Create and Change a Branding Template  

Administrators, Platform Admins, and Domain Admins can create and change branding elements. USC Brightspace branding can be adjusted by editing two templates: 

  • Navbar Template, which is used to: 
    • Select the logo, accent color and  navbar color based on available themes
    • Modify navbar layout  
  • Homepage Template, which is used to: 
    • Adjust the layout of homepage widgets 

All used navbar and homepage templates remain in Brightspace unless manually deleted. When a user changes the widget layout, the system saves a new homepage template. 

Instructions for Branding

Create a Navbar Template
  1. To create a new branding template, a school user must access the individual school homepage through the My org widget on their home page, as shown below. Select the school from the widget. 
  1. At the school homepage, the navbar template is modified by selecting the navbar menu on the right side. Choose Manage All Course Navbars.
  1. From the management page you will see the navbars custom to this school (e.g., Leventhal NavBar 3.2024 and Marshall NavBar 3.2024). They can be edited by selecting the name.
  1. After selecting the Navbar to update, you will be directed to a page where course navbar links are adjusted. After changes are made, select save and close.
  1. To modify the theme, navigate to the themes menu on the navbar management page. Themes for the current school will be displayed and can be modified by selecting them. NOTE: new themes should not be created. Please work with the existing theme only.
  1. After selecting the theme to modify, the logo and primary and accent colors may be modified.
Change the Navbar Template
  1. Go to course home page and Select Manage All Course Navbars as shown below.
  1. Use the active navbar dropdown to select the the saved theme you would like to apply.
  1. Select Apply to implement the navbar template, this will implement the saved logo, navbar color, navbar layout and accent color.
Create the Homepage Template
  1. This template is used to modify the homepage widget layout to go back to the school homepage using the direct link. Select the homepage menu on the bottom right, choosing Manage Homepages.
  1. From the management page you will see the homepage custom to the school (e.g., Leventhal Homepage 3.2024 and Marshall Homepage 3.2024). They can be edited by selecting the name.
  1. Once the homepage is selected, you can modify the widget locations and select save and close once complete.
Change the Homepage Template
  1. Navigate to the course home page and scroll to the bottom left of the webpage to select Manage Homepage, as shown below.
  1. Select the desired homepage template to change the layout of the widgets, then select Apply to implement changes to the homepage layout.

Additional Considerations 

  • For design consistency, the logo, accent color, and navbar color selectionis limited to the existing options stored within the designated theme. These elements have been carefully curated to maintain brand identity and uphold visual coherence across our platform. Should you require further changes, please reach out to the Domain Admin or LMS Replacement- lmsreplacement@usc.edu 
  • After changes to branding are made, new courses will auto-receive the changed branding templates  
  • Branding for new courses will automatically be applied every day 
  • Branding changes will not update course offerings that have already received branding. To re-implement new branding across all courses in a school, please reach out to  lmsreplacement@usc.edu