THE SKY BUREAU · DEPARTMENT OF ARMS AND EMBLEMS
THE CELESTIAL EMBLEM
a company's mark set in parcels of sky
Draw your logo in the sky. One parcel at a time. The Bureau divides the heavens into hexagons, and out of those a company registers it sets a word or a mark — above your registered office, because that is where the Bureau has jurisdiction.
The shape belongs to the company, the sky to the people: every name on the team is entered in the register of the sky. You pay for the parcels of the figure — for what is actually surveyed in the sky; the certificates come with it. The Bureau does not recommend giving mugs.
Type what should stand in the sky. The Bureau sets it in parcels on the spot — you pay for the parcels of the figure, and the parcels are shared among the team's names.
Letters, digits and space, twelve characters at most. Anything longer no one would read from that height, and the Bureau will not survey it.
A finer raster draws the letters from smaller parcels — the figure holds more of them and costs more. The rate per parcel does not move with the slider; the lowest grade is today's official issue.
Your own logo, mark or monogram? The Bureau will set it bespoke — attach it to the enquiry below (PNG, JPG, PDF or SVG; no vector required) and an individual assessment follows.
Try your own mark
The Bureau surveys the sky parcel by parcel, and a parcel is a hexagon a hundred and fifty metres across. A company mark can be assembled from them — but only as finely as the parcels allow. Choose a file and see what is left of your mark up there. Nothing is uploaded; the file stays in your browser.
PNG, JPG, WEBP, GIF or SVG. The Bureau cannot take a PDF apart for the sky — no survey can be made from it.
The first 70 parcels at €4.10 each. A figure of 70 parcels therefore comes to €287.
Certificates of title for the whole team, the founding charter of the emblem and the company's own page in the public register.
Parcels 71 through 175 cost €3.60 each — a little less than in the smaller band. A figure of 175 parcels comes to €665.
Everything in the smaller band, plus seven certificates in the Gold Edition — for whomever the company chooses.
Parcels 176 through 350 cost €3.35 each. A figure of 350 parcels comes to €1,251.25.
The same, thirty-five Gold Edition certificates and printed summonses for hand-to-hand delivery.
Parcels 351 through 2,800 cost €3.10 each. A figure of 2,800 parcels comes to €8,846.25 — and further the posted rate card does not go.
The same as the smaller band: thirty-five Gold Edition certificates and printed summonses for hand-to-hand delivery.
Every figure of 2,801 parcels and up lands here, and for those the Bureau issues an individual assessment within two working days. The number of people has no say in the band: what counts is how much sky is surveyed.
The rate card applies up to two thousand eight hundred parcels inclusive. Above that the Bureau issues an individual assessment on enquiry: scope, execution and manner of handover agreed with the company. An all-gold version is admissible.
For your finance team: the seller is not registered for VAT and nothing is added to the price. What is posted is what the company pays; the invoice carries no tax and no VAT number.
Rates are per parcel of the figure, worked out band by band, and are final. You pay for parcels — for what is actually surveyed in the sky. The team comes with it: every name on the list is entered in the register and the parcels of the figure are shared out among the team — one parcel may carry several names. Characters with slanted strokes the Bureau draws on a finer grid so they hold their shape — it shows in the sky and it is paid for. Above 2,800 parcels and for a bespoke logo the Bureau issues an individual assessment within two working days.
Gold Edition supplement: €2.40 per certificate.
An A4 with seal, the figure itself and a schedule of the parcels it is made of. For framing at reception; the Bureau expects it to hang there longer than many an employee.
Every name on the list is entered in the register and stands on the certificate of title of its parcel. A small team gets a parcel per person, case number and all; a large team shares the parcels of the figure — one parcel may carry several names.
One for the whole team, or personal for each name on the list. The company logo is impressed on the certificate officially — which is to say, soberly.
Gold seal and a more ceremonial execution — for jubilarians, departing legends and founders. Quantity per band; more can be ordered at any time.
Its own address with the company name, the figure drawn out and the schedule of parcels. The extract shows first names only — surnames only where the Bureau is given consent.
