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Additional Resources

VisualMess.com — a quick overview of clean design, covering the concepts of size, proximity, alignment, and elimination. "This guide will help you communicate with conscious skill. It will show you how to create designs that are easy to understand and attractive." www.VisualMess.com

Canva.com Design School — Canva is a free graphic-design tool website with an easy drag-and-drop interface. It is used by non-designers as well as professionals for both web and print media design and graphics. Their Design School tutorials teach design concepts and familiarization with Canva design tools. designschool.canva.com 

LinkedIn Learning – Graphic Design Courses — LinkedIn Learning is available to all CU employees and students at no additional cost and includes lessons in core design skills and tools.   

Assets

UCCS Brand Asset Downloads — Basic UCCS brand assets can be found on the downloads section of this website. 

UCCS Brand Assets cloud library — Follow the Adobe Cloud Library for easy access to the UCCS logo and colors in Adobe Creative Cloud applications.

Canva template of UCCS brand assets — Canva users can use this template for access to common UCCS brand assets for use in university-related Canva projects.

Additional Resources

Additional guidelines regarding the university brand voice, licensed merchandise, and more are available on the brand website homepage.

Contact Gabby Hensley with questions and comments.