We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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11" x 17" Poster guidelines

Example using our image assets

This template option keeps the Signature Identity at the top near the Arrow and Ontario Tech University in the Colour Bar.

When using the Primary logo on your poster, the Colour Bar remains free of text.

The Colour Bar can be in any of our primary colours while considering contrast and colour ratio within the design.

Select image from our professionally shot, on-campus image assets, if possible.
Don’t reduce the width of the margins below 1”.
Don’t reduce the height of the Colour Bars below 1”.
Don’t fill Colour Bars with text with the exception of Ontario Tech University, when a Signature Identity is used.
Remove Colour Bar if full bleed isn’t possible.
Limit text to small, digestible chunks of information—daunting amounts of type are less likely to be read.
Don’t use drop shadows, gradients or other effects on text or design elements.
Restrain information hierarchy to three to four levels to maintain clean typography and orderly layouts.

Example without our image assets

When our own image asset isn’t suitable—for example promoting a featured speaker—a typographic-driven template can be used.

Limit text to small, digestible chunks of information—daunting amounts of type are less likely to be read.
Don’t use drop shadows, gradients or other effects on text or design elements.
Restrain information hierarchy to three to four levels to maintain clean typography and orderly layouts.
Don’t reduce the width of the margins below 1”. Don’t reduce the height of the Colour Bars below 1”.
Don’t fill Colour Bars with text with the exception of Ontario Tech University, when a Signature Identity is used.
Remove Colour Bar if full bleed isn’t possible.

Example using our brand pattern

If a photo isn’t available or suitable, one of our Brand Patterns can be used to create a striking, branded design.

This template option shows the proper application of the Colour Bar with the Primary Logo.

Never pair a brand pattern with a photo.
Limit text to small, digestible chunks of information—daunting amounts of type are less likely to be read.
Don’t use drop shadows, gradients or other effects on text or design elements.
Restrain information hierarchy to three to four levels to maintain clean typography and orderly layouts.
Don’t reduce the width of the margins below 1”. Don’t reduce the height of the Colour Bars below 1”.
Don’t fill Colour Bars with text with the exception of Ontario Tech University, when a Signature Identity is used.
Remove Colour Bar if full bleed isn’t possible.

Example using our image assets - positive arrow

This template makes use of the Arrow device in its positive version.

Limit text to small, digestible chunks of information—daunting amounts of type are less likely to be read.
Don’t use drop shadows, gradients or other effects on text or design elements.
Restrain information hierarchy to three to four levels to maintain clean typography and orderly layouts.
Don’t reduce the width of the margins below 1”. Don’t reduce the height of the Colour Bars below 1”.
Don’t fill Colour Bars with text with the exception of Ontario Tech University, when a Signature Identity is used.
Don’t use Colour Bars when full bleed isn’t possible.

Example using our brand pattern - positive arrow

This template makes use of a Brand Pattern in place of an image.

Limit text to small, digestible chunks of information—daunting amounts of type are less likely to be read.
Don’t use drop shadows, gradients or other effects on text or design elements.
Restrain information hierarchy to three to four levels to maintain clean typography and orderly layouts.
Don’t reduce the width of the margins below 1”. Don’t reduce the height of the Colour Bars below 1”.
Don’t fill Colour Bars with text with the exception of Ontario Tech University, when a Signature Identity is used.
Don’t use Colour Bars when full bleed isn’t possible.