| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/11/03/03/01 |
| Title | BPS Logos, Design and House Style 1984-1990; 1996; 1999 |
| Date | 1984-1996 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Physical Description | 1 file |
| Description | Correspondence, memos. cuttings, designs and mock-up for new British Psychological Society logo, headed paper and proposed badged items such as mugs, sweatshirts and car tax disks. Includes report on testing the proposed designs on students, members and others in a series of five experiments. Also includes guidelines on non-sexist language produced by the Standing Committee on Communications.
Memo from Stephen White, Director of Psychology (1996) about not using abbreviation 'BPS' for the British Psychological Society in external communications and memo updating Society logo (1999)
Includes also a sample 'Chartered Psychologist' car tax disk holder used by Peter Barnes 1989-2014 and donated by him to the archives c. 2015.
See also
BPS/001/11/01/05 BPS Standing Committee on Communications
BPS/001/12/01/01 BPS Books and Special Projects Group
BPS/001/11/02 Press and Communications Correspondence
BPS/001/6/02/02/11/03 BPS Centenary Commemorative Gifts |
| Format | File |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
| Standing Committee on Communications project. Stephen White Director of Information's file. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | BPS/001/12/04/03/01 Books and Special Project Group meeting 9 December 1993
BPS/001/11/01/05/01-02 BPS Standing Committee on Publications 1984-1986
BPS/001/12/04/01/04/03 BPS Standing Committee on Publications Business SubCommittee Correspondence 1980-1983
BPS/001/6/02/02/11/02 BPS Centenary Logo Design 1996-1999 |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/001/11/01/05/01 |
| BPS/001/11/01/05/02 |
| BPS/001/12/04/03 |
| BPS/001/12/04/03/01 |
| BPS/001/12/04/01/04/03 |
| BPS/001/6/02/02/11/03 |
| BPS/001/6/02/02/11/02 |
| AccessConditions | Registered Users by Appointment Only. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Public Relations |
| AdminHistory | The need for a house style was recognised by the Council of the British Psychological Society in 1976 and in 1979 the Publications Business Sub-Committee was asked to develop one. Over the next five years the issue was cause for much debate until in 1984 the Books and Special Projects Group designed a new logo a graphic design based upon a box around the letters BPS which was launched May 1984 (and was in use until 1987). However it led to strong objections by some of the subsystems [Member Networks] of the Society and after more debate in the Standing Committee on Communication and research into responses to different designs by Peter Morris at Lancaster University it was agreed in 1987 to revert to a version of the 'psyche' contained within the seal of Society and designed in the 1960s. A revised version of this design was agreed in 2004 and 2019.
In 1999 as part of a Society restructure Ingrid Lunt was appointed Director of Publication and a P4P [Preparation for Publication] team drew up house style notes which led to publications style guide. See BPS/001/12 Publications and Publishing |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Head of the History of Psychology Centre and Archives and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000 |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Claire Jackson BPS Archivist History of Psychology Centre. |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| BPS/GB/148 | The British Psychological Society; Standing Committee on Communications; 1984-1990; (SCComms) | 1984-1990 |
| BPS/GB/500 | White; Stephen Grant (1949-2010); Director of Information | 1949-2010 |
| BPS/GB/321 | Morris; Peter Edwin (1947-); Professor; FBPsS | 1947- |