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</p> <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>I am delighted to announce the launch of Go’s new look and logo.</p> <p>Go has been on an amazing journey over the last 8+ years. Our project, community and users have evolved through this journey and we wanted the Go brand to reflect where we have been and convey where we are going.</p> <p>Go’s new brand is about our identity, our values, and our users. Over the past several months we have worked with a brand agency to develop a brand guide for Go. Our agency, <a href="http://within.us/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Within</a>, coordinated with and built upon the great foundation that Renee French established. Rest easy, our beloved Gopher Mascot remains at the center of our brand.</p> <h2 id="new-logo">New Logo</h2> <p>Our logo follows the brand’s core philosophy of simplicity over complexity. Using a modern, italicized sans-serif typeface combined with three simple motion lines forms a mark that resembles two wheels in rapid motion, communicating speed and efficiency. The circular shape of the letters hints at the eyes of the Go gopher, creating a familiar shape and allowing the mark and the mascot to pair well together.</p> <div class="image"> <img src="go-brand/logos.jpg" alt=""> </div> <p>Our new logo went through an extensive design process. Here are some of the revisions we went through…</p> <div><center> <div class="iframe"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V4t-ymImW6c" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </center></div> <h2 id="new-brand-guide">New Brand Guide</h2> <p>The brand guide establishes the mission, values and voice for the Go project. In general terms, a brand guide is a reference tool for establishing a consistent brand identity. It is sometimes referred to as “brand guidelines” or a “brand book”. It is a single document that serves as a guide and reference to designers, writers, and developers to create consistent, on-brand content.</p> <div class="image"> <img src="go-brand/Go-BB_cover.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="image"> <img src="go-brand/Go-BB_spread1.jpg" alt=""> </div> <div class="image"> <img src="go-brand/Go-BB_spread2.jpg" alt=""> </div> <h2 id="new-presentation-themes">New presentation themes</h2> <p>In addition to our brand guide we have also developed a presentation theme. This presentation theme will enable us to have a consistent representation of Go in person at meetups and conferences as well as online. Go community members are welcome to use this theme for their own presentations.</p> <div class="image"> <img src="go-brand/go-slides-4up.jpg" alt=""> </div> <p>The presentations are available as Google Slides presentations. We chose Google Slides as it is easy to share and maintain updates. People are welcome to port them to Keynote, PowerPoint, etc.</p> <p>Like this blog and all our gopher images, the slide themes are Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licensed. The photos in the slides are all from <a href="https://unsplash.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">unsplash</a> and are released under the unsplash license.</p> <p>Instructions to use slides:</p> <ul> <li>Open the <a href="/s/presentation-theme">Go Slide Masters</a> presentation on Google Slides.</li> <li>File > “Make a Copy” (you may need to log in first)</li> <li>Create new slides using the layouts provided in the layouts menu.</li> <li>Use the included example slides to help guide the styling and creation of your presentation.</li> </ul> <h3 id="download">Download</h3> <p>The brand guide, logo and themes are copyrighted by the Go authors.</p> <p>The brand guide contains the guidelines for acceptable logo use.</p> <ul> <li><a href="/s/brandbook">Brand Book (pdf)</a></li> <li><a href="/s/logos">Go Logos (zip)</a></li> <li><a href="/s/presentation-theme">Go Slide Masters (Google Slides)</a></li> </ul> <p><em>Update, June 2023</em>: The guidelines for acceptable logo use are now at <a href="/brand">go.dev/brand</a>.</p> <h2 id="whats-happening-next">What’s happening next</h2> <p>The website will be getting a refresh based on the new design. 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