A joint press conference before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates backdrop, its identity by Lōn Visuals

Solutions · Ministries, Authorities & Public Institutions

Government Branding

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Identities for the institutions that speak for a nation. We give ministries, authorities and national centres one clear, bilingual visual language: rooted in national symbols, set down in guidelines every department, mission and partner can apply, and carried from official stationery to the summit stage.

Government clients
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, National Cyber Security Center, Saudi Red Sea Authority
Markets
Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the GCC
Practice
11+ years · 60+ brands built
Languages
Arabic and English, designed together

The Brief

Consistency is credibility.

For a public institution, design is never decoration. Every letterhead, sign and broadcast frame speaks for the state, and every inconsistency between a department, an embassy or a partner reads as a crack in that voice.

The bar keeps rising. National visions, digital transformation and international summits ask institutions for identities that carry heritage and modernity at once, in Arabic and English with equal authority, and that hold together when hundreds of people apply them.

What We Deliver

One standard for every official touchpoint

  1. 01

    Institutional Identity

    Emblems, logotypes and bilingual lockups built around national symbols, with every official variation.

  2. 02

    Brand Guidelines

    Standards for logo, colour, typography, photography and video that every department and mission can apply.

  3. 03

    Arabic & English Typography

    Calligraphic and typographic systems in which both scripts carry equal authority.

  4. 04

    Official Stationery & Print

    Letterheads, folders, envelopes, business cards and reports.

  5. 05

    Events & Summits

    Stages, backdrops, podiums, pavilions and press-conference settings for national and international events.

  6. 06

    Digital & Social

    Templates for every channel, infographics and a data-visualisation language for reports.

  7. 07

    Official Photography

    Coverage of receptions and visits, delivered in a branded frame.

  8. 08

    Environment & Fleet

    Building signage, interior graphics and vehicle livery.

In Official Use

Where the identity speaks

A minister speaking before the Ministry of Foreign Affairs bilingual backdrop
A briefing before the Government Security Operations Center wall, with the NCSC symbol behind
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates · Press conference — National Cyber Security Center · GSOC

Portfolio

More from the public sector

Beyond the full case studies: identities and applications for national authorities and programmes.

Authorities & Agencies

Marine, tourism and regulatory bodies.

Saudi Red Sea Authority flags with the palm-and-wave symbol
A jet ski in the Saudi Red Sea Authority livery

Saudi Red Sea Authority · Flags and fleet

Who We Work With

Built for public institutions

  • Ministries & Diplomacy

    Ministries, embassies and missions abroad.

  • Authorities & Regulators

    National authorities, regulators and agencies.

  • National Centres

    Specialised centres, national strategies and programmes.

  • Summits & Events

    Conferences, summits, exhibitions and official visits.

How We Work

Built to be adopted, not just approved

  1. 01

    Listen

    Leadership, departments and the public the institution serves.

  2. 02

    Define

    The positioning, the symbol and the values the identity must carry.

  3. 03

    Design

    The identity, the bilingual system and the guidelines that protect it.

  4. 04

    Roll Out

    Templates and handover across every unit, mission and partner.

Why Lōn

A studio fluent in the language of the state

  • Rooted in national symbols

    The seven-pointed star, the royal crest, the classical scripts: identities that speak the state's own visual language.

  • Bilingual by design

    Arabic and English are drawn together from the start, never translated after the fact.

  • Systems that scale

    Guidelines written for decentralised institutions: ministries with missions abroad, centres with partners nationwide.

Questions

Government branding, answered

What does government branding include?

The institutional identity and its official variations, brand guidelines, Arabic and English typography, stationery, events and summits, digital templates, photography and signage. We shape the scope around the institution's mandate and timeline.

Have you worked with ministries and public institutions?

Yes. Our government work includes the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates and the National Cyber Security Center in Jordan, and the Saudi Red Sea Authority.

Can you build around an existing emblem or national symbol?

Yes. Many institutions carry an official emblem. We build the system around it, as with the royal crest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or draw a new symbol from national heritage, as with the National Cyber Security Center's seven-pointed star.

Will the identity work in Arabic and English?

Always. Every identity we build is bilingual from the first sketch, so both scripts carry equal weight on every document, sign and screen.

Do you write guidelines that departments and partners can follow?

Yes. Guidelines are at the heart of every government project: clear standards, approved variations and templates that make the identity easy to apply and hard to dilute.

Can you brand a summit or national event?

Yes. From the stage and backdrops to pavilions and press conferences, as for the National Cyber Security Center's summit presence and the Ministry's joint press conferences.

How do we start?

Send us a short brief: the institution, its mandate, the audiences it serves and your timeline. We will come back with an approach and a proposal.

Building a national brand?

Let's give your institution one clear voice

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