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Brand Guidelines

OSU branding and Illustration

If you are unsure if you are in a situation where you can use an illustration instead of a photo, we’ve put together a flow chart to quickly reach an answer.

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Microsoft Powerpoint Tips and Tutorials

Printing 4-up in Powerpoint

Did you know that Microsoft Powerpoint has the ability to print 4-up on a page, and double-sided? This can help for those who need to print multiple postcards from an office printer.

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Adobe Illustrator Tips and Tutorials

OSU Branded Graphs as Brushes

OSU branded graphs can take a while to create. This tutorial shows a quick method we’ve created to make branded graphs in only a few clicks.

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Misc Tips and Tutorials

Printable Branding Cheat Sheets

Wish you had a quick reference guide to using the Oregon State University brand? Print out your own cheat sheet to keep by your desk, about the OSU brand and how to use our downloads.

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Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign Tips and Tutorials

Creating OSU Branded Pie Graphs in Adobe Illustrator and InDesign

Graphs and charts have a specific look in the Oregon State Brand, and in this tutorial we show how to create those in Adobe Illustrator and Indesign.

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Microsoft Powerpoint Microsoft Word Tips and Tutorials

Theme Colors for Microsoft Office

  Many of our Microsoft templates include the Oregon State color palette, but there are other ways to import the colors if you’re starting without one. This video shows how to insert the colors yourself. Microsoft Office programs like Word and Powerpoint give you the option of choosing custom color palettes. Most of Oregon State’s […]

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Icons Misc Tips and Tutorials

Arrange by Date in Box

  Photos, templates and icons are added all the time to the university’s brand downloads. While notifications can’t be sent out whenever something gets updated, it is possible to see the latest additions to the downloads. For example, we’ve added some new icons this past month. Go into one of the subject folders and arrange […]

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Microsoft Powerpoint photos Tips and Tutorials

Designing with Powerpoint

In this training session, you will learn how to create branded print materials using PowerPoint. We will demonstrate by building a brochure with step by step instructions. Creating professional, attractive communication pieces is important to conveying information about the important work that is being done. Publisher is a software program that is accessible to many […]

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Adobe InDesign Fonts Microsoft Powerpoint Microsoft Word Tips and Tutorials

Full-Height Numerals for Rufina Stencil

Rufina Stencil is one of Oregon State University’s brand fonts, and defaults to using hanging numerals, as seen in the top example. However, our brand calls for using full-height numerals, as seen in the lower example. To change the figures in InDesign, there are a few different options. First is to select the number you […]

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Microsoft Powerpoint photos Tips and Tutorials

Changing Photos from the Slide Master

  To change a photo that’s locked on the Slide Master, first go to View> Slide Master, and you’ll see all the layout options available to you. These aren’t being seen in the final presentation, but they are the starting place that your presentation bases it’s design on. To change the image, select the picture […]