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Web and Digital Strategy provides strategic direction and implementation services for Wake Forest University’s website and associated web properties.

We maintain this style guide to help ensure brand identity, professionalism and consistency across Wake Forest websites. It offers advice on the selection and use of appropriate colors, fonts and logos, as well as content organization and simplification.

To get started, select one of the categories below.

Colors

We design sites using two primary colors—Wake Forest Gold and black—and and various neutral colors for backgrounds.

Colors

Typography

Typography is the most important and basic element of web design. We use clean type with UMC approved web fonts for the best user experience.

Typography

Logo

Guidelines on how, when, and where the Wake Forest University logo may be used on your website.

Logo

Content

Tips on writing for the web, official university styles for specific content, naming media files, and more.

Content

Best Practices

Restraint is the key to creating strong, cohesive layouts. No matter what purpose your website serves, remember to take a content-first approach.

Best Practices

Identity Standards

The Identity Standards guide is a resource for designers, communicators and anyone who is visually representing Wake Forest University.

Identity Standards