Logo

Inspired by the most recognisable feature of our Bloomsbury campus, our logo is designed for clarity and accessibility across print and digital.

Logo guidelines
UCL logo - UCL in thick white sans lettering with a stylised version of the portico in mid purple all against a dark purple background

Logo guidelines

How to use our full-colour logo, plus single-colour variations, alternative formats, and a version using our full name.

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UCL logo displayed on a fluttering dark purple flag at the top of a flagpole

Request the logo

Contact the brand team with your requirements. They'll get back to you as soon as they can.

Why a portico?
Portico diagram

Why a portico?

Find out about the heritage behind our brand's visual identity, including the iconic building that inspired our logo.

More visual guidelines

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The main UCL colour palette presented as colour blocks of varying size

Colour

Our signature purple palette is one of our brand’s most powerful ingredients. It should feature prominently in all our communications – not just the logo.

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The graphic pillars - five columns of increasing width looking from left to right

Graphic pillars

Inspired by the graduating pillars in our logo, these graphics represent progress and movement. Use them in any design, from captions and text boxes, to patterns that bring our brand to life.

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A large capital and lowercase letter 'A' in the UCL font. Shown in dark purple against a light purple background.

Typography

Our brand typeface is unmistakeably UCL: designed especially for us, and according to our founding principle of being accessible to all.

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Students talking in a breakout area at UCL East Marshgate

Photography

Photography is our window onto life at UCL. Through it, our campus should feel alive, channelling our community and the energy that comes from being at the heart of one of the world's greatest cities.

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Three students walking through campus with the purple graphic pillars overlaid

Animations

Wherever you are in UCL, there's a sense of dynamism and possibility. Our animations help you add it to your videos, events and presentations.