Foss4g 2016 style guide

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Style guide

A style guide contains all design elements that can be used in web, print etcetera. It helps to create a consistent, directly recognizable style for an organization, or for an event, such as FOSS4G-2016

Elements

  • A style guide contains these elements:

  • In several graphical formats: PNG, PDF, SVG, EPS, AI

Pay-off / descriptor / slogan

  • Example: "Just do it", used by Nike. And "I Amsterdam", used by the municipality of Amsterdam

Color guide

  • A set of primary and possibly secondary colors.
  • To be described in PMS, RGB and CMYK

Typography

  • Typeface (font) to be used.
  • Preferably easy to be used on Mac/Linux/Win/Android

Graphic elements

  • Such as horizontal or vertical lines

Photography

  • Preferably consistent in expression: e.g. always including people

Sound

Applications

  • In advance (starting: now!)
    • Website
    • Twitter account profile page
    • Flyers
    • Postcards
    • Ads (in magazines)
  • During the event
    • Roll-up banners
    • Flags
    • Stationary
    • Congress-App
    • Small flags (to be used on tables)
    • Signage
    • Goodie-bag
    • T-shirts / neckties
    • Mugs
    • USB sticks / DVD (OSGeo-Live 2016 edition)
    • Presentation slides
    • Promotion videos
    • Fade-ins & fade-outs of presentation videos
    • Booth