When someone sends a shoutout, they tag it with one of your company values. That value determines how the shoutout banner appears in the feed.
Values are configured by the HiThrive team. Send your artwork and hex codes to help@hithrive.com and we'll set them up.
How a value banner is built
You supply two things per value: an icon and a hex code. HiThrive assembles them into the banner automatically.
The hex code becomes the banner background. It fills the full width behind the recipient's photo and name.
The icon is used three ways within that banner. It appears as a badge on the right side, and it is also tiled across the background as a repeating pattern behind the recipient's name. You do not need to create the pattern yourself. Supply a single icon and we generate the repetition and tonal treatment from it.
This is why a simple icon works better than a detailed one. Artwork that reads well at badge size and holds up when repeated at low contrast across a background will produce a cleaner banner than something intricate.
Value icons
There are two approaches. They produce different results, and the right one depends on whether your icons are part of an established brand system.
Recolored line art
Recommended for most teams.
Supply a simple one- or two-tone vector or line-art icon:
Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
Dimensions | 512 x 512 px |
Format | PNG or SVG |
Background | Transparent |
Color | Solid black |
We recolor the icon to match each value's banner color, applying the right tones for both the badge and the background pattern. Every value stays in family with its banner, which keeps the feed visually consistent as people scroll.
Full-color artwork
If you have designed icons you want used exactly as they are, send the full-color version. We place it as-is rather than recoloring it.
This makes sense when your icons come from an established brand system you don't want altered. The tradeoff is that full-color artwork sitting on a single-color background reads busier than a recolored set, particularly in the tiled pattern.
Banner colors
Each value takes a single hex code, which becomes the banner background.
Gradients are not supported. If your source artwork uses a gradient, simplify it to one color before sending. Picking the dominant or midpoint color usually translates well.
Choose colors with enough depth that white text stays legible on top, since the recipient's name sits directly on the background.
What to send us
For each value, send:
The icon file at 512 x 512 px
The banner hex code
The value name and short description as you want them to appear in the composer
💡 Please attach the actual image files rather than links to images shared in Slack, Teams, or cloud storage. Linked images often lose resolution or expire before we can pull them.