Truth Matters Podcast

The Truth Matters Podcast is a media production by Grace to You. In each episode, host Darrell Harrison welcomes a guest to explore a featured resource from the Grace to You collection—whether it's a book, sermon, or blog series by John MacArthur—and why it still matters for the church today.

The show needed a digital experience as grounded and compelling as the content itself, with every touchpoint—from the logo to the episode pages—telling a consistent story. As the Product Designer and Developer, I brought together three roles I love: branding, UX/UI design, and front-end development.

The result is a brand and website that feel as grounded as the content: a minimal, strong logo with a muted palette, and a clean, content-first WordPress site built with SEO and accessibility in mind. A global media player keeps playback uninterrupted while visitors browse, with clear “Listen/Play,” “Share,” and “Subscribe” calls to action and a responsive layout for listeners on the go.

Concept

I wanted the branding to echo the tone of the podcast—casual, yet theologically serious and grounded in biblical truth. The logo is minimal yet strong, reflecting the clarity and conviction you would expect from Grace to You: no hype, just truth.

Logo Suite

The logo is a speech bubble with the name cut out of it: a conversation about the truth. It comes as the logo itself, a wide podcast lockup, and a two-letter icon for small spaces.

Clear Space & Size

The cut-out letters need room around the block to read as a shape, and enough size for the gaps between them to stay open.

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Clear space

One eighth of the logo’s width (x) on every side, measured from the block’s edge.

Minimum size

Logo 120px wide on screen, 1 in (25 mm) in print. Below that, use the icon, down to 32px.

Over photos

Use the white version on a darker, even area, so the photo shows through the letters.

Color

A muted, sophisticated palette of deep charcoal and soft neutrals. Color comes from the episode photography, never from the brand itself.

• Black

  Hex

  #000000

  RGB

  0 0 0

  The logo’s speech-bubble block, with the letters cut out of it.

• Deep Charcoal

  Hex

  #111618

  RGB

  17 22 24

  The deepest UI color: the site footer and dark bands.

• Charcoal

  Hex

  #3A3A3A

  RGB

  58 58 58

  The global media player and dark overlays; 11.4:1 with white text.

• Soft Grey

  Hex

  #999999

  RGB

  153 153 153

  Secondary buttons and dividers. Too light for text on white (2.85:1).

• Soft Neutral

  Hex

  #F6F6F6

  RGB

  246 246 246

  Quiet section backgrounds that separate content without lines.

• White

  Hex

  #FFFFFF

  RGB

  255 255 255

  The page ground, and the letters of the logo over photos.

Typography

Consistent with Grace to You's style: sharp, readable fonts that convey authority without being loud.

“Truth Matters” — Heavy

Heavy capitals cut out of a solid block, so the name reads as one strong statement: clarity and conviction.

“Podcast” — Light

A light, widely tracked weight beside the logo that names the format without competing with it.

“GTY.ORG” — Bold

Small bold capitals under the speech-bubble tail, tying the show back to Grace to You.

Usage

A few rules keep the logo clear across episode artwork, thumbnails, the website and merchandise.

Merchandise

A speech bubble with the name cut out of it is built to be worn and shared, so I carried the identity onto merchandise concepts: a cap, a mug, stickers, and a T-shirt. The solid black mark prints cleanly at any size and reads instantly as the show.

Graphics & Supporting Media

Each episode has its own hero imagery and thematic layout, reflecting the subject matter while staying true to the brand system. I created all the assets in-house, including episode thumbnails, podcast artwork, website banners, and social share images, cohesive yet distinctive for each episode.

With leadership from the Digital Platforms Director and collaboration with the Senior Software Architect, I developed the site on WordPress for practical content publication and management. It is clean, minimal, content-first, and easy to navigate, built with a focus on SEO and accessibility so the podcast is easily discoverable, playable, and engaging for all audiences. Visitors can leave a comment or share an episode on social media, and the fully responsive experience works seamlessly on mobile—because I knew a lot of listeners would be discovering it on the go.

The homepage showcases the most recent episodes with a global media player for immediate listening/watching that is not interrupted while navigating the site, keeping visitors focused on consuming great content. A sidebar menu and clear CTAs (“Listen/Play,” “Share,” and “Subscribe”) give straightforward access to episodes anywhere in the site.