University Of North Dakota Brand Guidelines

Location
Grand Forks, ND
Established
1883
Mascot
Fighting Hawks
Code
ND_NCAA
League
NCAA
Licensing Agency
CLC
University of North Dakota

Official Brand Colors

Official University Color Palette

Logos & Marks

UND logo lockup, horizontal, full color variant, cell 1
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND logo lockup, horizontal, reverse on black variant, cell 2
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND logo lockup, horizontal, white on green variant, cell 3
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND logo lockup, horizontal, black/gray on gray variant, cell 4
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND logo lockup, stacked, full color variant, cell 5
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND logo lockup, stacked, reverse on black variant, cell 6
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND logo lockup, stacked, white on green variant, cell 7
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND logo lockup, stacked, black/gray on gray variant, cell 8
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk Head logo, full color on black variant, cell 15
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk Head logo, full color on green variant, cell 16
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk Head logo, full color with outline on white variant, cell 17
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal green/black variant, cell 47
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal white on green variant, cell 48
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal white on black variant, cell 49
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS, stacked green/black variant, cell 50
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS, stacked white on green variant, cell 51
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS, stacked white on black variant, cell 52
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal single-line green/black variant, cell 53
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal single-line white on green variant, cell 54
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal single-line white on black variant, cell 55
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal white on black bar variant, cell 56
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal white on green bar variant, cell 57
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal green on white bar variant, cell 58
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA, horizontal green/black variant, cell 59
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA, horizontal white on green variant, cell 60
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA, horizontal white on black variant, cell 61
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA, stacked green/black variant, cell 62
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA, stacked white on green variant, cell 63
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA, stacked white on black variant, cell 64
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA, horizontal single-line green/black variant, cell 65
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA, horizontal single-line white on green variant, cell 66
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA, horizontal single-line white on black variant, cell 67
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA, horizontal white on black bar variant, cell 68
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA, horizontal white on green bar variant, cell 69
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with NORTH DAKOTA, horizontal green on white bar variant, cell 70
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal green/black variant, cell 71
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal white on green variant, cell 72
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal white on black variant, cell 73
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with FIGHTING HAWKS, stacked green/black variant, cell 74
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with FIGHTING HAWKS, stacked white on green variant, cell 75
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with FIGHTING HAWKS, stacked white on black variant, cell 76
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal single-line green/black variant, cell 77
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal white on green variant, cell 78
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal white on black variant, cell 79
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal white on black bar variant, cell 80
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal white on green bar variant, cell 81
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head with FIGHTING HAWKS, horizontal green on white bar variant, cell 82
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Fighting Hawk logo, skewed misuse variant, cell 1
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Fighting Hawk logo, altered elements misuse variant, cell 3
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Fighting Hawk logo, outlined misuse variant, cell 5
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Fighting Hawk logo, blurred misuse variant, cell 6
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Fighting Hawk logo, changed hawk color misuse variant, cell 7
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Fighting Hawk logo, patterned texture misuse variant, cell 9
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Fighting Hawk logo, image inside misuse variant, cell 10
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Fighting Hawk logo, added visual elements misuse variant, cell 12
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Fighting Hawk logo and North Dakota wordmark, combined previous marks misuse variant
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Fighting Hawk logo, ND monogram, and North Dakota wordmark, combined previous marks misuse variant
Primary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
University Seal, black variant, cell 12
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
University Seal, white on green variant, cell 13
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
University Seal, green/white on gray variant, cell 14
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head, white on green variant, cell 45
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head, green outline variant, cell 46
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, head front color variant, cell 92
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, head front white on grey variant, cell 93
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, head front white on black variant, cell 94
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, head side color variant, cell 95
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, head side white on grey variant, cell 96
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, head side white on black variant, cell 97
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, head angled color variant, cell 98
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, head angled white on grey variant, cell 99
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, head angled white on black variant, cell 100
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, full standing color variant, cell 101
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, full standing white on grey variant, cell 102
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, full standing white on black variant, cell 103
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, full running color variant, cell 104
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, full running white on grey variant, cell 105
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, full running white on black variant, cell 106
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, full golf color variant, cell 107
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, full golf white on grey variant, cell 108
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, full golf white on black variant, cell 109
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, full hockey color variant, cell 110
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, full hockey white on grey variant, cell 111
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark, full hockey white on black variant, cell 112
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark for content, full standing color variant, cell 113
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark for content, full standing white on grey variant, cell 114
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark for content, head peeking color variant, cell 115
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
mascot mark for content, head peeking white on grey variant, cell 116
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
University of North Dakota seal, color variant
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
ND monogram and North Dakota wordmark, combined previous marks misuse variant
Secondary LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
North Dakota Fighting Hawks wordmark, horizontal green/black on white variant, cell 18
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
North Dakota Fighting Hawks wordmark, horizontal green/green on white variant, cell 19
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
North Dakota Fighting Hawks wordmark, horizontal black/black on white variant, cell 20
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
North Dakota Fighting Hawks wordmark, horizontal white/white on green variant, cell 21
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
North Dakota Fighting Hawks wordmark, horizontal green/white on black variant, cell 22
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
North Dakota Fighting Hawks wordmark, horizontal white/white on green variant, cell 23
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
North Dakota Fighting Hawks wordmark, stacked green/black on white variant, cell 24
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
North Dakota Fighting Hawks wordmark, stacked green/green on white variant, cell 25
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
North Dakota Fighting Hawks wordmark, stacked black/black on white variant, cell 26
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
North Dakota Fighting Hawks wordmark, stacked white/white on green variant, cell 27
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
North Dakota Fighting Hawks wordmark, stacked green/white on black variant, cell 28
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
North Dakota Fighting Hawks wordmark, stacked white/white on green variant, cell 29
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
NORTH DAKOTA wordmark, green variant, cell 30
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
NORTH DAKOTA wordmark, white on green variant, cell 31
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
NORTH DAKOTA wordmark, black variant, cell 32
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
FIGHTING HAWKS wordmark, green variant, cell 33
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
FIGHTING HAWKS wordmark, white on green variant, cell 34
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
FIGHTING HAWKS wordmark, black variant, cell 35
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
NORTH DAKOTA wordmark, stacked green variant, cell 36
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
NORTH DAKOTA wordmark, stacked white on green variant, cell 37
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
NORTH DAKOTA wordmark, stacked black variant, cell 38
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
FIGHTING HAWKS wordmark, stacked green variant, cell 39
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
FIGHTING HAWKS wordmark, stacked white on green variant, cell 40
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
FIGHTING HAWKS wordmark, stacked black variant, cell 41
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
University of North Dakota wordmark, header variant
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND wordmark, altered colors misuse variant, cell 2
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND wordmark, rotated misuse variant, cell 4
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND wordmark, drop shadow misuse variant, cell 11
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND wordmark, white on light background misuse variant
WordmarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND lettermark with flame, full color variant, cell 9
LettermarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND lettermark with flame, white on green variant, cell 10
LettermarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND lettermark with flame, black on gray variant, cell 11
LettermarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND lettermark, green variant, cell 42
LettermarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND lettermark, white on green variant, cell 43
LettermarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND lettermark, black variant, cell 44
LettermarkLast Updated : 5/22/2026
NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY wordmark, horizontal green/black variant, cell 83
Sport LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY wordmark, horizontal white on green variant, cell 84
Sport LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY wordmark, horizontal white on black variant, cell 85
Sport LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY wordmark, stacked green/black variant, cell 86
Sport LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY wordmark, stacked white on green variant, cell 87
Sport LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
NORTH DAKOTA HOCKEY wordmark, stacked white on black variant, cell 88
Sport LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head HOCKEY lockup, white on black variant, cell 89
Sport LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head HOCKEY lockup, white on green variant, cell 90
Sport LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Hawk head HOCKEY lockup, green/white on green variant, cell 91
Sport LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Crossed Hockey Sticks, green variant, cell 117
Sport LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Crossed Hockey Sticks, black variant, cell 118
Sport LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Crossed Hockey Sticks, white variant, cell 119
Sport LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
Fighting Hawk logo, unofficial football font lockup misuse variant, cell 8
Sport LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026
UND Men's Hockey lockup, crossed sticks misuse variant
Sport LogoLast Updated : 5/22/2026

