Applied Surfaces · The Brand in the Wild

Where the brand has to hold its shape.

Components are the alphabet. Applications are the sentences. Everything below is a living surface — shippable, not aspirational — with dimensions, copy ratios, and behavior locked in.

Section 01

Open Graph & social previews

1200 × 630 · PNG export from SVG

The OG image is the first handshake. Warm wash, quiet grain, one promise, one mark. No stock photography, ever.

The Career Sprint · A human-run application service

Apply to 20 roles a week without losing yourself.

the career sprint. thecareersprint.com
Open Graph · default share card1200 × 630
Essay · The Job Search Blues

The grind is real. Your résumé doesn't have to feel it.

the career sprint. → thecareersprint.com/blues
Twitter/X summary large image1200 × 675
Title safe zone: 80px interior padding Type min: 48px display Mark placement: top-right, 10% inset Export: PNG 2×, < 300KB Safe on Slack/Discord preview crops
Section 02

LinkedIn banner

1584 × 396 · PNG · safe-zone: center 1128 × 191

One line, one mark, one quiet promise. Wash crops differ across devices — the copy lives in the center 40% no matter what.

Apply to 20 roles a week. Keep your confidence.
A human-run application service by Blake McCammon — built for the Job Search Blues.
LinkedIn personal / company banner1584 × 396
Section 03

Favicon & app icon grid

16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 180 (iOS) / 512 (PWA)

At 16px, we drop to two chevrons — clay leading, plum trailing — because three get muddy. Above 32px, the full three-arrow formation reads cleanly. Never render below 16px.

16px
32px
64px
128px
180px · iOS
512px · PWA
Section 04

Email templates

640px · HTML email · inline styles

Intake confirmations, weekly recaps, and the sprint-completion wrap. Single column, no hero photography, plum footer, clay accent link.

Intake confirmation640 × auto · light mode

Email signature

Blake McCammon
Founder · the career sprint.
blake@thecareersprint.com thecareersprint.com 20 apps/week. confidence intact.

Weekly Receipt — subject lines

Monday kickoffStarting your sprint — here's the slate.
Friday recap20 out. 3 replies. Here's what I learned.
Week 4 wrapYour sprint is done. Your Report Card is inside.
Re-engagementQuiet week? Let's change the approach.
Section 05

Invoice & receipt

US Letter · 8.5 × 11in · PDF export

Money surfaces get the same warmth as the marketing site. A receipt should feel like the beginning of a relationship, not the end of one.

the career sprint.
Invoice
TCS-2026-0417
Billed to
Jordan Okafor
jordan@example.com
Issued
Apr 16, 2026
Due
On receipt
ItemQtyAmount
The Sprint — intake
Full résumé rewrite + LinkedIn profile rewrite, human-run. Includes Weekly Receipt and end-of-sprint Report Card.
1 $100.00
Application batch — 50 apps
$2.00 per app · tailored, submitted, and tracked by a person. Best-value tier.
1 $100.00
Career coaching session
Add-on · 60 minutes, 1:1 with Blake. Interview prep + salary negotiation.
1 $150.00
Subtotal$350.00
Discount (early-bird)−$50.00
Total$300.00
Paid via Stripe · #pi_3QfC4d2eZvKYlo2C0Y · card ending 4242
Thanks for trusting a human with this.
Section 06

The Report Card

PDF cover · seal · rubric

Every sprint ends with a single printable page. The cover is the artifact; the seal travels — badges, email, LinkedIn, the homepage testimonial rail.

Report Card · Sprint #024
Jordan
Okafor.
Composite grade
B+
ISSUED 2026-04-14 · 4-WEEK SPRINT · 78 APPLICATIONS · 11 REPLIES

The Sprint Seal

Exports as a transparent SVG at 120px. Drops into LinkedIn profile sections, testimonial cards, and email signatures without a brand audit.

Grading rubric (Sprint Standard)

  • Résumé clarityA
  • Role-fit signalB+
  • Application paceA-
  • Cover-letter specificityB
  • Response rateB
  • Interview conversionB+
  • Market positioningA-
  • Confidence at end of sprintA
Section 07

Social post templates

1080 × 1080 · IG / LinkedIn feed

Three reusable frames: the quote (essays + client voice), the step (numbered system breakdowns), and the mark (identity beats). Never more than eight words above the fold.

Essay · The Job Search Blues
The grind is real. You don't have to be the one carrying it.
— the career sprint.
How it works · 02
02
We rewrite your résumé for the role, not for the bot.
STEP 2 OF 4 · thecareersprint.com
Run by a human · on purpose
@thecareersprint
Type scale: 72px max, 48px min Safe zone: 96px padding all sides Ratio of copy:ground: 35 / 65 Attribution lives at bottom, 11px
Section 08

Merch · sparingly

Sprint graduation gifts · not retail

Merch ships with Report Cards at the end of every sprint. It's a tiny gesture, not a marketing surface. Single-color prints, cream or plum, nothing shouty.

Graduation gift
A 4-week notebook
the grind is over.
— the career sprint.
Cotton tote · 14oz
the career
sprint.
Vinyl · 3 × 3 in
confidence intact.
20 apps a week.
the job-search blues.
Section 09

Export specs at a glance

Handoff reference
SurfaceDimensionsFormatSafe zone / notes
Open Graph1200 × 630PNG · sRGB · < 300KB80px padding · mark top-right
Twitter / X card1200 × 675PNG · sRGBDark plum variant only
LinkedIn personal banner1584 × 396PNG · sRGBCenter 1128 × 191 safe on mobile
Favicon set16 / 32 / 48 / 64ICO + SVGSimplify below 48px · see assets/favicon.svg
iOS Apple touch icon180 × 180PNG · no alphaRounded by OS · square source
PWA manifest192, 512PNG · maskable40px safe padding inside 512
HTML email640 maxHTML · inline CSSPlum footer · single column
Invoice / receiptUS Letter 8.5 × 11PDF · embed Fraunces + InterPlum 3px top border · clay totals
Report CardUS Letter 8.5 × 11PDF · 300dpiCover + rubric + seal
Instagram / LinkedIn post1080 × 1080PNG96px padding · max 8 words

Internal · Resume Studio

Not public · writer tool · staff-only

What the writer opens when a candidate lands. Same palette, same type, same tokens — but tuned for speed and keyboard flow instead of brand storytelling.

Internal tool · Resume Studio v0.3

Rebuild a candidate in one sitting.

Three panes — candidate context, bullet-by-bullet rewrite, live resume preview. JD keyword match, weak-verb flags, metric anchoring, ATS-safe export, and a Report Card hand-off that writes itself.

Open the studio