Please use our logo when reporting on Global Voices or sharing our stories. Like all of Global Voices, the logos are licensed as Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY). Thank you for using them with care.
The Global Voices colors are green #269926 , teal #00b8c0 , and black #000000
What does the GV logo mean?
Our logo uses the Mpatapo symbol, the “knot of pacification/reconciliation”, from the West-African Adinkra set of symbols:
The symbols belonged to the Asante (or Ashanti) peoples, who would print them on cloth, as well as pottery and metalwork. The Asante people resisted British colonial rule when it arrived in West Africa. It may be for this reason that much cultural tradition and symbolism survives to this day.
Mpatapo represents the bond or knot that binds parties in a dispute to a peaceful, harmonious reconciliation. It is a symbol of peacemaking after strife.
Wide for light backgrounds
This is our default logo and should be used whenever possible. The PNG files have transparent backgrounds, so this file should integrate well on any light colored sites.
Wide logo for dark backgrounds (white)
This variant of our default logo is for use on dark backgrounds where the normal logo dissappears. PNG files have transparent backgrounds and should integrate well with any dark sites.
Square logo for light backgrounds
Vertical format of our logo in default coloring, for use on light backgrounds. PNG files are “transparent”, and will show the background color behind them.
Just green icon
Green icon on it's own, with transparent background.
