# Brand Guidelines

> Canonical page: https://briefcase.so/brand
> Briefcase content index: https://briefcase.so/llms.txt

Briefcase brand guidelines and visual identity

Our visual identity and brand standards

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## Brand Identity

### Who We Are

Tagline

Put your books
on Autopilot

Name

Briefcase

Category

AI-native ledger

Audience

UK accounting and bookkeeping practices

Positioning

The AI Autopilot for accountants and bookkeepers

### Our Personality

Simple/ˈsɪmp(ə)l/

adjective

Easy-to-use, opinionated, minimal

Smart/smɑːt/

adjective

Intelligent, AI-native, automated

Trustworthy/ˈtrʌs(t)wəːði/

adjective

Explainable, transparent, reliable

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## Logo

### Wordmark

### Icon

### Icon + Wordmark

### Favicon

![Briefcase favicon](https://briefcase.so/briefcase.png?v=2)

![Briefcase favicon](https://briefcase.so/briefcase.png?v=2)

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## Colour Palette

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## Typography

Briefcase

Bricolage Grotesk600

Wordmark only. Never use for body text or UI.

Kerning

Br\-7ri\-3ie\-5ef\-2fc\-2ca\-2as\-4se\-4

Headlines

Newsreader300

Marketing headlines, page titles, and section headers.

Use for

Hero textPage titlesSection headers

Card Title

Body text goes here

Inter400 · 500 · 600

All UI text, buttons, labels, body copy.

Weights

600 Buttons, emphasis

500 Labels, subheadings

400 Body, descriptions

### Type Scale

DisplayMarketing hero

3rem · 48px · Light

Put your books on Autopilot

TitlePage titles

2.25rem · 36px · Light

Invoice Processing

HeadingSection headers

1.875rem · 30px · Light

Recent Transactions

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## Icons

### Phosphor Icons

We use Phosphor Icons exclusively. Outline for default states, fill for selected or active states.

Library: phosphoricons.com

Size: w-5 h-5 (default)

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## Tokens

### Spacing

4

8

12

16

24

32

48

Base unit: 4px

### Border Radius

6px

Buttons

8px

Inputs

12px

Cards

16px

Modals

Tailwind: rounded-md, rounded-lg, etc.

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## Components

### Buttons

Specs: px-6 py-2.5 · rounded-lg · font-medium

### Inputs

Label

With value

Specs: px-4 py-2.5 · rounded-lg · focus:ring-2 focus:ring-primary-500

### Cards

#### Default Card

White background with subtle border. Used for content grouping.

#### Muted Card

Subtle background, no border. Used for secondary content.

Specs: rounded-2xl · p-6 · border (default) or bg-slate-100 (muted)

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## Assets

### GA Launch Video

Animated launch announcement for LinkedIn (16:9). Auto-plays on scroll, loops continuously. Use the fullscreen button for high-quality screen recording.

## Briefcase

Now Generally Available

The AI Autopilot for UK accountants

Sign up

### Start in seconds

Email

Practice name

Start free trial

Connect

### Link your software

![Xero](https://briefcase.so/xero.png)

Xero

Briefcase

![QuickBooks](https://briefcase.so/quickbooks.png)

QuickBooks

Autopilot

### AI processes everything

VendorCategoryAmountVATAI

AWS

INV-2401

Trainline

INV-2402

Adobe

INV-2403

Acme Corp

INV-2404

Notion

INV-2405

Financial close

### Close the books in real time

Fixed asset journal created

MacBook Pro · 36-month straight-line

Prepayment schedule posted

Annual insurance · 12 monthly entries

Accrual detected

Q4 rent · £3,200 accrued expense

Deferral journals posted

SaaS revenue · 3-month deferral schedule

### Start your 14-day free trial

www.briefcase.so

No credit card required

Dimensions: 16:9 aspect ratio · 20s loop · Auto-plays on scroll

### Accruals Feature Video

Animated feature demo for accruals (16:9). Shows pattern detection, month-end accrual suggestion, and automatic reversal. Auto-plays on scroll, loops continuously.

Upload invoices as usual.

Click to upload or drag and drop

.pdf · .jpeg · .png · .docx

Email

WhatsApp

BrightPay

Payroll

£340.00

Business Gas

Utilities

£210.50

Autopilot active

Recurring transaction detection

Running silently

BrightPayPayroll

Oct 2025

£337.50

Nov 2025

£339.00

Dec 2025

£340.50

Recurring transaction detected

Business GasUtilities

Nov 2025

£207.00

Dec 2025

£209.50

Recurring transaction detected

Month end.