The Bureau establishes the emblem in a single act: it receives a list of names and the company's registered office, and returns registered parcels, certificates and a page in the register. The invoice, with the company registration number, it issues properly — the seller is not registered for VAT, so no VAT number is shown and nothing is added to the price. The question of tax deductibility it leaves to your accountant, who has jurisdiction there, which The Sky Bureau does not.
None of this is an artist's impression. This is what the Bureau issues — printed from the very files that will produce yours.
Tap a document to open it full size and actually read it.
A specimen file. Yours will bear your name, your parcel and your dedication.
The package includes the company's own page in the public register — with the figure drawn out and the schedule of parcels. The Bureau keeps a specimen of it, so you can look at the thing before you have to describe it to colleagues. The company on it is invented; the page is real.
Try above how the mark will look and how many parcels it takes — the price follows the parcels, so you see it at once, live. Then file an enquiry: the lettering, the registered office and the number of people. The mark is surveyed centred above the seat — local jurisdiction. The Bureau replies within two working days. The enquiry binds you to nothing.
A table of names, with a personal dedication for each if you wish. The Bureau surveys the figure above the chosen point, registers the parcels in a single act and issues the certificates of title and the founding charter.
Summonses for printing, gift links by e-mail, or QR cards for the party. From then on the emblem shows on the map, on the globe and on its own page in the register — and each person finds their parcel through the Celestial Viewfinder in the real sky overhead.
“The sky may be given away but never wholly owned. Title to the sky remains divided among all who have ever looked up.”
§52(1) — On Gifting the Sky
Nothing. The seller is not registered for VAT; the rates are posted above and are final, the invoice carries no tax and no VAT number. You pay for the parcels of the figure, band by band — as the mark is drawn, so it is paid for. Headcount has no say in the price: the team's names are entered in the register and the parcels are shared out among them, several names to a parcel if need be. Above 2,800 parcels and for a bespoke logo the Bureau issues an individual assessment within two working days.
On the map of the sky, on the globe and on the emblem's page in the register, yes — the parcels form a figure you can point at. In the real sky you will see the hexagons only through the viewfinder on your phone; the Bureau has as yet no jurisdiction to rearrange clouds. It is working on it.
Every name on the list gets its own certificate. A small team has a parcel per person — own case number, own piece of sky; parcels no name reaches are held by the company itself, as shape. A large team shares the parcels of the figure: one certificate then bears several names, holding the parcel jointly and severally. And the list of names is optional — without it the Bureau keeps the whole figure in the company's name. The public extract shows it line by line; should boundary disputes ever arise, the Bureau's code has them covered:
“Disputes between holders of neighbouring parcels shall be resolved by looking upwards until the anger passes. No deadline is set; the sky will wait.”
§21(7) — Neighbourly Disputes
Yes. Lettering the Bureau sets itself, at once; a more intricate mark, monogram or logo it transposes into the hexagonal grid by hand. With a logo, too, the price follows the parcels: the Bureau measures how many parcels the mark needs to still be recognisable, and exactly those are paid for under the rate card. One limit applies: a hexagon is a pixel, so hairlines and shadows are beyond the sky. Simplification is free of charge and usually does the logo good.
The certificate stays theirs, and the parcel with it — an entry in the register is permanent and the Bureau will not annul it, not even at a former employer's request. The emblem does not suffer: the figure holds, one of its parcels merely belongs to someone who no longer works for you. The Bureau regards this as the cheapest way to part on good terms.
The Bureau invents its own deadlines, which is why it meets them. Digital handover (gift links, QR cards) it manages even in December; for printed summonses allow for the printing house, which, unlike the Bureau, sleeps. For a Christmas date, file your enquiry in November.
No. The Bureau keeps no mugs on file and does not recommend giving them. The difference is simple: a mug breaks, a parcel stays on the register — and no one else will ever hold it after your person.
“The holder is required to look up at the parcel at least once. Non-compliance is not fined; the Bureau records it as a wasted opportunity.”
§38(1) — The Duty to Look Up