Brand system guide
We apply a different set of rules for online and offline uses of DSM's logo, brand promise & activity descriptor.
For any brand it’s important to keep looking forward; and for a science-based brand like ours, dedicated to creating a brighter future... it’s a must.
Our markets are more competitive than ever. If we want our voice to be heard above the noise it’s essential that our brand identity matches our ambition.
Here you can find the key elements of our visual identity; plus a summary of our verbal identity (which we’ll extend in future editions of this website).
We apply a different set of rules for online and offline uses of DSM's logo, brand promise & activity descriptor.
We use the core visual brand elements to build templates and components for digital and printed applications so that our brand identity is used correctly.
The core visual brand elements include the DSM logo, DSM brand promise, Di-Si-Man logo, visual device and other elements like typefaces, colors, and imagery.
DSM's master and simplified logos are the flagships of our company and their use is clearly defined.
The Chinese pronunciation of DSM as ‘Di Si Man’ (帝斯曼) enables stakeholders to connect to our brand in Chinese and protects our IP..
We use the logo lock-up for most brand touch points and applications including advertising, brochures and PowerPoint presentations.
Typography brings our brand voice to life, being instantly recognizable and easy to read.
Portrait and landscape applications have the same basic layout structure with a few subtle differences, depending on whether they are online or offline.
Our signature comprises the master or simplified logo (which incorporates the brand promise) and the activity descriptor.
The DSM activity descriptor summarizes what we do - Nutrition ∙ Health ∙ Sustainable Living - and forms part of the DSM signature.
With its swish of multi-layered color, the visual device is a key element of our brand identity, representing DSM's courageous and creative spirit.
At DSM we’re all about brighter living... so our color palette, consisting of twelve colors, is as bright as possible!
We want to tell captivating, powerful stories with our images and to be consistent across all our markets and businesses because we are One DSM.
All footage should preferably be colorful, bright, vibrant, dynamic and optimistic because ‘Brightness’ forms the heart of our brand promise.
Icons are hot right now and it's easy to see why; when done well they’re self-explanatory and clear.
While our product brands each have their own individually crafted logo, there’s always room for the DSM logo and DSM brand promise.
The same brand personality characteristics that inform our visual identity (courageous, caring and collaborative) also drive our verbal identity.
Every DSM press release includes a standardized one-paragraph description of what DSM is and what we do. Such a paragraph is called a boilerplate.
DSM brand asset downloads of core visual brand elements, images, video & b-roll, signage and publications.
Recently Brand Finance’s Global 500 study 2020 was published and DSM’s Brand Value has increased from €901m in 2019 to €989m in 2020, representing a growth of 9.8%.
Welcome to this mini gallery of royalty-free images that demonstrate how we apply our caring, courageous and collaborative DSM brand values to a wide range of different topics and scenarios. All these images can be found on dsm.com – and are free for you to use today.