Brand GuidelinesVoice & Tone

Voice & Tone


Our voice

Orange Rabbit Passport speaks with a warm, curious, and welcoming voice. We’re friendly and modern — never sterile or corporate. Our tone is playful but purposeful, using simple language and short sentences to guide people clearly.

We highlight people, places, and moments — not just features — making events feel like gateways to connection and belonging.


Five tone principles

BeNot
FriendlyChildish
PlayfulGimmicky
PremiumExclusive
ConfidentPushy
HumanOverly technical

Worked examples

Inviting someone to an event

✅ On-brand

“Web3 Wednesday’s back at Sierra Gold tonight. Doors at 6. Bring a friend — or come alone and leave with three.”

❌ Off-brand (too corporate)

“Join us for the next iteration of our recurring Web3 Wednesday networking event at the Sierra Gold venue, commencing at 18:00 hrs.”

❌ Off-brand (too gimmicky)

”🎉🐰💥 OMG you GUYS, Web3 Wednesday is ABOUT to be LIT 🔥 don’t miss it babes 🚀🚀🚀“


Explaining the Passport tier

✅ On-brand

“The Passport is the inner circle. You get the drops before they go public, the voice memos before they hit Twitter, and a seat at events most people don’t know exist.”

❌ Off-brand

“Subscribers receive premium tiered access to exclusive content, priority event registration, and members-only communications via our proprietary platform.”


Announcing a sponsor

✅ On-brand

“Coindesk is backing this Friday’s session. They’ve been showing up for us since 2022 — and they’re back because the conversation here doesn’t happen anywhere else.”

❌ Off-brand

“We are proud to announce that Coindesk has agreed to be the official sponsor of our upcoming Friday programming.”


Words & phrases

Use generously

  • The network (singular, intentional — the Orange Rabbit network, not a “platform” or “community”)
  • The Portal (capital P — the members’ app)
  • The Passport (capital P — the loyalty + identity primitive)
  • Spot the rabbit · Scan · Earn · Belong
  • Real-world, IRL, in-person
  • Builders, operators (not “users”)
  • Show up, make space, bring a friend

Use sparingly

  • “Community” (overused everywhere — say “network” or “members” when you can)
  • “Platform” (sounds tech-corporate — use “Portal” or “app”)
  • “Ecosystem” (a thought-leadership word; we are not the OECD)

Don’t use

  • “Disruption”, “synergy”, “leverage”, “transform” — corporate filler
  • “Unprecedented”, “world-class”, “best-in-class” — empty premium
  • “Web3 enthusiasts”, “crypto natives” — patronizing labels
  • Excessive emojis (one rabbit per post max, used sparingly)
  • “Click here” — describe the destination

Formal moments vs casual moments

SurfaceTone calibration
Sponsor pitch deckPremium first, warm second. Show numbers. Quote attendees.
Website headlinesLore-forward, eyebrow + 4–7 word display + 1-line subhead.
NewsletterConversational. Lead with the human, not the feature.
Event announcementDirect. Day, time, place, why-care, one CTA.
Push notificationFive words max. Specific. Warm. (“Sierra Gold. 20 min. See you?”)
Press releaseMike’s voice. “We’ve been doing this since 2018” energy.
Social postsOne idea. One image. One CTA. No threads-of-12.

The one-liner test

Before you ship copy, read it aloud. Ask: would Mike actually say this at the end of a meetup? If the answer is “he’d cringe,” rewrite it.