Creative standards

Artwork types & specifications

Ship production-ready imagery for Atlas, the public API, and partner integrations. Follow these specifications to keep brand assets sharp across light, dark, and high-density displays.

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Primary badge

Official club or federation crest optimized for dark backgrounds. Required for all teams surfaced in Atlas and public APIs.

Minimum 1200px width
Transparent PNG preferred
RGB color profile
No background plates

Alternate badge

Secondary crest variant used for legacy kits or dark-mode contexts. Optional but recommended for flexible brand placement.

Minimum 800px width
Transparent PNG or SVG
Square aspect ratio when possible

Wordmark

Horizontal typography lockup for broadcast lower thirds, hero sections, and scoreboard overlays.

Minimum 1600px width
Transparent PNG or SVG
Padding trimmed to lettering baseline

Kit photo

Front-facing kit imagery on neutral background for apparel galleries and merchandising listings.

Minimum 2000px height
JPEG or WebP
5:7 portrait crop
Include home & away variants

Stadium hero

Wide-format venue shot used in Atlas hero banners and event previews.

Minimum 3200px width
JPEG or WebP
16:9 aspect ratio
Shot centered on playing surface

Player portrait

Shoulders-up transparent cutout used for roster cards, event lineups, and highlight panels.

Minimum 1600px height
PNG with alpha channel
Neutral or transparent background

Artwork pipeline

From sourcing to publication, each asset flows through our standardized pipeline to maintain quality and compliance.

1. Collect source assets

Use official club media kits, federations, or licensed photography partners.
Ensure permissions cover digital redistribution and derivative works.
Capture metadata: photographer credit, license, and acquisition date.

2. Normalize & retouch

Apply brand-safe color correction and remove watermarks.
Trim excess padding, align to consistent canvas sizes, and export to required formats.
Run automated background removal for player portraits and kit photos.

3. Upload & verify

Submit assets through the portal Artwork tab with evidence links.
Attach EXIF/license metadata so stewards can audit usage rights.
Preview responsive breakpoints (mobile, tablet, desktop) before publishing.

4. Publish & monitor

Stewards approve assets and trigger CDN cache invalidation.
Atlas surfaces new imagery immediately; APIs serve updated URLs on next fetch.
Monitor analytics for asset load times and broken links.

Quality checklist

Color accuracy

Verify team colors against official Pantone or HEX references before export.

Responsive fit

Preview at 1x/2x/3x resolutions and ensure no critical elements are cropped.

Accessibility

Include descriptive alt text, captions, and license information for every upload.

Creator toolkit

Speed up workflows with official templates, automation scripts, and validation utilities maintained by SportsDatabase.

Template PSD & Figma kit

Download layered files with guides for crest padding, portrait crops, and hero overlay gradients.

Get artwork templates

Bulk uploader CLI

Automate uploads with checksum validation and automatic metadata tagging from a CSV manifest.

Install uploader CLI

Accessibility validator

Verify contrast ratios, alt text coverage, and responsive fallbacks before assets go live.

Run a11y checks

Frequently asked questions

Do you support SVG uploads?: Yes. SVG is preferred for badges and wordmarks if the source file is vector-based. We rasterize fallback PNGs automatically.
What happens after I upload artwork?: Moderators review quality, branding accuracy, and licensing. Approved assets propagate to Atlas and the API within minutes.
Can I request takedowns or corrections?: Submit a ticket through the portal or email hello@sportsdatabase.io with the asset URL and reason. We can revert, replace, or annotate as needed.