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Office of the
Special Investigator
Brand identity guidelines
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Contents
Logo application
2
Colour 4
Type 5
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Logo application
Office of the Special Investigator logo
The Office of the Special Investigator logo is available in two primary layouts—
stacked and in-line versions. s 47E(d)
All versions of the logo consists
of four elements:
• the Commonwealth Coat of Arms (Conventional Version 3A Solid)
• the words ‘Australian Government’ (Times New Roman Bold)
• an underline
• the words ‘Office of the Special Investigator’ (Times New Roman Bold).
Stacked
In-line
Correct application
Consistent application of the Office of the Special Investigator logo is critical to establishing and maintaining a single
recognition device for the Australian Government. The integrity of the logo and its use should be maintained at all times.
The guidelines below apply to every application of the logo.
• The Office of the Special Investigator logo may only be reproduced in black on a white background.
• The logo can be reversed—white on black, or white on any corporate colour that is dark enough to al ow for suitable
legibility.
Stacked
Reversed logo application colour
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Positioning
The Office of the Special Investigator logo should always have prominence over and above other images and graphic
elements. Where possible, the logo should be placed at the top of the item on which it appears.
Isolation zone
An isolation zone around the logo ensure the design is not crowded. This zone is defined as ‘X’ and is based on the distance
between the top of the capital A in Australian Government and the bottom of the horizontal line under these words. This zone is
a minimum dimension and applies to every form and application of the design.
X
X
X
X
X
Minimum size
The coat of arms is required to have a minimum width of 20 mm or 54 px. The Office of the Special Investigator logo should not
be reproduced smal er than this size.
Minimum size
20mm / 54px
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Colour
Colours for al reproduction methods—including printing, vinyl, paint, fabrics, embroidery, cotton and plastics—
must be matched as closely as possible to the Pantone colours.
All digital/on-screen applications—including TV, websites and PowerPoint —should use the RGB values as a guide only.
Office of the Special Investigator colour palette
Swatch
Colour name
Pantone
Four colour process
RGB
Web
Usage
s 47E(d) Light green
Mid green
s 47E(d)
Dark green
Dark grey
Light grey
Black
Gradient
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Type
Preferred typefaces
The Office of the Special Investigator’s corporate typeface, s 47E(d)
was chosen for its modern, simplistic
and readable features.
Where s 47E(d)
is not available s 47E(d) is the substitute font. s 47E(d) is the preferred typeface for all internal documents
created in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
For internal documents please use the templates provided on
bordernet.
Preferred typeface
System font alternative
s 47E(d)
s 47E(d)
Always…
• align to the left
• use sentence case
• use italics for emphasis
only
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