It is good practice for an organisation to review how it is represented by its branding and positioning and this was carried out in 2020. The development of a new dynamic RCOphth website also precipitated this review to ensure that the RCOphth crest design worked alongside the new website design.
The existing crest, designed in 2014, embodied a move towards a more contemporary reflection of the RCOphth, but seven years on, it needed another evolutionary step to ensure it can work with more modern applications of marketing and communications, particularly in digital media.
The Communications team set out a design brief for the RCOphth brand mark. In response to this, the Executive felt that the crest was important to retain, rather than a more contemporary and revolutionary route.
The result was a more defined crest, with cleaner lines so able to stand out, optimally at reduced sizes, and be used more effectively in digital media as well as in print.
Heritage Crest
2014 Crest
2021 Crest
The heritage crest continues to be used on CCT certificates. The new 2021 crest will be phased in across all our channels, including College News, social media (Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn), RCOphth reports.