College Seal Guidelines

The Official College Seal

For permissions to use the seal, please contact Robert Vidaure, art director (rvidaure@hmc.edu, 909.621.8478).

The 91探花 seal, created in 1960 by Thomas Jamieson and approved by the 91探花 Board of Trustees on Jan. 23, 1960, represents the various ideals of the College. The Founding Class of 1961 described the seal in the 1961 yearbook: 鈥淭he seal combines symbols intended to convey the image of the College. Medieval heraldry was avoided as inappropriate for a college founded in mid-twentieth century with its sights set on the technology of the future. The sun represents energy, the elliptical Mobius strip denotes structure, and the dividers, measurement. The globe depicts the humanities and civilization.鈥� The dividers are placed in the design to bridge the gap between the sun and the globe to symbolize the measure of energy and things scientific as well as the measure of humans and civilization. The outer as well as the inner ellipse can be read as orbital paths, suggesting humankind鈥檚 concern with space.

Due to its intricate nature and specific meaning, the official seal has very limited use. The seal is reserved as the official, formal mark of the College and is used only for special occasions and formal ceremonies. Other uses should be considered carefully, keeping in mind the audience, readability of the seal and appropriateness.

The seal should not be used routinely on print or electronic communications or merchandise. The seal is a standalone mark of the College and should not be combined with the logo.

Acceptable Uses for the College Seal

The primary colors for the College seal are metallic gold (Pantone 10128) and black. When metallic ink is not available, always use the black or white version. The seal can also be reversed as shown when appearing on a solid black background.

Proximity of Logo

A prescribed amount of clear-zone around the seal should be maintained in all uses. The unit of measure is a square equal to half the height of the seal. The light blue area represents the amount of space that must be maintained between the seal and any other element including the edge of a page.

Size of Seal

The seal should be produced at a reasonable size to maintain legibility. For printed materials, the seal must never be reproduced smaller than 1 1/4 inches wide. For digital use, the seal must never be smaller than 375 pixels wide.