EF Branding Guidelines for Print Material
International Language Campuses
The importance of brand continuity. Whether paired together or viewed individually, our brand should have a streamlined EF feeling. No product or material feels out of place. The colour and design of our merchandise (including printed t-shirts, balloons, cards, and bags) maintains brand continuity.
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EF Logo
Main logo This is our main logo setup - use this unless the content does not allow space, or if you work on a large size format.
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Narrow space logo This setup is to be used only when space does not allow useage of the main logo setup.
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Do not recreate logo lock up yourself, always request it from Publications.
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EF Product logos Use EF Product logo when creating product specific materials
Language Travel Students aged 10-17
Language Courses Abroad Students and adults ages 16 and above
Language Courses Abroad High school students
Language Courses Abroad Adults, professionals and executives
Academic Year Abroad For Students and Adults 16 years and above
University Preparation Abroad Students and adults ages 16 and above
Logo and color The EF logo can be used in EF Black, White and Education Blue. These rules also apply on the text “International Language Campuses” and “World leader in International Education”.
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100% Black
Clear area around the logo For the logo to be visible and draw attention keep the area around the logo clean, do not put text or photograohy too close.
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EF Blue
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White
How to NOT use the logo Do not use alternative colors or alternative text. Do not place the logo in a space where it is hard to read and understand, such as light text on top of a light photo.
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Any other than approved text or font
Do not use the logo in any other color than 100% Black, EF Blue or White.
Do not use apart from the approved
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Do not distort the logo in any way
International Language Campuses Do not paste the logo on the background where it is not visible
The EF color palette.
Education Blue First Blue
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Education Blue. Education Blue is EF’s main brand color. We always use it in 100%.
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Magenta
100 / 95 / 90 0 0 0
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Chalk
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First Blue and Magenta. We use these colors when we want to draw attention to something.
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Chalk. This is our neutral color, used as the background in both brochures and flyers.
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We use Sabon and Proxima Nova.
Sabon
Sabon is our primary typeface. Sabon is our primary font and our expressive voice. It evokes traditional academic heritage and authority. We use it for all of our product lockups - to tell stories, describe romantic ideas, declare our ambitions, and quote real people. Proxima Nova is our secondary typeface. Proxima Nova is our rational voice. It is friendly, simple, modern and easy to read. Its geometric form evokes science and precision. We use it mostly for titles, headings, information and instruction.
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Proxima nova
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ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWZ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 0123456789
Don’t use Handwritten Font: Unlike Sabon’s academic feel and Proxima Nova’s precision, Handwritten Font sets the opposite tone. While fun and expressive, it lacks the polish we’re known for.
Handwritten Font
Do not use
Create clear callouts. Call-outs are for information we want to stand out from the main content. For callouts to have the strongest effect, the content needs to be short and clear.
Séjours Linguistiques
Séjours Linguistiques
C’est le moment !
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C’est le moment !
Tu ne trouves pas ta voie ? Pars en séjour linguistique ! Découvre le monde, fais de nouvelles rencontres et deviens bilingue grâce à EF.
Tu ne trouves pas ta voie ? Pars en séjour linguistique ! Découvre le monde, fais de nouvelles rencontres et deviens bilingue grâce à EF.
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Best Practice: Short, concise information that stands out from the main content.
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Don’t: Too much content crammed into a small area is confusing. People won’t read it.
All ages and levels www.ef.com
EF URL’s The generic URL for the EF Language division is: www.ef.com Each country will be automatically redirected to their market’s specific website. If you have a URL similar to www.iloveef.com/howboutu/bitly/345 or www.ef.com/ru/hello, please request a vanity URL from the websites team who can create a shorter, custom url for you
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For more info visit www.ef.com/hello
Best Practice: This URL is clear and memorable.
Go to www.iloveef.com/howboutu/bitly/345 to find out more
Don’t: This is too long, with random letters that the reader won’t remember.
Introducing Academicons Academicons create an additional dialogue – one that goes beyond that of a single image.
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Academicons on Posters Academicons look best on a clean background where the message can be clearly presented.
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Academicons used on photography 1) The book adds an educational theme to a photograph that otherwise only depicts friendship and the beach. 2) When grouped together, Academicons can tell a story about all the different activities or subjects that may be available on the course.
Why we write in upper/lower case. As an education company that teaches languages, we want to execute the best practices in every language we use to communicate. The most legible text is the upper/lowercase typeset which creates a word-image that’s easily digested. This makes our content memorable and visually appealing to the reader.
Best Practice: The most legible text is the upper/lowercase typeset.
Don’t: Uppercase typeset reduces legibility.
Left indented text. Regardless of the density, the left-toright, top-to-bottom script should remain the same on each page.
Campus Linguistici Internazionali
Corsi di Lingue all’Estero con partenze in gruppo e accompagnatore
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Corsi di Lingue all’Estero con partenze in gruppo e accompagnatore
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Best Practice: Readable and eye-catching – the reader cuts straight to the message.
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Don’t: Middle-set text takes longer to read and understand. It looks busy and becomes confusing on the right side.
Photography and text.
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Best Practice: The most legible text on a photo is the upper/ lowercase typeset, with minimal content.
Don’t: The text becomes less legible on a full bleed image and so much information reduces the overall visual impact.
Keep it clear. In advertising, the message should be distinct and easily understood. Long blocks of text lack visual hierarchy, which complicates our message and makes our material easier to ignore. Clear, concise messages are more likely to captivate and offer a key takeaway.
Language Travel
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Best Practice: It’s important to keep our print material ‘short and sweet’, with a clear message throughout.
Don’t: This poster is hard to read and the message is easily lost. For callouts to be effective, the content needs to be clear and concise.
Flyer covers Flyers and posters with a full-bleed image blend into each other when placed side-by-side. This makes it so you must properly read the label to determine the purpose, and text easily gets lost.
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Best Practice: Without a full-bleed picture, text is more legible.
Exam preparation courses Earn globally recognized language certificates
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Don’t: The design here is too disruptive. It’s also hard
Examples of clear and balanced EF materials:
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Examples of clear and balanced EF materials:
Examples of good use of Academicons:
Paper specs: The paper we use is just as important as our design. When printing locally, please use the following specifications: Type of paper: Uncoated. We use woodfree uncoated paper such as Amber Graphic or Magno Natural. Always use uncoated paper for the printed materials you produce. As a reference, look to your brochures or centrally printed flyers. Weight A3 (posters)
150 gsm
A4 (sales letters)
100-120 gsm
A5 (flyers)
100-120 gsm
A6 (postcards)
250 gsm
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