Branding
The Diocese of Bristol is rebranding! This means we’re making all of our documents and communication consistent and modern. Good plan, eh?This process will affect all those who represent the Diocese directly; not parishes necessarily but certainly those who work in diocesan offices or who produce any documentation on behalf of the Diocese itself.
Please take a look at the Style Guide to get a feel for the key points (use of logos, fonts, colours etc).
Branding
Style Guide
Email
SignatureWhy are we rebranding at all?
Why we have updated the
logo
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The old Diocesan logo had at least five incarnations of
varying qualities. At the very least we needed to choose a single logo
simply to be consistent across the organisation.
We've taken this opportunity to simplify the logo as shown at the top of this page; chopping out the old 'Ecclesiastical Heraldry' crest in favour of a logo which makes sense to a modern society. The old crest logo would make sense if we were all about history; maintaining a castle or promoting a university. We're doing neither of these, so our corporate identity has been brought into line with the more modern context in which we work.
Finally, we are not all about being cool or adhering to fashion, so a 'trendy' brand would not be appropriate. Aside from 'trying too hard', a fashionable brand would need to change every two to three years. Instead we've aimed for a timeless yet modern approach; building an identity with a shelf life of at least five to ten years which can be maintained through a three-year cycle.
For more information:
Branding
Style Guide
We've taken this opportunity to simplify the logo as shown at the top of this page; chopping out the old 'Ecclesiastical Heraldry' crest in favour of a logo which makes sense to a modern society. The old crest logo would make sense if we were all about history; maintaining a castle or promoting a university. We're doing neither of these, so our corporate identity has been brought into line with the more modern context in which we work.
Finally, we are not all about being cool or adhering to fashion, so a 'trendy' brand would not be appropriate. Aside from 'trying too hard', a fashionable brand would need to change every two to three years. Instead we've aimed for a timeless yet modern approach; building an identity with a shelf life of at least five to ten years which can be maintained through a three-year cycle.
For more information:
Branding
Style GuideWhy we have updated our
stationery >>
As with the logo, we had a huge number of
different letterheads and business cards across the organisation. If
two seperate departments were to write to the same person, that person
would be forgiven for thinking those departments work for different
organisations. This has been addressed with consistency.
Sam Cavender has been travelling to the diocesan offices to aid with the process of updating stationery templates, from letterheads to forms, invoices and email footers.
For more information:
Branding
Style Guide
Sam Cavender has been travelling to the diocesan offices to aid with the process of updating stationery templates, from letterheads to forms, invoices and email footers.
For more information:
Branding
Style Guide
Downloads and resources
Please change your default font in Word
1.
Open up Word; you should see a blank document
2. On the Format menu, click Font (in Word 2007, in the Font group, click the Font Options arrow - it's just below the text colour chooser)
3. Select the font (Arial) and the point size (11)
4. Click Default
5. When you receive the message "Do you want to change the default font to font name?", click Yes
Bob should then be your uncle.
2. On the Format menu, click Font (in Word 2007, in the Font group, click the Font Options arrow - it's just below the text colour chooser)
3. Select the font (Arial) and the point size (11)
4. Click Default
5. When you receive the message "Do you want to change the default font to font name?", click Yes
Bob should then be your uncle.
Logo downloads
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The
Diocesan
logo: Large, black on white (JPG) >> Small, black on white (JPG) >> Small, white on blue (JPG) >> Small, white on transparent background (PNG) >> Vector (EPS) >>  If you need image
software to edit or resize a logo, we
recommend the excellent, free Artweaver >> |
Copyright info: All Church of England dioceses and parishes can make use of the resources on this page. Service sheets, news and notice sheets, web sites, stationery and external signage are all excellent places to make use of the artwork. External companies, or for copyright queries, please get in touch with
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Church of
England #1: Large >> Large, transparent background >> Small >> |
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Church of
England #2: Large >> Large, transparent background >> Small >> |
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Church of
England #3: Large >> Large, transparent background >> Small >> |
| Church of England Logos courtesy of the main Church of England website, and subject to CofE copyright conditions. |
Stationery
Stationery
is now available in the 'Branding resources' folder on the shared drive
and will also be distributed on memory stick.
Please also familiarise yourself with the
Branding Style Guide
and give some thought to updating your own forms,
documents etc. Sam can visit your place of work to help with the
process; it is not expected to be an overnight job!
Business cards have been provided for people who require them. To order more, please get in touch with Jason Newman at PressToPrint on 0117 982 7572, or email jason.newman@presstoprint.co.uk
Business cards have been provided for people who require them. To order more, please get in touch with Jason Newman at PressToPrint on 0117 982 7572, or email jason.newman@presstoprint.co.uk
Email signature
To ensure
consistency, please update your email signature.
To do this in Outlook 2003, go to Tools > Options click on the
'Mail Format' tab, then select 'Signatures' at the bottom. Click 'New'
and select 'Use this file as a template' - then Browse to My Computer
> Shared > Branding resources > Email sig and
click 'Next'. This file will show up as a template for
your signature;
simply change the information for your own, and click 'OK' until you're
done.
To do this in Outlook 2007, go to Tools > Options click on the 'Mail Format' tab, then select 'Signatures'. Copy the signature template from the weblink below and paste it into the signature box in Outlook. Then simply customise and save your signature.
View the email signature >>
If you have any problems with this process, do just get in touch with Sam.
To do this in Outlook 2007, go to Tools > Options click on the 'Mail Format' tab, then select 'Signatures'. Copy the signature template from the weblink below and paste it into the signature box in Outlook. Then simply customise and save your signature.
View the email signature >>
If you have any problems with this process, do just get in touch with Sam.
PowerPoint templates
| To save a Powerpoint file to your computer, right-click on the link and select 'Save target as'. 
How to make an
effective PowerPoint presenation
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Download template 1
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Download template 2
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Download template 3
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For more information on the process, please get in touch with Sam Cavender.