Approved Verbiage

Rules & Guidelines

hard rule

Mascot Caricatures Not Permitted

Mascot caricatures not permitted.

hard rule

No Combination of Previous UND Marks with New Brand Identity

Do NOT combine previous UND marks with the new brand identity.

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Clothing Application Restrictions

Do NOT combine two separate wordmarks. Do NOT use the same mark more than once on a garment. (Some exceptions may apply.)

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White Marks on Light Backgrounds

Do NOT place white marks onto light backgrounds.

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Etching Guidelines

All wordmarks are fine to be etched. Fighting Hawk logos may only be etched onto a solid Kelly Green or Black background.

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Screen Printing on Frosted Glass

Only logo #17 can be used in the circumstance.

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Clear Zone for UND Logo System

A clear zone of no less than half the height of the flame logo is required around all marks in the UND logo system. Photos and subtle textures/patterns can be present in the clear zone.

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Primary Wordmark Legibility and Outlines

Wordmarks must be legible. If the background of the item is too busy, a solid white box should be placed around the wordmark. Do not create your own outline.

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Secondary Marks Usage

The logo must stand on its own and not be combined with sport specific text. Allowed in 1 color PMS 347, white, black. No primary mark is required to be included. Clear zone: nothing overlapping or touching the logo. Allowed to be etched. TM must be included. Color combinations must not be altered with sport specific text. Clear zones measured as 1/2 the length of the eye of the Hawk.

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Primary Athletic Mark and Wordmark Lock Up Usage

When combining the Primary Mark and Wordmarks horizontally, use guidelines below. The Primary Athletic Mark and Wordmark Lock Up should be used as a stand-alone mark and not with other elements. Primary Mark and Wordmarks may still be on same design 'unlocked' if distinctly separated.

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Sport-Specific Marks Font and Alteration

Sports names cannot be listed in a different font and paired with the primary mark or primary and secondary wordmarks. The official sport-specific marks cannot be altered in any way, including using a different font.

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Mascot Marks Clear Zone

A clear zone of no less than one eighth of the height the mark is required around all mascot marks. No other type or graphic element should fall within the clear zone.

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Mascot Marks Usage

Color combinations must not be altered. The logo must stand on its own and not be combined with sport specific text. No etching allowed. No primary mark is required to be included. TM must be included. Clear zones measured as 1/2 the length of the eye of the Hawk.

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Crossed Hockey Sticks Mark Guidelines

Do not alter color combinations. Only allowed in: One Color White, One Color Green, One Color Black. Cannot be the only UND Athletics trademark on an item. Cannot appear to be the primary mark of the Men's Hockey program.

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Logo Misuse Prohibitions

Do NOT skew, alter logo colors, alter or resize the elements, rotate, outline, blur, change the color of the hawk on the Primary Athletic Mark, combine with unofficial fonts, put patterns or textures inside the logo, put images inside the logo, add drop shadow, or add visual elements.

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No Use of Current Players' Name, Image, or Likeness

No use of current players' name, image, or likeness is permitted on commercial products.

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No References to Alcohol, Drugs, or Tobacco

No references to alcohol, drugs, or tobacco related products may be used in conjunction with University marks.