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*Design Real-World Corporate Branding Manuals - Guidelines and Standards Manuals
Submitted 1 year and 323 days ago (more from identityworks.com)If there is a well thought-out design standard, it should be followed. In practice, great design comes from great designers. The appearance and exposure of the corporate brand must be constant. Some manuals are at least partly 'open' on the Web, and I will add well-designed examples below as I find them.
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