Macquarie University logo and symbol, meaning, history, PNG
- Download PNG Macquarie University Logo PNG Macquarie University is the name of one of the most reputable universities in Aus-tralia, which was established in 1964 in Sydney and today has almost 50 thousand students and two thousand academic staff.
- Meaning and history Macquarie claims itself as a progressive and innovative university, and the history of its visual identity proves that it’s true.
- The logo of the University has been changed three times, and each of the versions is stronger and more contemporary than the previous one, though the current version is a combination of the first two emblems.
- 1964 – 2009 The very first logo for Macquarie was under by the university until 2009 and featured a stylish “M” with a lighthouse tower as an emblem.
- The wordmark, set in two levels, was placed under the emblem and written in a classy serif font with elongated tails of “Q” and “R” for the upper part, and a laconic and simple sans-serif for the “University Sydney” lone, where the two words were separated by a horizontally elongated “~” sign.
- The logo was executed in a monochrome color palette and looked truly outstanding.
- 2009 – 2015 The redesign of 2009 brought a completely new concept to Macquarie’s visual iden-tity and add196ed new shades to its color palette.
- The wordmark in this logo was exe-cuted in a lightweight geometric sans-serif typeface in black, and the new elegant and smooth emblem in burgundy and gray was placed on the right from the lettering.
- The new emblem featured grout overlapping leaves, where the upper one was in burgundy-pink, and three others — in two shades of gray.
- The white small Star was placed on the upper level, resembling the star above the lighthouse on the previous logo.
- 2015 – Today The current Macquarie University logo combines the symbol from the first version with the color palette of the second, placing a gradient white lighthouse with the star on a strict crest with a geometric red and purple triangular pattern.
- The wordmark in two levels and two different styles are set in black under the emblem.
- The seal of the university, which is the base for the current version, has a dark green background and a white image of the Macquarie Lighthouse with a gold Sirius Star above it.
- Font and color The current Macquarie University wordmark has its upper part in the capitals written in a modern sans-serif typeface, which is very similar to Bruta Global Regular Semi Bold, but with the letter “Q” modified.
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