IEC Foundation

IEC Foundation

• IEC
  
  • Each letter of IEC should always be capitalized
• Foundation
  
  • The first letter of Foundation should always be capitalized and the remaining letters lowercase.
• Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation
  
  • Organization’s unabbreviated name should be written with the first letter of each word capitalized and the remaining letters lowercase. A space should be used between each word.
• IECF
  
  • Organization’s name may occasionally be written as “IECF” when previously referenced as IEC Foundation (IECF)

IEC Foundation’s primary brand typeface is Trebuchet MS. Trebuchet MS is a web standard typeface that is distributed within Windows by Microsoft. All Microsoft Windows devices should have access to Trebuchet MS. It may also be accessed through Adobe Fonts.

Trebuchet MS

• Microsoft: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/typography/font-list/trebuchet-ms‍
• Adobe Fonts: https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/trebuchet-ms

Logo

• Interstate
  
  • Bold 700

Headings

• Trebuchet MS
  
  • Bold 700
  • Normal 400

Paragraphs

• Use a legible text/body sans-serif font for long-form content. Website utilizes System Fonts for speed and legibility (Segoe UI on Windows, San Francisco on macOS, and Roboto on Android)
• Trebuchet MS may also be used for paragraph text
  
  • Normal 400

Headings and Titles

• Title Case
  
  • All words are capitalized in titles and headings, except for minor words that are not the first or last word of the title. All caps may also be used for titles and headings.
  • Yes
    
    • Upcoming Events
    • UPCOMING EVENTS
  • No
    
    • Upcoming events
    • upcoming events

Paragraphs

• Sentence Case
  
  • The first word of a sentence and proper nouns are capitalized, all other words appear in lowercase
  • Yes
    
    • IEC Foundation funding contributes to the growth of the electrical systems and contracting industry and allows all students equal access to education, apprenticeship, and training.
  • No
    
    • iec foundation funding contributes to the growth of the electrical systems and contracting industry and allows all students equal access to education, apprenticeship, and training.
  • No
    
    • IEC FOUNDATION FUNDING CONTRIBUTES TO THE GROWTH OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND CONTRACTING INDUSTRY AND ALLOWS ALL STUDENTS EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION, APPRENTICESHIP, AND TRAINING.

IEC Foundation utilizes open source icons from Google Fonts/ Google Material Icons.

Icons may be sourced from https://fonts.google.com/icons

Powering the Electrical Industry's Future

The Independent Electrical Contractors Foundation (IECF) is a 501c(3) that funds grants, scholarships, and programs supporting the next generation of electrical contractors. Making an Impact since 1996, IECF funding contributes to the growth of the electrical systems and contracting industry and allows all students equal access to education, apprenticeship, and training.