Atlanta Public Schools student
Project Atlanta Public Schools: Brand Guidelines
Role Graphic Designer
Media Print + Digital

OVERVIEW

Atlanta Public Schools

Building one brand. One voice.

Atlanta Public Schools needed a cohesive brand system that could strengthen brand continuity, tell its story consistently, and work across schools, departments, partners, and communications.

Atlanta Public Schools students

01 | THE CHALLENGE

Creating consistency across an entire district.

Atlanta Public Schools serves a broad community of schools, departments, employees, students, families, and partners. With so many touchpoints, maintaining a consistent brand experience had become increasingly important.

Atlanta Public Schools brand color palette
Atlanta Public Schools community

02 | ONE BRAND. ONE VOICE.

One Brand. One Voice.

Atlanta Public Schools serves a broad community of schools, departments, employees, students, families, and partners. With so many touchpoints, maintaining a consistent brand experience had become increasingly important.

03 | STATIONERY SYSTEM

Bringing the identity into everyday communication.

I designed a cohesive suite of district stationery, including business cards, letterhead, envelopes, fax covers, and email signatures—giving APS a recognizable visual language across everyday communications.

Atlanta Public Schools stationery system

04 | DESIGNING FOR A DISTRICT

One system.
Hundreds of identities.

I developed a co-branding system that allows departments and schools to maintain their own identity while still clearly belonging to the larger district brand.

Atlanta Public Schools co-branded stationery

05 | BUILT TO ADAPT

Flexible by design.

The co-branding framework extended beyond logos into school-specific stationery, allowing individual school colors and identities to work within a consistent APS structure.

06 | BRAND GUIDELINES

Bringing the identity into everyday communication.

I designed a cohesive suite of district stationery, including business cards, letterhead, envelopes, fax covers, and email signatures—giving APS a recognizable visual language across everyday communications.

Atlanta Public Schools brand guidelines

07 | RECOGNITION

Nationally Recognized.

The Atlanta Public Schools brand system earned two 2025 National School Communication Awards from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA), recognizing both the brand guidelines and the broader identity system.

Award of Excellence

Handbook / Guide
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Brand Guidelines

Award of Merit

Branding Image Materials
Atlanta Public Schools (APS) Branding and Assets

Atlanta skyline

ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

A clearer identity for a stronger, more connected brand.