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Communications SharePoint – Fonts

The Communications SharePoint site is your one-stop-shop for resources and best practices related to brand and visuals!

Download official logos, submit project request forms, learn about official fonts and colors, and so much more.


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Fonts

Typography (another word for fonts) is used to identify and distinguish an organization. Used consistently in all university communications, typography assures that Lawrence is easily and quickly recognized.

University-approved Typefaces

University-approved typefaces must be used for all other university communications. A primary and a secondary serif typeface and a primary and secondary sans serif typeface are available for use by staff and faculty in printed university communications materials.

Serif typefaces have small lines/tails attached to them.
Sans serif typefaces do not.

You can see the difference in common typefaces like Times New Roman (serif) and Arial (sans serif).

 PrimaryAthletics AlternativeSystem AlternativeWeb Alternative
HeadlineIvyPresto Headline*HudsonDido, Times New RomanDido
Sub-headSporting GrotesqueUnited SansVerdana Verdana 
ParagraphVerdana VerdanaVerdana Verdana 
*Requires an Adobe Creative Cloud license. If you do not have a license, please use the System Alternative. If you have an account, please log into Adobe Creative Cloud using your network account and download it in the Fonts app.

Arial and Calibri are reserved for email and other electronic communications. Staff and faculty should change their default email settings to Arial for email text. Similarly, they should create a default email signature format using the Lawrence logo

Read more on the Communications SharePoint site!