Updates

Feather flags added to display rental service

Friday, September 19, 2025
Black and gold feather flags are now available for units to reserve for indoor or outdoor events.

Updated student organization guidelines

Thursday, August 7, 2025
Brand guidelines for student organizations have been updated to align with the new tier system established by the Division of Student Life.

Chatbot guidelines

Friday, July 18, 2025
New guidelines have been established for campus units to follow when implementing chatbots across digital experiences on the uiowa domain.

Podcast guidelines and updated best practices for media captions and transcripts

Monday, June 9, 2025
New guidelines establish how university-sponsored podcasts create clear association and follow important policies for accessibility, media rights, and use of the university name.

Internal Use–Licensing Application and Agreement form moved to Universal Workflow

Thursday, May 1, 2025
Units and organizations producing branded merchandise can now submit form online.

New media library launches

Tuesday, March 25, 2025
University photo and video assets moved to new platform, Mediagraph, for enhanced functionality; training opportunities for faculty and staff available.

Expanded icon usage guidelines and new icons available

Friday, February 14, 2025
The brand icon set has been updated with over 70 new icons across several categories.

Fiscal year deadline to replace Dome and Wordmark with block IOWA logo

Thursday, January 30, 2025
To maintain consistency update materials by June 30, 2025.

Updated CMYK color values and templates

Thursday, January 16, 2025
CMYK color values for our official gold have been updated to follow revised color mixing guidelines from Pantone.

New digital asset management system coming this spring

Friday, January 10, 2025
The Office of Strategic Communication will transition the photo and video library to a new platform, Mediagraph, in the spring of 2025.