05

Logo.

A fort that guards. A book that forms. Our emblem joins the two into a shield: TFI protects and grows the next generation of African leaders.

5.1

Lock-ups

The horizontal lock-up is our primary logo: use it by default. Use the stacked lock-up only when the space is close to square, and the emblem alone only where the name is already present nearby.

Primary · horizontal

Default for everything: posts, documents, web, slides, email.

Secondary · stacked

Square or tall spaces: merch, plaques, signage.

Emblem

Avatars, favicons, seals.

5.2

Clear space

Keep clear space equal to one crenel, the gap between two battlements, on every side. Nothing enters that space: not type, not edges, not other logos.

5.3

Minimum size

Drag to test. The horizontal logo is never smaller than 20px tall on screen (8mm in print). The stacked logo, 24px (12mm).

5.4

Logo and colour

White on Red and Ember. Fort Red on White. Ink only where colour isn’t possible: single-colour print, embossing, engraving. Pick a ground to check it.

5.5

Logo on photos

White horizontal lock-up only, at 12% of the image width, inset by 3%. It may sit in any corner or at the bottom centre: choose the spot with the calmest background and no faces. Try each spot below.

Award holders on stage at The Fort Awards 2025, with the TFI logo placed on the photo
5.6

Small spaces

Avatars, favicons and app icons use the emblem only: white on Fort Red, centred, filling 60% of the circle.

Instagram · LinkedIn

WhatsApp channel

Substack

Favicon

5.7

Partners

The TFI logo comes first, then the partner’s logo at the same visual height, separated by a thin vertical rule. On dark or red grounds, partner logos sit on a white plate.

Partner logo
Partner logo
5.8

Misuse

Protect the logo. Never do any of the following.

Don’t stretch or distort
Don’t recolour
Don’t rotate
Don’t use low contrast
Don’t add effects like shadows or glows

The Fort Institute

Don’t retype the logo
Don’t swap sub-brand devices into the mother logo
Don’t make the logo the hero. It signs a design; Fort Motifs and Symbols carry the image.