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Brand Manual

07

Imagery

Product, studio light, architecture, details, people.

Contents
  1. 7.0Principles
  2. 7.1Image worlds
  3. 7.2Mood and light
  4. 7.3Retouching
  5. 7.4Avoid misuse

Our images show real products on real homes: calm, premium, with natural light. The product is always the hero, never decoration.

7.0

Principles

RealOriginal products, never rebuilt or altered. Displays show real interfaces.
CalmOne subject, lots of space, clear lines. No clutter in the background.
LightSoft daylight or evening mood. Stainless steel shines without glare.
7.1

Image worlds

Four image worlds cover almost everything. Choose one per page or spread.

Studio: cut out on Studio Light – overviews, datasheets, range
Studio: cut out on Studio Light – overviews, datasheets, range
Architecture: product on the house, daylight – brochure, cover, trade fair
Architecture: product on the house, daylight – brochure, cover, trade fair
Detail: material and function up close – explain benefits
Detail: material and function up close – explain benefits
People: everyday life at the entrance, natural and relaxed
People: everyday life at the entrance, natural and relaxed
7.2

Mood and light

Evening: lights and displays come alive
Evening: lights and displays come alive
Weather: show robustness, do not dramatise
Weather: show robustness, do not dramatise
Indoor: indoor station dark and precise
Indoor: indoor station dark and precise
7.3

Retouching

  1. Never alter, distort or redraw devices. Insert screen content only in correct perspective.
  2. Always show cut-out devices in full: never crop them, never let them run off the image or page edge.
  3. Product colours must be right: anthracite stays anthracite, stainless steel stays stainless steel.
  4. Backgrounds may be extended but not replaced when the image should look “real”.
  5. Engravings and name plates only with sample names, never real customer addresses.
  6. Print: at least 300 ppi at placed size. Web: at most 2000 px wide.
Specification
Resolution print
≥ 300 ppi at 100 %
Colour space
Master in RGB (Adobe RGB/sRGB), convert to FOGRA39 only in layout
Files
Image requests and AI images: skill “metzler-image”
7.4

Avoid misuse

DoReal light, calm background
Don’tFilters and colour cast
Don’tProduct distorted
Don’tMany small images without order