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  • Cap Height

    Height of the capital letters. During the era of lead typesetting the height of the lead base on which a raised letter was molded defined the size of the type. The versal height is measured on the capital “H” of the respective typeface.
  • CD Booklet

    Insert for CD packaging. Mainly for transparent packaging (jewel cases).
  • CD Inlay

    Insert for the reverse side of CD packaging that is perforated on both sides for reverse labeling.
  • CD Label

    Sticker or printing on a CD.
  • CD Packaging

    Packaging made out of plastic or cardboard for protecting the CD.
  • CMYK

    The abbreviation stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black, which form the basis of process-color printing. This is a subtractive color model.
  • Co-Branding

    “Co-branding” refers to activities in which Daimler name-bearing subsidiaries appear together with other companies or organizations, or even in connection with own brands and services.
  • Color Background

    The look of the color background is meant to represent the elegance of brushed stainless steel, created in a time-consuming mechanical process. The Daimler logotype and corresponding name of the name-bearing subsidiary are always used in shining silver on a textured silver background.
  • Color Calibration

    For the correct reproduction of pictures in the printing process all the equipment used, e.g. color monitor and graphics card, color printer and imagesetters should be aligned to one another so that these numerically defined values for cyan, magenta, yellow and black are displayed concordantly. This alignment is referred to as calibration.
  • Color Correction

    Techniques for enhancing the color display of images and typography and removing color faults from printed pictures.
  • Color Depth

    Describes the number of colors present in an image. The color depth is specified in bit stages. Images with a high color depth often need significantly more memory than images with low color depth.
  • Color Hue

    Unique feature of a color created by varying wavelengths of light.
  • Color System

    This refers to the controlled interaction of multiple colors. The color system of the name-bearing subsidiaries includes the color of the Daimler logotype (Silver), the silver brushing, as well as Petrol, Deep Red, Light Grey, white and black.
  • Corporate Brand

    The entirety of all cultural and physical properties of an organization including its philosophy.
  • Corporate Colors

    The colors with which a company identifies and presents itself externally and internally.
  • Corporate Communications (CC)

    All forms of corporate communication internally and externally.
  • Corporate Design (CD)

    Corporate Design (CD) refers to the visual identity of a company that forms part of the Corporate Identity.
  • Corporate Identity (CI)

    Is the conscious definition of the identity of a company from its self-perception and the perception others have of it, which describes the company-specific values, objectives and qualities and is transported and imparted with the three main instruments Corporate Design (CD), Corporate Behavior (CB) and Corporate Communications (CC).
  • Corporate Language

    The way in which companies communicate in a uniform manner in the spoken and written word.
  • Corporate Logotype

    It can be a picture, a word or a combination of words and pictures. Colloquially, it is often referred to as “logo.”
  • Corporate Logotype Color

    Silver.
  • Corporate Typeface

    The font with which a company or a brand identifies and presents itself externally and internally. At Daimler name-bearing subsidiaries Daimler CS is primarily used for copy text while Daimler CA is used for quotations only. The Mercedes-Benz corporate/product brand has been using its own typeface called “Mercedes-Benz Corpo” since September 2020.

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As of February 1, 2022 Daimler AG was renamed Mercedes-Benz Group AG and is one of the world’s most successful automotive companies. With Mercedes-Benz AG, the Group is one of the leading global suppliers of premium and luxury cars and vans. Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG offers financing, leasing, car subscription and car rental, fleet management, digital services for charging and payment, insurance brokerage, as well as innovative mobility services.

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