Introducing CESTA's New Logo!

CESTA is proud to announce the launch of its new logo, reflecting our evolution, expansion, and continuing investment in scholarly innovation.

Designed by Sylvia Li, the new logo, which replaces the black-and-white “C” that had represented CESTA since its founding in 2012, maintains continuity with the previous logo while updating it for CESTA’s evolving institutional identity. Through smoothly curving but asymmetrical ellipses, the image reflects the wholeness of CESTA’s community while embracing the diverse and experimental scholarly paradigms that are sheltered under the Center’s roof. The four colors included in the logo echo our Stanford affiliation while also setting CESTA apart as a nationally and internationally recognizable institution. And our choice to focus on the Center’s acronym not only recalls our name’s origins in the Portuguese word for “basket” — an association that reflects the abundance and inclusiveness of our research community — but also indicates that CESTA is more than the sum of its parts.

As we update our online presence, letterhead, and promotional materials to reflect the new logo, we appreciate your patience and support. If you use the CESTA logo in any of your materials — from websites to posters to publications — please join us in updating them, and feel free to cesta_stanford [at] stanford.edu (contact us) with any questions or concerns.

Thank you! We hope you love our new look as much as we do.