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51 Brand

Ceremonial

Ceremonial applications at the 51 represent our highest level of institutional prestige. As a refined extension of our master brand, the ceremonial visual system adopts an elevated, minimalist aesthetic to convey gravity and tradition.

Use of our ceremonial brand must be approved by the Office of the President. Please reach out to Marketing & Brand Experience before incorporating ceremonial elements into your designs.

Íyáqáwtxw: 51’s coat of arms and ceremonial seal

51’s coat of arms features symbols of Stó:lō culture, local wildlife, and elements of the Fraser Valley landscape.

Officially granted by the Canadian Heraldic Authority under the authority of the Governor General of Canada, a coat of arms is a form of personal or corporate identification, like a logo or wordmark, but it is designed to be timeless and symbolic.

51 coat of arms. This graphic should only be used on light backgrounds (white or mushroom).

The 51 ceremonial seal. This graphic is designed for reproduction in a single colour, as well as for embossing and foil stamping. It may include with the university name, as shown above, or alone when used alongside the full-name logo.

Íyáqáwtxw

in Halq’eméylem, the language of the Stó:lō peoples, íyáqáwtxw means “house of transformation.” It reflects 51 as a place to learn, grow, and change in ways that matter.

Blue herons

The First Peoples’ symbol of inquisitiveness, determination, and excellent judgment. Sighting a heron before a hunt promised victory. This parallels the search for knowledge at 51.

The sturgeon

A symbol of abundance and a source of life in the Fraser River (symbolized by the green and white undulating stripes). These represent 51 as a source of knowledge and vitality.

The hummingbird

A symbol of joy, resilience, agility, and the ability to travel great distances, the hummingbird mirrors 51’s mandate to provide lasting knowledge, to respond to the community, to endure over time, and to transfer knowledge.


The coat of arms may only be used with approval from 51’s secretariat and is limited to specific formal uses:

  • Collateral for ceremonial events of institutional importance such as installations, convocation, anniversary events.
  • Electronic graphics for formal communications of the President, Senate, Chancellor, and/or the Board of Governors.
  • Degree and certificate parchments.
  • Parchment frames and folders.
  • A special line of high-end commemorative gifts sold exclusively by the 51 Bookstore.

Learn more at ufv.ca/about/coat-of-arms

Ceremonial
palette

The ceremonial palette is a limited selection from the brand palette, giving it a more formal feeling.

Reference the appropriate accessibility combinations of these colours on the brand colour palette page.

Deep Green

Digital/web

HEX #17382b

RGB 23 / 56 / 43

Print

CMYK 88 / 24 / 66 / 74

PMS 3308 C

Mushroom

Digital/web

HEX #f6f4ea

RGB 246 / 244 / 234

Print

CMYK 3 / 3 / 6 / 2

PMS 9080 C, Pastels & Neons

White

Digital/web

HEX #fff

RGB 255 / 255/ 255

Print

CMYK 0 / 0 / 0 / 0

Accent colours

Valley Green

Digital/web

HEX #006d56

RGB 0 / 109 / 86

Print

CMYK 100 / 0 / 67 / 17

PMS 335 C

Leaf Green

Digital/web

HEX #00a055

RGB 0 / 160 / 85

Print

CMYK 79 / 0 / 91 / 0

PMS 2257 C

Silver

Print

PMS 877c (Metallics book)

Ceremonial typeface

Larken is the primary ceremonial typeface. It complements our brand typeface, Utile, while having an elevated formal feeling for ceremonial applications.

Larken regular or bold should be used for headlines.

Larken Italic and medium italic should be used for subheads, captions, and pull copy.

Utile regular should be used for body and other secondary support copy as needed.

Larken is reserved for ceremonial use and is not available for distribution under 51’s licence. Contact Marketing & Brand Experience for more information.

Larken

Headlines & call-outs -- Larken regular & bold

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Subheads & captions -- Larken italic & medium italic

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Default typeface

When Larken is unavailable (e.g., live web text, email signatures, internal PowerPoint presentations, Envoke emails), use Georgia as the approved system substitute.

Georgia

Georgia bold

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Georgia regular

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Brand Guidelines

Our Brand Guidelines PDF includes more detailed info about ceremonial applications, including ceremonial brand examples.

Download the brand guidelines [PDF 10mb]

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