How to use these guidelines?

The following information will guide you through the proper usage of our brand. It will assist you in designing and producing compelling communications with consistency, creativity, and flexibility. Many of the standards set forth in this guide depend on size, proportion, and position. These have been developed through careful consideration of many factors, both functional and aesthetic. Adhering to these design standards will ensure that the #forestproud brand is always expressed clearly and with quality. 

Color Palette

Consistent use of color is an important component of the visual branding and making #forestproud easily identifiable. The primary color palette consists of Forest Green and Black. Sky Blue, River, Orange, and Red are to be used as an accent colors that compliment the bolder primary color palette.  

Color palette with hex and pantone values.

Typography

Consistent use of a brand font is another important component of a brand system. #forestproud’s brand font is Karbon (Bold for headlines), a contemporary sans serif font that compliments our logo, and adds the proper emphasis to our branding. Calibri Bold is an alternate.

Karbon Bold

Karbon

Calibri Bold

Calibir

Brand Display Fonts

#forestproud also incorporates a set of display (or more decorative) fonts to give additional personality and graphic interest. These fonts should be used at larger sizes, such as headlines, pull quotes, and other attention-getting elements, rather than for extended passages of body text.

RIG Outline

RIG

Abolition

abolition

Input Serif Condensed

input

Photography

As shown, #forestproud uses a set of different photo treatments. They are intended to add texture and visual interest, or to serve a specific purpose, for example to highlight a person or object, or create an interesting background for typography. Collectively they help to quickly recognize #forestproud materials.

various photos for brand guidelines.

Illustrations

An important part of the the #forestproud visual library is a loose line-art illustration style, meant to show objects or concepts in a playful, eye-catching manner. These illustrations are always a single color line that either appears on a white background, or get’s knocked out of a color background. Color fill may be added to add weight and visual interest, define areas, but should always be done using flat colors.

an illustration of various brand elements.
an illustration of trees
SAF FP full logos combined 2024
SAF FP social logos combined 2024

Contact us.

If you wish to obtain artwork or have any questions regarding how to handle the application of this identity, please contact Rae Tamblyn at rtamblyn@safnet.org.