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Below, you will find 45 options for the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ athletic logos that vary in design and color. If you would like to use one of these logos, please work with a licensed vendor.

All other questions should be directed to licensing@uncw.edu. 

Below, you will find 4 options for the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ house logo that vary in color. If you need assistance with the options below, please contact us.

Below, you will find four options for the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Sammy C. Hawk marks that vary in color. If you need assistance with the options below, please contact us. 

• Mascot caricatures are permitted but must be approved by both our@uncw.edu and licensing@uncw.edu. 

Restriction: Seahawk Spirit Mark is limited to internal UNCW use and cannot be used on apparel & accessories that will be sold to the public. 

Below, you will find 5 options for the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ Seahawk Spirit marks that vary in color. If you need assistance with the options below, please contact us.

Restriction:

The university’s seal is limited to use on official documents only such as diplomas, awards, certificates and class rings.

Additional Pertinent Information:

• University seal is not permitted on products for resale (reviewed on a case-by-case basis).
• No alterations or overlaying graphics to seal permitted.

Advantages

• Fonts are embedded in the image
• Works well with paint/image editing applications
• Prints well on postscript and non-postscript printers
• Uses lossless LZW compression

Disadvantages

• Permanently converts spot colors to process
• Large file size (compared to vector-based graphics)
• Loses image quality when enlarged
• Text cannot be edited with text tools

Recommended Uses

• Printing on departmental (non-postscript) printers
• Scanned photographs and art from paint (image-editing) applications

Advantages

• For web graphics with areas of solid color
• Background color can be made transparent
• Supports web animation
• File size can be reduced by limiting the number of colors used
• Built-in, customizable color table gives good color control

Disadvantages

• Maximum 256 colors
• Most GIF's are saved at screen resolution (72 dpi - unacceptable for print)
• Text cannot be edited with text tools
• Loses image quality when enlarged
• Recommended Uses:
• Use GIF files for UNCW logos published on web pages.
• Use GIF files for art with limited color palettes intended for web publishing.
• JPEG

Recommended Uses

• UNCW logos published on web pages
• Art with limited color palettes intended for web publishing

Advantages

• For full-color web graphics (photographs)
• Uses compression optimized for reducing file size for web publishing

Disadvantages

• Compression proportionally reduces image quality
• Compression results in progressive color shifts
• Most JPEGs are saved at screen resolution (72 dpi - unacceptable for print)
• Most JPEGs are compressed too much for use in print
• Loses image quality when enlarged

Recommended Uses

• Use JPEG files for publishing photos on web pages
• Some digital photograph companies provide uncompressed JPEGs on CD-ROM suitable for print

(Downloadable in The Gateway for Licensed Vendors. Contact UNCW Licensing with questions at licensing@uncw.edu.)

Advantages

• Preferred by graphics professionals for use with vector graphics
• Very small file size
• Editable text
• Works with vector-based graphics
• Supports spot colors
• Does not lose image quality when enlarged

Disadvantages

• Prints unacceptably on non-postscript compatible printers
• Requires linked font files if text not converted to artwork
• Cannot be edited in paint applications unless converted to bitmap

Recommended Uses

• Use EPS files when sending logos to off-campus vendors.
• Use EPS files when sending UNCW logos to Printing Services.
• Use EPS files for saving vector-based art.