The Document Foundation gets its own logo after 16 years

>The Document Foundation, the non-profit steering the development of LibreOffice, has unveiled a new logo. > >The change means that, for the first time since its inception in 2010, TDF no longer shares the same logotype and wordmark as LibreOffice. > >“The Document Foundation” is now the sole wordmark, written in a different font, Inter, and a refreshed set of brand colours complement it. > >Unveiling the design, TDF’s Italo Vignoli made the case for a decoupling of the two brands, noting “the foundation speaks as an institution, not as a software project” whose work “extends well beyond the product” that it’s known for, i.e. LibreOffice. > >Design breakout > >URA Design, a Berlin-based design agency whose former clients include Mozilla and the Tor Project, handled the redesign. Its founder also worked on Ubuntu’s desktop installer in the past. Trivia: Canonical went the other way during its last brand revamp, incorporating the Ubuntu logo in to the Canonical wordmark, replacing its old, separate logo of two nested purple circles. > >Carving out a visual identity of its own feels somewhat overdue. > >Besides LibreOffice, TDF also contributes to the Open Document Format (ODF) standard and advocates for document interoperability and digital sovereignty with public organisations, educational institutions and governments. > >The change only affects the branding of foundation. LibreOffice’s branding, logo, etc are unchanged. > >The new brand assets are available to download if you fancy having a nosey. TDF says it will begin to use its new logo, fonts and colour scheme across its official websites, social media accounts, documents etc in the coming months.