{"id":14503,"date":"2025-12-04T18:09:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vervebranding.com\/blog\/?p=14503"},"modified":"2025-12-04T18:09:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:39:56","slug":"how-to-use-brand-icons-symbol-sets-beyond-the-logo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vervebranding.com\/blog\/how-to-use-brand-icons-symbol-sets-beyond-the-logo\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Brand Icons &#038; Symbol Sets Beyond the Logo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A logo is the most powerful symbol for brands because it\u2019s how people recognise them, but modern <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vervebranding.com\/blog\/branding-for-startups-vs-legacy-brands-different-rules-same-goals\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">branding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> goes beyond a single logo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A logo is not only for your website, the brand icons and symbols also go hand and hand with the logo. These elements work together to tell a cohesive story about your brand, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vervebranding.com\/blog\/what-are-brand-values-get-a-complete-guide\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brand values<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, brand personality and the brand narrative to the core audience across every touchpoint.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partnering with a top <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vervebranding.com\/logo-design.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">logo design company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can help brands create strong visual systems through which you can strengthen brand recall even when the main logo is not present. But first, let&#8217;s understand how the brand icons and symbol sets are used to guide navigation in apps.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logo, Icons, Symbols and Typography: The Core Branding Elements\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brand icons are highly versatile, even more than logos. Through brand icons, you can guide users on the website and application. You can use them on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vervebranding.com\/blog\/niche-brands-designing-logo-packaging-for-micro-audiences\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">packaging<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, presentations and in simplifying product explanations. If you use the brand icons and symbol sets accurately, they can strengthen brand recall and also improve brand memorability.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brands are using symbol sets, icons and logos to give visual cues to the users so that they can understand how to access and navigate applications and websites. For example, using a consistent \u2018Home\u2019, \u2018profile\u2019, and \u2018Settings\u2019 icon works as a standard navigation guide inside a website.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are actionable items as well, like creating a unique icon for \u2018share product\u2019, \u2018place order\u2019, \u2018build a cart\u2019, etc, through which users recognise the action.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The brand symbols and icons are used in social media posts, infographics, brochures, flyers, campaigns, graphics, and presentations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Step-by-Step Guide to Standout Visual Identity<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brands now collaborate with top logo designing firms to create custom icon libraries that match their colour palette, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vervebranding.com\/blog\/typography-in-branding-subtle-powerful-timeless\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">typography<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and tone, all of which are important to create a consistent brand image.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The icons are not generic; they are uniquely related to the brand image. For example, a cosmetic manufacturer uses rounded icons and soft green colours to highlight calmness and nature. On the other hand, a fintech brand uses geometric shapes and sharp edges to highlight accuracy and precision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to showcase \u2018professionalism\u2019 in brand, collaborate with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vervebranding.com\/us\/logo-design-company-in-miami.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top logo design company in Miami<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, like VerveBranding, to create a multi-layered <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vervebranding.com\/blog\/how-to-turn-your-logo-into-a-full-brand-identity-system\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brand identity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where the symbols, icons, lines, typography and the logo itself tell the entire brand story. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A logo is the most powerful symbol for brands because it\u2019s how people recognise them, but modern branding goes beyond a single logo.\u00a0 A logo is not only for your website, the brand icons and symbols also go hand and hand with the logo. 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