February 2026Month end

—Saturday

Period close · 28 Feb 2026

Invoice arrives.

February 2026Invoice pending…

28Feb

28 Feb14 Mar

Briefcase scans for what's missing.

Accrued Expenses

Accrual28 Feb 2026BrightPay payroll — invoice not received£340.00

Accrual28 Feb 2026Business Gas — invoice not received£210.50

Suggested journal

Dr Accrued Expenses£550.50

Cr Accruals Control£550.50

Post

Reversal auto-detected when the invoice arrives.

BrightPay payroll

REF-047291-C · 14 Mar 2026

£340.00

Every accrual tracked. Every reversal matched.

Accruals Tracker

ExpenseAccruedReversedNet

BrightPay payroll

£340.00

—

Business Gas

£210.50

—

Dimensions: 16:9 aspect ratio · 27s loop · Auto-plays on scroll

### Autopilot Feature Video

Full-stack product demo showing document capture through to VAT, month-end and tracking codes. Auto-plays on scroll, loops continuously.

Published0

XeroAccounting Software£350.00

Published

AWSCloud Hosting£342.80

Published

SlackSoftware£96.00

Published

TrainlineTravel£67.50

Published

Awaiting review0

Director SalaryPayroll£8,500.00

Review

HMRCPAYE£1,234.00

Review

6 of 8 published automaticallyExceptions flagged for review.

Adobe Inc·Creative Cloud Annual£1,440.00

Prepayment detected

Jan 2025£120.00

Feb 2025£120.00

Mar 2025£120.00

Apr 2025£120.00

May 2025£120.00

Month 3 of 12 · £360 released

Prepayments. Recognised, scheduled and released over time.

Apple Inc·MacBook Pro 14-inch£1,200.00

Fixed asset detected

Year 1£400 / year→£800 remaining

Year 2£400 / year→£400 remaining

Year 3£400 / year→Fully depreciated

Current net book value

£0.00Depreciating monthly

Fixed assets. Tracked from purchase to fully written off.

Oct 2024AWSCloud Hosting£337.50

Nov 2024AWSCloud Hosting£339.00

Dec 2024AWSCloud Hosting£342.80

Recurring pattern · 3 months

Jan 2025 · no invoice found→ Accrue £342.80?

Post accrual

Auto-reversal · Feb 2025✓

Accruals. Matched, posted and reversed each month.

Dimensions: 16:9 aspect ratio · 33s loop · Auto-plays on scroll

### Briefcase Ledger Launch Animation

Animated launch sequence for Briefcase Ledger. Multi-phase reveal covering capture, reconciliation, reporting, and HMRC submission. Auto-plays on scroll, loops continuously.

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Dimensions: 16:9 aspect ratio · Looping · Auto-plays on scroll

### Briefcase Conferences Promotion March 2026

Conference product tour animation used for March 2026 events. Shows pain point counter, product intro, AI reconciliation, real-time close, and MTD readiness.

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Dimensions: 16:9 aspect ratio · Looping · Auto-plays on scroll

### P&L Review Sneak Peek

Screen-share style walkthrough of P&L Review in Working Papers: run analysis, review the four issue types (miscoded transaction, duplicate transactions, missing prepayment, missing transaction), resolve each one, re-run and read the commentary. Click the animation to restart it; entering fullscreen also restarts it from the beginning.

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Dimensions: 16:9 aspect ratio · ~95s loop · Fictional client data

### P&L Review Promo (1:1)

Square P&L Review teaser. Serif copy cards alternate with stylised panels: the ledger scan with status pills flipping, the issues grouped by account, one finding applied with its reasoning, and three accounts explained. Under 30 seconds. Click the animation or enter fullscreen to restart from the beginning.

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Dimensions: 1:1 · 1080×1080 · 29.8s loop · Fictional data

### LinkedIn Company Banner

Optimised for LinkedIn company page cover image (1584 x 396 px). Features tagline, Xero 5-star rating, and connected app badges.

★★★★★ on Xero App Store

# Put your books on Autopilot

AI-native bookkeeping and accounting automation for UK practices

![Xero](https://briefcase.so/xero.png)Connected App

![QuickBooks](https://briefcase.so/quickbooks.png)Connected App

Briefcase Ledger

Dimensions: 1584 x 396 px · 4:1 aspect ratio · PNG export
