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Lund University’s graphic profile is to be used on material, printed and digital, produced on behalf of the University. Various templates and tools are gathered on this page to facilitate your work. You will also find the logotype and other graphic elements available for downloading.

All the templates and communication tools have been designed according to the instructions and rules in the University’s graphic profile. Using these tools saves time and contributes to reinforcing Lund University’s brand by giving an impression of unity.

Graphic profile

Templates in the Image and Media Bank

Most templates on this page are available for download in Lund University’s Image and Media Bank. The links provided here lead directly to each template. If you are not logged in to the Image and Media Bank, you will first land on the start page – log in with your Lucat ID to get through to the template.

Logotypes, fonts and graphic elements

Main logotype

Sub-logotypes

Download sub-logotypes from the Image and media bank

Fonts

Download profile fonts from the Image and media bank

Graphic elements

The links lead to the Image and Media Bank for download:

Templates for Word and Powerpoint

Powerpoint templates

The links lead to the Image and Media Bank for download:

The Powerpoint templates contain some examples of how diagrams can be designed to be accessible, in accordance with the law on accessibility to digital public services, even when the pastel colors are used.

Main presentation in Powerpoint

If you are going to hold an oral presentation about Lund University, you can base it on the Powerpoint presentation with general information about the University:

Presentation material

Thesis templates in Word

Please ask your institution or department what size to use before using the template. If you have any questions, contact Media-Tryck. Do you want to know more? Sign up for a free course to get useful knowledge in handling the templates on the Media-Tryck website.

Document templates in Word

Document templates in Word are available in Swedish and English. They use the fonts Times New Roman and Arial instead of our profile fonts, to avoid technical problems.

The law on accessibility of digital public service

Please note that the word templates are available in two versions, one accessibility-adapted version which is to be used for digital documents and another version for print. Instructions on how to work with the accessibility-adapted Word template can be downloaded from the Image and Media Bank.

Download Word templates from the Image and Media Bank

Install the profile colors in Office applications

You can easily install Lund University's profile colors in the Office suite.

In the Powerpoint templates, the colors are already installed, but if you work in other documents and want access to the profile colors, it is easier to have the color file installed on your computer.

The color file is available in two versions

LU.xml with the usual profile colors (zip-file, new tab)

LU-PPT.xml with slightly darker colors, for fuller colors when displayed with a projector (zip-file, new tab)

Install the color files in Windows

Paste the following in the search bar in the Start menu:% USERPROFILE% \ App Data \ Roaming \ Microsoft \ Templates \ Document Themes \ Theme Colors
Put the XML files in the folder. You may need to restart your Office programs.

Install the color files on your Mac

In the Finder, hold down the Option key and select Library from the Go menu to open your user library.
Then go to Group Containers> UBF8T346G9.Office (the name of the folder may vary depending on the software version)> User Content> Themes> Theme Colors.
Put the XML files in the folder. You may need to restart your Office programs.

Open the colors in the applications

In Excel, select the palette with the Colors button on the Page Layout tab.
In Word, select the palette with the Colors button on the Design tab.
In Powerpoint, click the View tab and then Image Background, then select the palette with the Colors button.
Tabs and buttons may have different names in older software and system versions.

Templates for Indesign

All the layout templates for the Indesign program are available for download in the Image Bank. Click the direct link below and log in with your Lucat ID to get through to the relevant template. Instructions and examples of how to structure your layout are included in the download of the templates.

The law on accessibility of digital public service

NB! A selection of the templates are accessibility-adapted, according to The law on accessibility of digital public service. You can see which templates are adapted when you click on them in the Image and Media bank. Instructions on how to work with the accessibility-adapted templates can be downloaded from the Image and Media bank.

Images

The Image and Media Bank contains several thousand images which are freely available for use in material produced on behalf of Lund University. Always state the photographer’s name adjacent to the photograph. The Image and Media Bank also contains more information on permitted use of the images. Log in with your Lucat ID and search among the image categories.

Image and Media Bank

Background images for Zoom and Teams

When using Zoom or Teams, you can select one of the existing background images available in the applications, or add your own image.

Go to the Download selected background images from the Image and Media bank

Styleguide for websites

Websites within Lund University are to follow the graphic profile as outlined in the University’s style guide for websites.

Graphic profile for online presence and apps

styleguide.lu.se

Blog tool

Lund University uses the standard tool WordPress for blogs. The solution consists of ready-made templates which are easy to use. The templates have been designed in compliance with Lund University’s graphic profile.

The University’s blog tool

Templates for film production

The graphic profile also applies to film production. There are Photoshop templates for things like name tags, film outro and how to place the logo. There are also audio files specially produced for Lund University.

Go to the Image and media bank category Video and music

The University's production team

Digital newsletters

At present, there is no procured tool for newsletters and therefore the direct award procedure applies. A university-wide tool will be procured in 2025.

Tips on how to formulate, structure and work with newsletters:

Checklist for writing newsletters

Sending newsletters with information on University activities is part of the University’s external engagement activities. To ensure the sending of newsletters complies with the GDPR, read the information on the page below:

Personal data processing and sending out newsletters

See a list of university-wide internal newsletters from the University administration on the page below:

Internal Newsletters

Business cards and office supplies

Order business and correspondence cards with your details, in accordance with the graphic profile, at Media-Tryck, the University’s internal printing house. You can also order other types of office supplies and conference material, such as stationery, name tags, folders, notepads and postcards from Media-Tryck.

Communications planning and message

Effective communication requires planning. What are we to achieve, who are we trying to communicate with and what do we want to tell them? On the page below, you will find material to support your work in communicating in a planned and structured manner.

Communication Planning and presentation

Presentation material

On the page below you will find the University’s general presentation material – to use as a basis for speaking about the University at a conference or during a study visit, for example.

Presentation material

Other templates

The links lead to the Image and Media Bank for download:

LaTeX thesis template in G5 format

Ggplot2-theme for the open source software R

Contact

Corporate Communications

grafiskprofil [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se

Petra Francke
Communications officer
petra [dot] francke [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se (petra[dot]francke[at]kommunikation[dot]lu[dot]se)
+46 46 222 03 16

Maria Wendel
Communications officer
maria [dot] wendel [at] kommunikation [dot] lu [dot] se
+46 46 222 70 07

Graphics manual

Graphics manual, in Swedish (PDF 19,5 MB, new window)

Browse the manual on issuu.com

Order a printed version from the Media-Tryck webshop

Image and media bank

Download images, templates, logos, fonts and music files from the Lund University Image and media bank.