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Branding your department

Using the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº visual identity properly and carefully is vital to promoting your faculty, institute, department, centre, or campaign.Ìý

Updated brand guidanceÌý

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº is undertakingÌýinsight into ourÌýbrandÌýand will be launching a refreshedÌývisual identity from January 2025.

New department names/renaming a departmentÌý

All ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº faculties, institutes, departments, and centres should carry ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº as a prefix, e.g. Ìý

  • ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº EngineeringÌý
  • ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Physics and AstronomyÌý
  • ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Medical SchoolÌý
  • ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº AnthropologyÌý
  • ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº School of Pharmacy

Only when a unit is wholly funded by an external body, the ‘at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™ suffix can be used, e.g.ÌýMRC Clinical Trials Unit at ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº.Ìý


Banner or logo?

As with the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº standalone logo,Ìýdepartment lockupÌýlogos should only be used when communicating with partners. For everything else, the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº banner should be used.Ìý

Please note:

We do not permit the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº logo (standalone or department lockup) to be used to endorse our suppliers' services.


Sub-logos policy

Never create an additional sub-logo. This is confusing to the audience since it can look like two separate organisations. Having your own logo will never be as recognisable as the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº brand.ÌýBy appearing consistently as ‘¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™ branded, the whole university benefits, and you benefit from being instantly recognisable.ÌýIn addition, the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº visual identity has been developed to a high standard of design and accessibility. Use it to your advantage.Ìý

In very rare cases, it may be appropriate to develop a sub-logo, for example, in partnerships such as the Crick Institute or ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Partners. However, this must always be agreed and developed in collaboration with VPEE.Ìý

Instead of creating your own sub-logo, use a ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº logo (department lockup). See Personalise the logo below for further details.Ìý


About colours

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº department logos can be created for you by the Brand team. These will be provided in black or white which covers you for the majority of usage. Coloured department logos are being phased out as part of the brand refresh to improve consistency across the university.


Personalise the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº banner

The default is ‘London’sÌýGlobalÌýUniversity’ - as shown.Ìý

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº banner - Londons Global University

This can be removed and replaced with your department name to create your official ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº banner - see examples below for ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Centre for Paediatric Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Office for the Vice-Provost (Development), and ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Laws.

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº banner - Centre for Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Microbiology

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº banner - OVP Development

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº banner - Laws

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  • When using the banner, the ‘¹û¶³Ó°Ôºâ€™ prefix is not necessary in the strapline as the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº letters are already present.Ìý
  • If your department, institute or faculty name contains ‘and’, use the ampersand ‘&’ instead.Ìý
  • Use Arial Bold upper case, in either black or white. The strapline text should always be the same colour as the portico.

Find out more about ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº banner.

StandaloneÌýblack and white banners can be downloaded from . You can also download Word, PowerPoint (presentation and poster) templates from Imagestore, that have the banner in our core colours to use for your work.


Personalise the logo

You can add your departmentÌýto the logo, to create a department logo. If youÌýcontact the brand teamÌýwe will create this for you.

As withÌýthe ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº standalone logo,Ìýdepartment lockupÌýlogos should only be used when communicating with partners. You will need to submit a request toÌýthe Brand team to use the lockup logo with a partner.ÌýFor everything else, theÌý¹û¶³Ó°Ôº bannerÌýshould be used.Ìý

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº logo - strapline this is your personalised logo
  • This is your personalised logo.
  • Do not use, create or commission any other logos.

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº logo - strapline type should be set in arial
  • Type should be set in Arial, bold, uppercase, and left-aligned.Ìý
  • Text should be restricted to the field marked by the pink dotted line.Ìý
  • A maximum of three lines are permitted.Ìý

See example logos below forÌý¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Centre for Paediatric Infectious Diseases & Microbiology, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Office for the Vice-Provost (Development), and ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Laws.

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº logo lockup Centre for Paediatric Infection Diseases and Microbiology

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº lockup logo Office of Vice-Provost Development

¹û¶³Ó°Ôº lockup logo Laws

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Logo sizes for standard paper formats

Minimum sizes are extremely important in maintaining the legibility of the logo and should be strictly adhered to. Ìý

View our logo size and proportionsÌýto see which is most appropriate for you to use, relative to the page size. Ìý

What you can and can’t do

Check for more on what you can and can't do with the logo.Ìý

Contact the Brand teamÌýto order your department logo.Ìý


Social media icons

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You can also personalise your department's social media channels. The icon works in both square and round formats (uploading to Twitter/X automatically turns it into a 'roundel'). The icon uses either the black or white banner over one of the core colours along with the name of your social media channel. Find out more about branding your social media channel.

A collection of ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº social media icons showing the six colour options

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