Brand marks on stationery

Letter templates using the revised brand are now available for all University Administration and Services departments. Apart from the Vice-Chancellor’s letterhead, which uses pre-printed stationery, letter headings for users of the UAS network print on plain paper at the same time as the letter content. The design for this has been agreed with the University’s Equality and Diversity Unit following advice sought from a readability panel. This design includes the use of a sans serif typeface, Arial, at 11pt, with the contact details usually placed at the bottom of the letter.

This letter design is also available for adoption by other departments of the University and templates are available from the branding toolkit.

Where individuals do not have departments their letter templates follow the design of the Vice-Chancellor’s letterhead with the name and contact details at the top of the letter. 

These templates have the name of the Department at the top followed by the address. The title of the Head of Department appears after the address at the top and their name appears immediately after their signature at the end of the letter.

Contact details are on the footer at the bottom of the first page of the letter.

These templates have the name of the Department at the top followed by the address. The name of the sender and their job title, which might include the name of their section within the department if necessary, comes immediately after their signature at the end of the letter. Contact details are on the footer at the bottom of the first page of the letter.

The circular (used for sending non-personalised letters to University departments), the fax layout, the compliment slips and the business cards have all been generated from the basic letter design in order to give a uniform and consistent layout. Again this is available in template format to all UAS staff and is available on the branding website to non UAS staff members. 

Envelopes can also carry the official University branding, which should be placed in the bottom right-hand corner.  

Franking machines can be set up or programmed by the manufacturer (usually Pitney Bowes) to print the University brand as part of the franking process. The example below shows the approved style. If you have any queries please contact the Publications and Web Office.

Most franking machines are set up to print in red. This is acceptable even when using the University brand. However, a blue ink is the preferred colour.

The Publications and Web Office can supply a variety of folders and a wallet with the University brand. These are purchased in quantity and supplied at cost. Please see the Stationery and conference items page for further information on how to order.