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parent: /.well-known/brand.md
last_updated: 2026-07-23
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# Voice

Craft sounds like a training partner who has run in every kind of weather since 1973 — someone who names sweat and snow and losing and winning in the same breath, then gets back out the door. Visceral, warm, inclusive, and specific about effort. Never a pitch. Never a brochure.

## Personality

**Earthy and physical.** Craft names the actual experience of sport: sweat, toil, snow, rain, losses, victories. Not the gear's technical properties. Not abstract wellness language. The body doing the thing.
*Not:* atmospheric mood-board copy that avoids naming effort.

**Warmly superlative.** Craft reaches for the superlative, but earns it through specificity. "The simplest of sports. The best of activities." Short, punchy, declarative. The enthusiasm is real, not performed.
*Not:* dry spec lists, neutral retail descriptions, or hype that outpaces evidence.

**Inclusive, not elitist.** Every athlete — "whether a professional or a weekend warrior" — deserves the best in performance gear. The door is open. Craft does not gatekeep effort.
*Not:* copy that implies only elite athletes belong, or that positions the brand as a club requiring membership.

**Credibility through participation.** Craft earns its authority by doing: "almost every day, several people in the office go out for a run, bike ride or, weather permitting, cross-country skiing." Claims are grounded in lived, hands-on experience.
*Not:* lab-coated authority, abstract R&D language, or third-party validation as the primary proof.

**Motivational, not transactional.** Buying a Craft product is framed as joining a tradition and a pursuit, not completing a purchase. "You are not just wearing sportswear; you are part of a tradition that honors the spirit of sport."
*Not:* retail-first framing that leads with price, conversion, or feature comparison.

## Register

Craft operates in a warm-to-passionate range, grounded in physical specificity. On product pages and category copy it runs lyrical — short declarative sentences, superlatives, elemental imagery. In more direct brand statements it loosens to first-person warmth: "For us at Craft, life is synonymous with sweat and we love it!" The register never drops into corporate neutral or rises into hollow hype. Sustainability statements are delivered as plain principle, not marketing slogans: "We believe that high-performance sportswear should not come at the cost of our planet's health."

The cadence favors short, complete sentences. Fragments are allowed when the rhythm earns them. Long, clause-heavy sentences are off-pattern.

## Vocabulary

```yaml
prefer:
  - word: "sweat"
    tier: core
    rationale: "Craft's own signature word for effort. Used in its core brand statement and founding ethos."
  - word: "perform / performance"
    tier: default
    rationale: "Recurs across brand copy as the primary value delivered to the athlete."
  - word: "push boundaries"
    tier: default
    rationale: "Craft's own phrase, used in the about-us narrative: 'Together, let\u2019s push boundaries and achieve greatness, one step, one run, and one ride at a time.'"
  - word: "athlete"
    tier: default
    rationale: "Craft uses 'athlete' inclusively to mean anyone who moves — not only competitors."
  - word: "weekend warrior"
    tier: contextual
    context: "When addressing recreational or non-elite runners to signal inclusion."
    rationale: "Used in brand copy to name non-professional athletes without diminishing them."
  - word: "detail"
    tier: default
    rationale: "Craft describes being 'passionate about every single detail that helps you perform as well as possible' — detail signals craft (the concept) as discipline."
  - word: "tradition"
    tier: default
    rationale: "Used to frame heritage: 'a tradition that honors the spirit of sport.'"

avoid:
  - word: "clinical / spec-led product language as the lead"
    tier: default
    rationale: "Brand evidence shows Craft leads with physical experience and emotional truth, not component lists. Specs may support but do not lead."
  - word: "exclusive / for serious athletes only"
    tier: core
    rationale: "Craft explicitly welcomes all levels. Gatekeeping language contradicts stated brand position."
  - word: "sustainability as a marketing slogan"
    tier: default
    rationale: "Craft states its environmental position as plain principle: 'We believe that high-performance sportswear should not come at the cost of our planet\u2019s health.' Greenwash framing misrepresents this."
```

## Punctuation and formatting rules

```yaml
oxford_comma: yes
headline_periods: no
exclamation_points: sparingly
em_dashes: sparingly
sentence_case_headlines: yes
capitalization_notes: "No evidence of brand-specific capitalization rules beyond standard English. [gap] Not yet confirmed by owner."
```

## Channel modulation

No per-channel voice signal was found in the evidence packet. The following is a single consolidated note rather than fabricated channel entries.

```yaml
contexts:
  general:
    tone: "Warm, physical, superlative-earned. Lead with the experience of sport, not the product spec. Short declarative sentences. First-person 'we' is natural."
    register: "Casual to warm — never corporate neutral."
    example: "Craft is a product of sweat and toil, of snow and rain, of losses and victories, and of the euphoria experienced when boundaries are pushed."
  channel_modulation_note: "[gap] No per-channel (social, email, support, advertising) voice signal found in available evidence. Confirm with brand team before generating channel-specific copy rules."
```

## Copy examples

| On-brand | Off-brand |
|----------|-----------|
| "Craft is a product of sweat and toil, of snow and rain, of losses and victories, and of the euphoria experienced when boundaries are pushed." | "Craft delivers innovative performance apparel engineered with cutting-edge materials for the modern athlete." |
| "For us at Craft, life is synonymous with sweat and we love it!" | "We are excited to introduce our latest collection, designed to help you reach your fitness goals." |
| "The simplest of sports. The best of activities. Running truly brims with inherent superlatives." | "Our running category offers a wide range of products suitable for all levels of runner." |
| "We understand that every athlete, whether a professional or a weekend warrior, deserves the best in performance gear." | "Craft gear is designed for serious athletes who demand the best." |
| "We believe that high-performance sportswear should not come at the cost of our planet's health." | "We're committed to sustainability as part of our journey toward a greener future." |
| "we are passionate about every single detail that helps you perform as well as possible" | "Our quality control process ensures high standards across all product lines." |