FAQ
I want to create my own QR code for pointing to a web site, used as a link to my conference paper, do you have any recommandation?
Make sure that the QR-embedded is “pure” and only contains the URL you intended to provide.
Some on-line QR generators embed additional information into the URL like web page redirection, id tokens, or alike used for tracking purposes.
https://zxing.appspot.com/generator, for example, produces pure QR codes.
I am responsible for technical equipment and would like to create safety signs in colours that are similar to CERN blue. Can you work on this project?
ISO 3864-1: 2002 specifies the safety identification colors and design principles of safety signs for use in workplaces and public places for the purpose of preventing accidents, combating fire, information on health risks and emergency evacuation.
We are still working in compliance with these standards and can not create a parallel system.
I have just moved into a new office and would have liked to have the green walls repainted. I see that this color is not in the range of building paints, how can I do?
CERN offices are collective and often shared workspaces. To minimize the cost of painting and retouching, a range of 4 colors are available.
A university partner from Geneva sent me a flyer to promote an academic event where the CERN logo was magenta. Is there a right to reproduce the CERN logo in pink?
In the case of this flyer the entire document is printed in one color: pink. There is no alternative but to reproduce our logo in pink if we want to be part of this flyer. In this case the outline version of the logo should be used.
I would like to personalize my email signature. Are there any recommendations?
The signature must remain sober, short and adapted to the reading mode of the correspondent.
1 – No signature-image, because one can neither copy-paste the text, nor “add to an existing contact”
2 – No logo CERN because it complicates the message and adds difficulty for reading on the mobile
3 – Paper business cards are a good basis for content.
I’ve recently been appointed head of a new section. Can I organise a competition to create a logo for it?
CERN has five sectors, eight departments, 113 groups and well over 200 sections. It would be a waste of time and resources to create a separate logo for each one. We are all part of CERN and the logo is our common emblem.
The more we use it, the more weight it carries.
It is therefore forbidden to create a separate logo for an individual organic unit.
I’m organizing an event at CERN and would like to use the logo. Could you send me the file?
The CERN logo is the property of the Organization, it is protected and any usage by third parties is subject to prior approval. Thank you to fill in the request of permission for using the CERN logo
I’ve had an idea for a product that might interest the CERN shop. Whom should I contact?
The articles sold by the CERN shop are selected according to various criteria which take account of the CERN “spirit”, the materials used, the manufacturing quality and sourcing, compliance with the graphic charter, suitability for the different types of visitors, and cost.
Any ideas for new products may be submitted to the Shop Committee, which meets every 3 months. The Committee will decide whether your proposal complies with the strategy and with the rules in force.
I have been contacted by an outside company that has done some work for CERN. The company would like to use the CERN logo on its website alongside a short text describing the work done. What do I need to do?
Any firm wishing to communicate that he is a CERN supplier has the possibility to use, under specific conditions, the CERN Label Supplier.
As a pre-requisite, the supplier shall have satisfactorily fulfilled its contractual obligations.
The permission to use the CERN Label Supplier shall be valid for the duration of the contract and up to three years after termination of the contract. CERN may withdraw any permission.
A written request shall be addressed to autorisation.