in multipiece sets.

A set of 3 rounded square stickers, one of which is the 4 color logo on white. The other two stickers are red and yellow, respectively, with typography and no logo.

Do not place the logo on small items, like stickers, if another item in the set already features it.

A set of 3 rounded square stickers, one of which is the 4 color logo on white. The other two stickers are green and coral, respectively, with a small tonal logo forced into the corner.

Do set lines in a single size, either left- or center-aligned.

A tote bag with “All runways lead here.” typeset in a single size in Market Sans Bold.

Don’t alter sizes or stagger type.

A tote bag with “From the runway to your hallway.” in Market Sans Bold, with “runway” and “hallway” being typeset much larger than the rest of the words.

Do ensure that all graphics are aligned to Evo’s flat, graphic style.

A white notebook with two stickers on the cover: One yellow rounded square with “Since ‘95” set in dark yellow type, and another small white circle with a centered black heart icon.

Don’t introduce visual effects like 3D, gradients, or drop shadows.

A white notebook with two stickers on the cover: One yellow square with a graphic fold to imitate a sheet of paper with a graphic red push pin, and another small red circle with a centered red icon with a drop shadow applied as a 3D effect.

Do limit your color palette to a single family per item and keep UI designs true to product experience.

An assortment of Evo stickers, including a white rounded rectangular sticker with our tagline in black, violet and jade rounded square stickers featuring Market Sans, two circular stickers with our Search and Sneaker icons in black, and a blue rounded rectangle fashioned to look like our Buy It Now button.

Do not introduce color to iconography, alter the colors of UI elements, or use our heritage colors arbitrarily.

An assortment of stickers that misuse Evo primitives, including applying color to icons, altering colors of UI elements, and applying the heritage colors in graphics other than our logo.

Resources

Change log

DateNotes
Feb, 2025
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