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Brand Guidelines
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INTRODUCTION The brand platform conveys the tone and personality of the Zimmer Spine
brand. This document helps communicate the key values that Zimmer
Brand Platform Spine stands for and should be used to guide all of Zimmer Spine’s
marketing communications. This brand platform lets surgeons know that
we’re more than a vendor — we’re a partner. And we will support them
with solutions by the people of Zimmer Spine.
Every day people look to you for solutions that will reduce their pain, improve their lives and restore their freedom.
You have devoted your career — and your life — to helping these people. And the people of Zimmer Spine are
devoted to you.
At Zimmer Spine we are proud to deliver a complete line of spinal solutions. However, our most important offering
goes beyond dynamic stabilization and minimally invasive surgery. Our greatest resource is the people behind our
products — the people of Zimmer Spine. Surgeons who partner with Zimmer Spine know why.
The people of Zimmer Spine are knowledgeable, passionate and energetic. We are dedicated to helping you
achieve successful patient results by bringing new ideas to market. We are driven by the opportunity to share our
unrivaled education and training. We are responsive, committed partners who will stop at nothing to support you
in your quest to provide the absolute best in spinal care. And we can be counted on always to act with integrity
as ethical partners who are worthy of your trust.
As the people behind our top spinal solutions, we want to support you with best-in-class tools, instruments and
implants, as well as the industry knowledge you need to achieve real patient results. We understand the impact our
products have on your patients’ lives, which is why we provide comprehensive spinal solutions that simplify surgical
flow and make difficult procedures easier. It’s also why we are constantly evolving and expanding our product line
to keep up with your changing needs with truly differentiated offerings including Trabecular Metal, Dynesys and the
Universal Clamp.
At Zimmer Spine we’ve made it our goal to support you by embracing your toughest challenges and delivering the
best products, service and support with unmatched integrity. We are industry leaders, expert consultants and your
partner for successful spinal solutions. We are the people of Zimmer Spine.
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INTRODUCTION The Zimmer Spine tagline is “Solutions by the people of Zimmer Spine.”
This tagline recognizes that today’s surgeons are looking for more than
Tag Line just implants and devices. They want to find individuals with whom they
can connect on successful solutions that heal and restore the lives of
their patients. Individuals like the people of Zimmer Spine. This tagline
expresses the fact that we’re more than a vendor. We’re a partner.
And we offer a complete line of spinal solutions that help our surgeons
deliver real patient results.
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SECTION 1
Core Brand
Elements
CORE BRAND: COLOR The Zimmer Spine primary color palette features two colors: Zimmer Blue
and Zimmer Black. Both of these colors can be represented in a number
Primary Pallette of tints. Use the Pantone, CMYK and RGB formulas for Zimmer Blue and
Zimmer Black to ensure consistent color usage.
Color Formulas
Zimmer Blue
PMS: Process Blue
CMYK: 100, 8, 0, 6
RGB: 0, 154, 217
100 % 80 % 50 % 30 % 10 %
Zimmer Black
PMS: Process Black
CMYK: 0, 0, 0, 100
RGB: 0, 0, 0
100 % 80 % 50 % 30 % 10 %
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CORE BRAND: LOGO As a leading provider of advanced spinal solutions, it is vital that Zimmer
Spine is supported by a strong and consistent corporate identity. This can
Proper Logo Usage only be achieved by strict adherence to the brand guidelines provided in
this document. The Zimmer Spine logo exists in both a horizontal and a
vertical format to provide maximum flexibility in placement.
>> ZimmerSpineLogos.zip
Horizontal Orientation
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CORE BRAND: LOGO Proper logo usage is vital in maintaining legibility and brand consistency.
Always apply the Zimmer Spine logo at an appropriate size and avoid
Proper Logo Usage: making the logo too overpowering or too understated. It is also important
Vertical to maintain an appropriate clear space around the Zimmer Spine logo
to give it a prominent position in design materials. It should never feel
cramped or crowded within a layout.
>> ZimmerSpineLogos.zip
Preferred Size
8p 3p 2p
Clear Space
>> ZimmerSpineLogos.zip
Preferred Size
Maximum
8p
Preferred
3p
Clear Space
X
Minimum
2p X
>> ZimmerSpineLogos.zip
Zimmer Blue
PMS: Process Blue
CMYK: 100, 8, 0, 6
RGB: 0, 154, 217
Zimmer Black
PMS: Process Black
CMYK: 0, 0, 0, 100
RGB: 0, 0, 0
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CORE BRAND: LOGO The white Zimmer Spine logo will often appear on a background of Zimmer
Blue or Zimmer Black. To ensure optimum legibility, these background
Acceptable Logo and colors should not appear in a tint lighter than 50%.
Background Usage
Tint Array
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
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CORE BRAND: LOGO When using the Zimmer Spine logo on a photographic background, make
sure the background provides sufficient contrast to ensure the legibility
Acceptable Background of the logo. The photographic background should not compete with the
Usage corporate mark.
Examples
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CORE BRAND: LOGO The Zimmer Spine logo is our corporate signature. It should never be used
as a graphic element, as a background pattern or overprinted. The logo
Unacceptable Background should not appear on any background that does not provide sufficient
Usage contrast to maintain high legibility. Textured backgrounds that compete
with the corporate identity should not be used.
Examples
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CORE BRAND: TYPOGRAPHY Two typefaces have been selected for use in all Zimmer Spine related
communications materials. The Adobe Futura family is primarily used
Font Families for headlines. To complement Adobe Futura, we have selected Meta LF
for use in body text. For online applications, Arial, a Web-safe font family,
may be used in place of Futura. For body copy, the Web-safe font family
Trebuchet should be used in place of Meta LF.
Headline font