{"id":49569,"date":"2013-05-20T16:40:06","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T20:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/communications\/?page_id=49569"},"modified":"2023-12-15T13:41:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T18:41:00","slug":"bates-athletics-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/communications-marketing\/design-services-1\/bates-athletics-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates Athletics Brand Identity Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fielding 31 varsity teams, Bates is a member of the NCAA Division III New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC).<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bobcat was adopted as the Bates College mascot in 1924, during an all -campus vote in the Bates Chapel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2013, the college introduced a new visual representation of the Bobcat, as well as secondary and tertiary marks and a unique font, developed in partnership with Skye Design Studios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A consistent visual identity is key to effective communications and brand strength for Bates Athletics and contributes to a powerful and unified expression of the Bates brand. The following rules for the implementation of the Bates Athletics visual identity includes guidelines for color and typography in print and digital communications, as well as for Bates merchandise and athletics gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/communications-marketing\/files\/2023\/10\/SDS_Bates_Athletics_Guide_2023.pdf\">Download and print a copy (PDF)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-top:max(60%,326px);height:0;width:100%\"><iframe allow=\"clipboard-write\" sandbox=\"allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"position:absolute;border:none;width:100%;height:100%;left:0;right:0;top:0;bottom:0;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?d=sds_bates_athletics_guide_2023&#038;u=batescollege\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fielding 31 varsity teams, Bates is a member of the NCAA Division&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":0,"parent":50787,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_hide_ai_chatbot":false,"_ai_chatbot_style":"","associated_faculty":[],"_Page_Specific_Css":"","_bates_restrict_mod":false,"_dimp_site_id":"","_dimp_override_contact":false,"_table_of_contents_display":false,"_table_of_contents_location":"","_table_of_contents_disableSticky":false,"_is_featured":false,"footnotes":"","_bates_seo_meta_description":"","_bates_seo_block_robots":false,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_id":0,"_bates_seo_sharing_image_twitter_id":0,"_bates_seo_share_title":"","_bates_seo_canonical_overwrite":"","_bates_seo_twitter_template":""},"class_list":["post-49569","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49569"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53605,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49569\/revisions\/53605"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/50787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/communications-marketing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}