Government Identity System (Makko Oko)
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The Government Identity System (Acronym: GIS) is a system maintained by the Government Standards Administration per the Imperial Copyright Act to present a unified branding format for the logos of government ministries, agencies and arms length bodies. The system was officially introduced on September 7th, 2022, after the enactment of the Imperial Copyright Act, and after the official inception therefore, of the Government Standards Administration.
Branding Guidelines
The consistent element of the Government identity is the Coat of Arms, with a vertical line of color to the right, and the text name of the organization to the left of the line. In some cases, a version where the Coat of Arms is on the right to the line, with the name of the organization below the coat of arms, can be seen.
All executive government departments are mandated to use the Coat of Arms, while every non-executive government department may use their own logo if they have one and choose to use it, but must still follow the government identity. In some cases, however, an executive government department may be exempted from using the Coat of Arms, if, for instance, the department gets a custom logo approved.
Times where the government identity does not have to be followed are when the non-executive department in question specifically requests for an exemption, or has a logo that doesn't fit with the government identity. No executive departments may be exempted from the government identity scheme.
Imperial Copyright License
The Government Identity System, due to being for government works, means that all GIS documentation and works created thereof from the system, are automatically copyrighted under the Imperial Copyright License as dictated under the Imperial Copyright Act. This means additionally, that no GIS work done expires, ever, in copyright length.
