RelayCTX Identity Options · v3.4.1 Mark · Jun 2026

Let the signal out of the box.

Three mark directions building on the locked v3.4 system. The current boxed mark is a dark-mode artifact in a light-mode-first brand — the geometry was never the problem; the container was. Direction A is selected and shipping; B and C are preserved here for the record and the ratification discussion.

Session FYBFRY · Series relay-brand-v341 · canon target: BRAND-BRIEF v3.4.1
The rule that ties it together

#00D9C8 becomes the pulse — motion-only.

The dual-teal exception ends. The mark renders in system teal via currentColor (#0d9488 light · #2dd4bf dark). Legacy #00D9C8 is retired from static use and becomes the pulse colour — receipt flash, send burst, arrival ring. If it glows, something is happening right now. Spec: briefs/SPEC.pulse-motion.md · CSS: /brand/relay-pulse.css
Direction A
A

Open Signal

Selected — ratification pending

The broadcast geometry, unboxed. Same centre, same eight directions — free on the surface in system teal, heavier strokes that hold their own. A responsive mark system: full (8 rays, ≥28px), compact (4 rays, 16–27px), core (dot, ≤15px). Containers are contextual — an app icon gets a tile; the web gets nothing at all.

Full · light · heartbeat
Full · dark — no box needed
Compact · nav / favicon
App icon — tile is contextual
Why it wonKeeps 100% of existing equity — same geometry, instantly recognisable. Fixes the actual problem (container + wrong mode) without a rebrand. One drawing scales 16px → hero. Already shipping: stealth pages, prototype index, canon assets in brand/.
Watch forUnboxed strokes need heavier weight (2.2 / 2.6 / 3.0 favicon). Clear space matters more without a container: one mark-height on all four sides.
Alternates — preserved for the record
B

Pulse

Alternate

The easter egg becomes the identity: centre dot + two open rings, openings facing north-east — the direction of send. Owns the pulse completely, unmistakable at 16px, but steps away from the 8-ray equity.

Animated — the egg, promoted
Static · light
Static · dark
C

The Relay

Alternate

Two arcs in rotational symmetry — two parties — and a dot travelling the gap between them: context in transit. The product story in three strokes; echoes the v3.5 orbital-arc language. Most conceptual; most abstract at small sizes.

Animated — context in transit
Static · light
Static · dark