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    Linux Foundation Branding Guidelines

    These guidelines outline the general rules for anyone who wants to use The Linux Foundation’s brand assets. Consistent use of our logo and assets helps people easily identify references to The Linux Foundation and protects our trademarks. It is important that your marketing materials use The Linux Foundation standards and use our approved assets correctly. Please note that any and all use of The Linux Foundation’s trademarks must comply with our Trademark Usage Guidelines, in addition to the visual branding guidelines shown on this page.

    Brand Resources

    Here are some commonly requested LF Brand Assets. 

    Core LF Brand Assets

    Includes:

    • Brand Typefaces
    • All LF Logos
    • All Slides Templates
    • LF Membership Badges
    • Brand Icons
    • Tux Penguin Graphics
    LF Brand Assets

    LF Google Slides Template

    This is the current template to use for LF presentations. 

    To use this presentation, MAKE A COPY and then save to your own Google Drive.

    LF Slides Template

    LF Letterhead

    This is the current template to use for official LF  correspondence. There is an LF Europe version in this folder as well.

    To use this template, MAKE A COPY and then save to your own Google Drive.

    LF Letterhead

    LF Project Brand Assets

    This is a partial repository of Projects under the LF and their brand assets. We've collected where we can any logos, sub-project logos, brand guides, and templates in this folder. Not finding what you need? Fill out a design request and we'll add it here.

    LF Project Brand Assets

    Our Logo

    Our logo is our flag. It represents us as an organization, the amazing people who work here, the open source communities we collaborate with, and the members who support us. It is also a reflection of our purpose and professionalism. It is important that it is always used the right way, so that people are able to identify us at a glance. The logo has two variations: the primary “stacked” version and a secondary “horizontal” version.

    Download Linux Foundation Logos

    Primary Logo

    This is our primary logo and should always be used where possible.

    lf-stacked-color

     

    Secondary Logo

    This is our secondary logo, and should only be used in instances where the primary logo will not be able to display correctly.

    lf-horizontal-color

     

    Variations

    In the instance where the full-color logo can not be used, there are two variations available.

    lf-stacked-knockout


    The dark primary logo should be used in print where color or white variations are not usable.

    lf-stacked-white

    The primary logo should be displayed in white when used against a dark background.

    lf-horizontal-knockout


    The dark horizontal logo should be used in print where color or white variations are not usable.

    lf-horizontal-white


    The primary logo should be displayed in white when used against a dark background.

    Spacing

    lf_logo_spacing_prm

    lf_logo_spacing_sec

     

    Clear space is the minimum “breathing room” maintained around The Linux Foundation logo itself. The clear space for the primary lock-up is determined by the height of the “X” in The Linux Foundation type.

    The clear space for the horizontal lock-up is also determined by the height of the “X” in The Linux Foundation type. This area should be kept free of graphics, text and other marks. This space also to the edge of a border, page, screen, etc.

    Other Linux Foundation Logos

    These logos represent specific Linux Foundation departments or initiatives. The same rules as the main logo apply to these logos. You may download the fill logos sets for your use here.

    lfx-logo-color-1
    DOWNLOAD LOGO

    LF-Europe-logo-color

    DOWNLOAD LOGO

    LF-Research-logo-color

    DOWNLOAD LOGO

    LF-Training-logo-color

    DOWNLOAD LOGO

    Colors

    LF Colors

     

    Legal

    Fine Print

    In general
    Please don’t use our name, logos, or screenshots (“brand materials”) in ways that may be confusing, misleading, or suggest our sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation. For example, your name and logo should be more prominent than The Linux Foundation name or logo. And please don’t edit or change The Linux Foundation logo — we like it how it is!

    Advertising, promotional, and sales materials
    Please check in with us before using our logo on websites, products, packaging, manuals, or for other commercial or product use. It’s ok to say in text “Member of The Linux Foundation” or “Linux Foundation Individual Supporter” (as long as it’s true!).

    Education and instruction (books, guides, publications, and conferences)
    You can use our brand materials for educational and instructional purposes, but please remember that it shouldn’t be confusing or misleading, or suggest our sponsorship. We generally don’t allow use of our logos or screenshots on book covers, for example.

    Also remember to include this statement (or something like it) in your printed materials: “(Title) is not affiliated with or otherwise sponsored by The Linux Foundation”

    Products, websites, names, and logos
    Please don’t use our name as a part of your company or service name, website name, trade name, or product name. Don’t use our logo or incorporate our logo into yours. Don’t use a domain name containing “linuxfoundation” or any confusingly similar words.

    Linking to The Linux Foundation
    If you want to promote your organizations affiliation with The Linux Foundation, you can use our logo if it meets our guidelines. For example, “[Company Name] is a member of [linked logo].”

    Merchandise
    While we do produce lots of t-shirts for our events that have our logo on them, we don’t generally allow third parties to make, sell, or give away anything with our name or logo on it.

    Attribution
    Please include appropriate attribution of The Linux Foundation’s ownership of its trademarks when you use them. This attribution notice can be included in the fine print at the bottom of your content. An example is: “The Linux Foundation and The Linux Foundation logo design are registered trademarks of The Linux Foundation. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.”

    More questions?
    Feel free to email brand@linuxfoundation.org. It helps if you send a mockup of your intended use so we can be specific in our response. We’ll do our best to get back to you ASAP but please give us two weeks to get back to you. (Please note that no response doesn’t mean approval and that we’re currently only able to respond to inquiries made in English.)

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