Print

Design for traditional printing methods

Basis for our print media is the logo bar design.

Content

The following topics you can find on that page:

Media with title

Appearance of individual brands in corporate reports, catalogs, brochures, flyer and folder

Every cover page must contain a title.
This text can be separated into two parts.
Our cover pages have a uniform design and typography. This ensures that BASF and the individual brand are immediately recognized as the publisher of all brochures, leaflets, etc.

The logo of a Companion brand (former field 2,3 brand) appears in all print media in the logo bar next to the BASF logo separated with a white line.

Title page

The logo of a Companion brand appears in all print media on the title page in the logo bar next to the BASF logo separated with a white line.

Back cover

On the back cover the logo bar can be continued. Please keep in mind the minimum size for the appearance of the logos.

Newsletters, press releases, data sheets, ...

Media without a cover page design. Content starts on the first page.
The first page is designed in the logo bar layout. The following pages do not need the logo bar. On the back cover the logo bar can be continued. The logo of a Companion brand appears in all print media on the title page in the logo bar next to the BASF logo separated with a white line.

A uniform appearance benefits the brand

Image advertising

The corporate campaign is used globally as the standard for the BASF brand’s image advertising.

Sales promotion

Sales promotion advertisements focus on product-related arguments.

Single Visual Ad & B2B Product Campaign

Concepts presented here are not identical with the current corporate ad campaign. All units may create their own image ads in line with the same rules.

In image-building or advertising communication, additional individual design elements such as image style, key visuals, graphic elements or coloring support the communication of specific contents and messages for individual brands.

You will find the rules for use of these brand dependent design elements in the design guidelines of the respective individual brands. If these are not provided in the list of approved individual brands yet, you can contact the responsible brand manager of the respective Companion brand (former field 2,3 brand).

Spine

Individual brands always appear in combination with the BASF logo

The logo can be oriented horizontally or vertically depending on the width of the spine. Please pay attention to the legibility of the logo. Whenever possible apply the logo bar.

Posters

Attracting attention with the logo bar

All posters published by BASF are designed in the logo bar layout.
There is no restriction on the size of the text.
Texts may be placed in the background and on the banderole’s logo bar to improve the legibility.
The following rules apply for printed posters as well as blackboards and wall calendars.

Companion brands (former field 2,3 brands) on posters

The logo of Companion brands is based in the logo bar next to the BASF logo. In image-building or advertising communication, additional individual design elements such as image style, key visuals, graphic elements or coloring support the communication of specific contents and messages for individual brands.

Calendar

Wall or pocket calendar?

Strongly varying design rules apply to different types of calendars due to their different uses and effects:

Wall calendar

Wall calendars are a type of poster. Therefore, we design not only the cover but also every calendar page in accordance with the design rules for posters in logobar layout.

Pocket calendar

Pocket calendars are designed in accordance with the design rules for media with cover page. If pocket calendars are delivered in a jacket, e.g. of plastic or leather, the rules for advertising materials can apply to the appearance of the brand.

The logo of the Companion brand (former field 2,3 brand) stands next to the BASF logo (defined in the Corporate Design guidelines of the respective individual brand) separated with a white line.

Labels and packaging

Clear labeling of products

Most BASF products are labeled with simple industrial labels on the packaging. These standard labels without a banderole were designed so they can be produced cost-efficiently and locally. Companion brands (former field 2,3 brands) are printed as black logos connected to the BASF brand with a white line.

If products support marketing activities, the logo bar design is applied.

Label templates as well as exact dimensioning can be found in the Downloadcenter.

Standard label without logo bar

Clear labeling, minimal effort

Clear labeling of products.
Meeting all legal requirements.
Minimum effort: Monochrome print of the Companion brand as well.
Uniform design principle worldwide.
If the costs are too high, Companion brands can also be left out of the label.

Example for a standard label for Companion brands

Standard label with logo bar and Companion brands

Companion brands should use the logo bar design. Their logo is placed in the logo bar next to the BASF logo connected with a white line. Product brands of the indivudal brand are included as text in the text field of a label. If the product brand itself is an individual brand, the logo can be placed in the logo bar (refer to Corporate Design principles).

All labels and packaging need to follow the core elements of our Corporate Design.

Example for a label for Companion brands

Packaging with logo bar

With the logo bar layout brands can be displayed using promotional pictures and texts.
That is why the logo of the Companion brands are positioned in the logo bar next to the BASF logo connected with a white line (follow the same guidelines as the other communication measures).
If additional elements (e.g. legal requirements) are needed, they need to be placed in the layout as well.
The guidelines for print media are applied.

Transport vessels, containers and tanks

Containers, tanks, barrels and packaging whose primary purpose is transport must not include lettering beyond identification labels.
Advertising can be included on the packaging only if it will remain at the customer’s site for a longer time and gives a good impression of the BASF brand (clean, no corrosion, etc.). Its benefit must outweigh the costs.
As communication tools for market communication, containers, tanks and the like are designed in the logo bar layout. The surface used for the design follows the same proportions and design rules as posters.

Silo and Container