★ CEO RECOMMENDATION — SO Lettermark, Black

Only concept following the Linear/Vercel playbook correctly. Abstract lettermark encodes the brand name without screaming "solar panels." Differentiated from every competitor. Memorable, scalable, animation-ready.

Use: App icon (squircle) · Website header · Social profile · Video intro · Favicon

Favicon Size Tests — SO Mark at 16px / 32px / 64px

Critical test: does the S read at tiny sizes?

64×64

32×32

16×16

App Icons — iOS Squircle

SO Mark · black

SO Mark · subtle violet glow

Hex Geo · black

Final Wordmarks — Icon + SOLAROPS + Tagline

Black — primary

Violet accent

SO Mark + Solar Rays (Violet Accent)

For contexts where "solar" needs to be readable at a glance

SO + violet sun rays

Panel Grid

violet

teal

amber

green

black

Roof + Sun

violet

teal

amber

green

black

SO Lettermark

violet

teal

amber

green

black

Lightning + Circle

violet

teal

amber

green

black

Hex Geometric

violet

teal

amber

green

black

CEO verdict: SO Lettermark black. Kill: panel-grid, roof-sun, lightning. Adversarial review: brain/design/solarops-logo-adversarial-review.md