Information Material

Font sizes

For print publications, we use the font Myriad Pro. We recommend the following font sizes:

Publication	Format	Continuous texts	Headings	Subheadings
Leaflet, brochure	DIN long	9 pt	20 pt	12 pt
Brochure, magazine	DIN A5	9 pt	20 pt	12 pt
Brochure, magazine	21 x 21 cm	10 pt	24 pt	17 pt
Brochure, magazine	DIN A4	10 pt	30 pt	18 pt
Poster	DIN A3	20 pt	60 pt	42 pt
Poster	DIN A2	30 pt	85 pt	60 pt
Poster	DIN A1	42 pt	120 pt	85 pt
Poster	DIN A0	60 pt	170 pt	120 pt

For continuous texts, please use the font Myriad regular. The line spacing must be wide enough, for example 13 pt for a font size of 9 pt. In general, you should aim for a clean, classic and simple design.

Print publications

Flyers and brochures must have a minimum paper weight of 170g. Posters should have a minimum paper weight of 190g.

Multilingual Design

If you are planning to produce information material in several languages, we strongly advise you to create a separate leaflet, poster or brochure for each language variant. Bilingualism within one medium often leads to confusion and content overload. Furthermore, separate versions allow the content to be adapted flexibly to the respective target groups.

Brochures and flyers
Design guidelines for cover pages
The university logo must be placed in the upper left corner of the cover pages of all publications. It must always be embedded in the prescribed clearance area (see Clearance Area). As a rule, we use the blue logo on a white background (examples A and B). In exceptional cases, for example on a busy background, you may use the logo on a blue or silver background (see Clearance Area, example D). On one-color backgrounds, you may use a negative white of the logo, provided it is clearly legible (example C). A field colored in the university blue, the secondary color silver or the respective school color must appear underneath the cover image. This field must take up 30% of the total height of the publication. The heading is placed in this field.
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Example A
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Example B
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Example C
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Example D
Design options for cover pages
The size of the image should be determined depending on the format of the publication. You may either use a full-page image on which the protected logo appears in a clearly visible way (example D) or use a clear area in white, the university blue, silver or the school color above the cover picture (examples A-C). On busy backgrounds, the schools may use their logos with a white font in a clearance area in the respective school colors. You may place a color bar between the clear area and the image (examples A and B). The bar must have a width of two thirds of the format and a height of 1.8% of the total height of the publication. It may be colored in the school colors, silver or the university blue.
Design guidelines for inside pages
The color of the continuous text may vary: Apart from black, you may also use the university blue or white. Headings may appear in black, white, the university blue or the school colors.
For continuous texts, you may use an italic or bold font, also in slightly different sizes.
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Posters
On posters, we also place the university logo in the upper left corner. It must always be embedded in the prescribed clearance area (see Clearance Area). As a rule, we use the blue logo on a white background. In exceptional cases, for example on a busy background, you may place the logo in a blue or silver field (see Clearance Area).
For the heading, we use the font Myriad regular/bold. For subheadings and other text below the heading, we use the font Myriad regular.
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Brochures and flyers

Posters