Half-Built-Robots has a name, a tagline, a robot, and a handful of rules that keep them consistent. This page is the reference.
The name
The site is Half-Built-Robots, hyphenated. The name reflects the reality of my projects: started with enthusiasm, rarely finished.
The tagline
Unfinished Creations, Unbridled Innovation.
Henry
Henry is the site’s robot mascot. He is the favicon, the confused robot on the 404 page, the placeholder banner on posts without a photo, and the little face in the header that links to my portfolio.
Henry’s artwork is maintained in one place and vendored to each of my projects in a per-site colorway; he is never redrawn from scratch. Henry (the character, the name, and the artwork) is copyright Curt Henrichs, all rights reserved. He is a brand mascot, not clip art, so please don’t reuse him for other projects.
Colors
The theme is monochrome with one accent:
| Swatch | Role | Hex | Used for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ink | #404040 | text and rules, on white | |
| Accent amber | #ffaa3c | the tagline, code island accents, the newsletter panel | |
| Warm dark | #1b140c | code island ground, newsletter ink | |
| Outline gray | #555555 | Henry's stroke |
Type
Roboto Mono, everywhere. Headings, body, chrome.
The rules
- The name is hyphenated. “Half Built Robots” and “HalfBuiltRobots” are wrong.
- Henry changes upstream or not at all; the site only ever re-vendors his artwork.
- The name, tagline, and Henry are not available for use in other projects without written permission (see the Terms of Use).