{"id":1533,"date":"2025-10-02T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2025-10-06T10:46:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T10:46:28","slug":"riba-unveils-rebrand-with-bold-new-logotype-by-johnson-banks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurenhwhite.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/02\/riba-unveils-rebrand-with-bold-new-logotype-by-johnson-banks\/","title":{"rendered":"RIBA unveils rebrand with “bold new logotype” by Johnson Banks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The\u00a0Royal Institute of British Architects<\/a> has revealed a redesigned logo<\/a> with a bold, sans-serif font<\/a> by London studio Johnson Banks<\/a> as it prepares for its 200th anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n

Set to roll out later this month, the rebrand aims to reflect the Royal Institute of British Architects<\/a>‘ (RIBA) ambitions of adapting to the modern world while paying homage to the organisation’s history.<\/p>\n

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Johnson Banks has designed the rebranding for RIBA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Replacing the former slim, serif logotype is a sans-serif logo with a bold typeface that RIBA said was “inspired by the spaces and connections between walls and structures”.<\/p>\n

The institution’s crest of two lions on either side of a column was subtly updated, and the red colour typically seen on site signboards was brightened and introduced into the branding.<\/p>\n

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The rebranding includes a bold, sans-serif logotype<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Rebranding an esteemed organisation such as RIBA has to be done with great care, ensuring it remains relevant and resonant in a changing world, while also acknowledging and respecting its history,” said Johnson Banks founder Michael Johnson.<\/p>\n

“That’s why we’ve brought key assets, like its famous red, to the forefront and retained the historic crest,” he continued. “But it needed a more modern brand and clearer voice, and that’s expressed in its new narrative and a bold new logotype that puts the RIBA name front and centre.”<\/p>\n

“This has been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build on a world-famous organisation’s strengths, whilst modernising its verbal and visual brand as it gears up for its bicentenary.”<\/p>\n