IEEE Brand Experience Bulletin Archives

New and updated online resources for IEEE authors and technical community

IEEE Author Center Redesigned IEEE Author Center website offers improved new author support and search capability. Site URL: https://ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org/ Site re-launch date: 8 June 2020 Site purpose: The IEEE Author Center is a one-stop resource for all IEEE authors, offering help and information for those publishing in journals, conferences, books, and magazines. Since its launch in [...]

Are your websites and communications accessible?

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IEEE strives to provide an accessible digital presence to all people. To support this commitment, IEEE has adopted the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level A as the enterprise web accessibility objective. See the IEEE Accessibility Statement. To renew our commitment to our members, volunteers, and employees, the Digital & Creative Innovations Team [...]

New IEEE branded virtual backgrounds now available for video conferencing needs

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With so much business currently being conducted virtually, the Digital & Creative Innovations team introduces a new series of IEEE-branded virtual backgrounds for use by members, volunteers, and employees while participating in video conferences. The 10 new tech-inspired virtual background images are currently designed for video conferencing tools, including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, and On24. […]

Have you seen the IEEE branded collateral templates?

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In a time when we need to communicate more nimbly than ever, the IEEE Brand Experience website provides a section dedicated to IEEE branded collateral, including print and digital. Note: please see the Adapting Your Marketing Communications to the Environment Around You Toolkit for guidance on all current communications and campaigns. View the IEEE Print […]

The 2020 Pantone Color of the Year is “Classic Blue” — does it look familiar to you?

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Since 2000, the Pantone Color Institute has unveiled the “Color of the Year” with growing fanfare. As color trends evolve and continue to shape the brands of the future, this year’s selected hue of blue has a very close resemblance to the IEEE Brand Blue, Pantone 3015. The use of blue in company branding evokes feelings of [...]

Reminder to update IEEE copyright year and other copy on your website

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Effective 1 January 2020, the Digital & Creative Innovations team would like to remind IEEE webmasters and site managers to update the copyright year from 2019 to 2020 in all website and/or email footers that you manage. Download an HTML sample of the IEEE footer code (ZIP, 1 KB) View all IEEE website footer requirements […]

Test your websites online for mobile and browser compatibility

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The IEEE Virtual User Experience (UX) Lab provides: online tools for IEEE website managers (volunteers and staff) tools to test digital content virtually, at no cost, design resources to enhance web content, at no cost, and collaboration opportunities with the Digital & Creative Innovations team on website maintenance efforts Helpful links: Access the lab […]

Help bring your presentations and IEEE communications to life with colorful icons and visual symbols that represent your topic from the updated IEEE icon library

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An icon is a small picture or symbol intended to help people quickly recognize a tool, site, function or file format. Icons should be consistent in their behavior, positioning, and design and should reinforce commonly used metaphors. To maintain consistency across communications, an icon library representing various technologies, and many commonly used symbols for use [...]

Does your website have the correct links in the footer?

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IEEE webmasters and site managers need to ensure that the IEEE legal links appear in all IEEE website footers. This should align with the IEEE or IEEE entity policies used to represent your product, service, program, or initiative. All IEEE sites must utilize the following guidelines for site footers: 1. Administrative links: * Home: link […]

Does your website have the correct site identifier?

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With the expansive IEEE content available online, it is important for webmasters and site managers to ensure a clear site identifier is established for your website. This should align with the logo or type treatment used to represent your product, service, program, or initiative in print materials. Please use the following guidelines to ensure compliance […]