450 Years of Achievement

Dartford Grammar School Crest

  • Client
  • Dartford Grammar School
  • Industry
  • Education
  • Services
  • Identity. Design.

Dartford Grammar School’s crest has a lot of history. Our job was to bring it up to date without losing what made it recognisable.

We refined the proportions, tightened the composition and rebalanced the colours, creating a cleaner, more cohesive crest with a more contemporary feel. A new wordmark was developed to sit alongside it, giving the school a flexible identity that works across print, digital and everything in between.

We also created a bespoke monochrome version for greater versatility, alongside a refreshed palette of deep blue, gold and the school’s signature burgundy.

three coloured exercise books with the dartford grammar school crest on the front designed by voltaine creative
dartford grammar school crest designed by voltaine creative on a blue background
burgundy, gold and blue
gold embossed crest on a red background of an angel holding a shield in front fo her
dartford grammar school crest printed on glass with trees reflected in the window
Celebrating 450 years of achievement.

To mark the school’s 450th anniversary, we extended the identity with a commemorative crest and bespoke DGS450 logo, bringing the celebrations together under one distinctive visual identity.

blue sky with a white flag displaing the DGS450 logo
burgundy school hoodie with an embroidered DGS450 logo in gold
two banners hanging from a lampst for dartford grammar school
a stack or bugundy envelope invitations, each with a gold ribbon around