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Face forward

Face Forward is the creative expression of Telenor’s new strategy - a unified communication concept designed to be recognizable across touchpoints and markets. It leverages the core elements of the Telenor visual identity (including typography and logo), while introducing distinct visual elements to bring the strategy to life.

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Guidelines for using the face forward concept

Brand Integrity

The Telenor symbol or logo remains the primary brand signifier and must always be present. The Face Forward design elements should never be used as a standalone brand mark or logo.

Strategic Expression

Face Forward is the only strategic expression to be visualized. Avoid introducing othertaglines or slogans that may dilute or confuse the concept.•Messaging must remain aligned with the Face Forward spirit: optimistic, energetic, future-facing, and human-centric.

Verbal flexibility

Variations of the phrase can be used in copy only, to tailor messaging for specific contextsand audiences like “Let’s face forward together”.•Keep adaptations motivational, relevant, and inspiring - they should always reinforce thecore idea of progress and purpose.•

Consistency across touchpoints

Ensure visual coherence by applying Telenor’s brand guidelines for typography and logo usage.

Face forward in copy

Variations of the phrase can be used in copy to tailor messaging for specific contexts and audiences.

Visual toolbook and guidelines

The Face Forward expression is characterized by it’s creativity, inspiration, and vibrant spirit.

Face Forward is not a logo! It’s a ‘label’ expression.

It is the creative expression of Telenor’s new strategy—a unified communication concept designed to be recognizable across touchpoints and markets.

The Face Forward expression is defined by a deliberate and distinctive typographic visual configuration.

Telenor logo and symbol

The Telenor logo or logo symbol, must never be placed near the Face Forward typographical set-up nor with the campaign’s illustrative shapes. This separation is essential to maintain the integrity of both the Telenor identity and the communicationconcept.

When the Telenor logo (wordmark with symbol or
the symbol alone) are used in Face Forward campaign material, the placement of thecampaign elements must be handled with care to ensure Telenor brand clarity.

The Telenor logo should always be placed in a clear, uncluttered area—ideally in one ofthe four corners of the layout.

Colors

Face Forward has it’s own concept colour palette, with Telenor blues and bright accent colors.

All visual elements within the Face Forward campaign must use the approved Face Forward colour palette.

Please refer to the following page for a detailed breakdown of colour assignments across campaign elements and the colour codes.

Backgrounds and shapes

Mid blue

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Telenor blue

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Light blue

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Shapes

Orange 500

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Pink 400

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Yellow 600

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Purple 400

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Text elements, backgrounds and duotone images

Dark blue

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Duotone images

For duotone images only

Purple 200

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Purple 50

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Pink 300

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Illustrative shapes

A curated set of shapes has been developed as key visual elements for the Face Forward concept.

Each shape is assigned to a specific ‘theme’ and may be used to reinforce
the specific wording.

However, the illustrative shapes are often used freely to create visually interesting compositions for various campaign material.

NB: To maintain visual consistency, only use the original shapes provided in the Illustrator files — do not create new or modified versions.

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How to use the shapes

Grid - The shapes can be organized using grid-based layouts. When placed in a grid, ensure thereis a small gap between each shape for clarity and balance.

When designing layout compositions, pay close attention to both the placement of theshape and colour of each shape to ensure a harmonious overall design.

Color - Refrain from applying all palette colours within one layout—aim to use no more than three to four per composition.

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Photography

Campaign visuals can be enhanced with photography. Photographs should preferably feature employees to reinforce authenticity and relatability, hence creating an engaging expression.•Ensure that the individuals featured in the visuals display an energetic and positive expression.•Their gaze should be directed into the camera or towards the right, conveying a future-facing and optimistic outlook.

There are two photographic styles:

  1. Main style: Duotone images for a more stylized, bold and branded expression. This style can be created in Adobe photoshop using the ‘Gradient map tool’‒Please only use the colour combinations provided
    for the duo-tone style.
  2. Secondary style: 4-colour imagesfor a natural look

Cropping

A closer cropping provides a more engaging look and feel and should prefarably be implemented.

However, images may be cropped to fit the composition and purpose of the layout.

Creating Duotone Images in Adobe Photoshop

  1. Open your image in Photoshop. (Images with strong contrast yield the best results.)
  2. In the top menu, go to Layer → New Adjustment Layer → Gradient Map.
  3. A new adjustment layer will appear above your image in the Layers panel.
  4. Click the gradient preview (default black-and-white) in the Gradient Map properties.
  5. Choose your two gradient colours from
    the colour picker.
  6. Recommended colour pairings are provided on the next slide, along with a visual step-by-step guide to help you through the process.

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Layout principles

When using the full range of campaignelements in the design of various materials, there is a consistent visual principle that ties them together:

  • The illustrative shapes are typically arranged
    in a grid-like pattern.
  • This shape pattern may be used in juxtaposition with photos or textelements, creating dynamic visual contrast.
  • In some cases, portions of the shape pattern may overlap withphotographs, adding depth and layering to the composition.

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