Manuals explaining Colby's writing style, identity standards, and Web standards have been developed to guide faculty and staff preparing written material, publications, and Web pages for the College. Each department secretary will receive a loose-leaf, hard-copy version of these manuals, and they are all available here as PDFs. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these.

Download Manuals (PDFs)

Colby Style and Usage Manual    Download (154k PDF)
Rules and conventions for style and usage in writing for Colby publications and Colby's Web site.
This manual is also available on the Web.

Colby Identity Standards Manual    Download (1M PDF)
Rules for using Colby's logotype, the Colby seal, and the logotype and seal as a unit. Includes guidelines for Colby's color palette, typography, and formatting for stationery.

Colby Web Standards Manual    Download (268k PDF)
Rules for designing pages for Colby's Web site.