The icons in the corporate identity set are minimalist and consist solely of lines. This allows them to reinforce your message without adding distracting details.

Regular & Bold

All icons are available in two versions: bold (thick line) and regular (thin line). The same guidelines apply to all icons. To ensure that icons retain their impact, we recommend not displaying them at too small a size.

For digital communications, bold icons should be displayed at a minimum size of 32 × 32 pixels. Regular icons should have a minimum size of 64 × 64 pixels. For print materials, we recommend displaying icons at a minimum size of 10 × 10 mm. When scaling icons, make sure to maintain the correct proportions.

Combining icons with text

Icons should be combined with the corresponding font weight: use a bold icon with bold text and a regular icon with regular text.

Colour

There are four ways to apply colour when using an icon:

• Icon in black on white
• Icon in a corporate identity colour on white
• Icon in black on a corporate identity colour
• Icon in white on a corporate identity colour

Using multiple colours within a single icon, hatching or gradients is not permitted. View all corporate identity colours on the Colour page.

Do’s & Don’ts

• Ensure sufficient contrast between the icon colour and the background colour.
• Scale icons proportionally.
• Do not combine different icons with each other.
• Do not fill icons with a solid colour.

Availability

The icons are available in the image bank as EPS files and as images. To use the EPS files, you will need software such as Adobe Illustrator. A UvANetID login is required to download icons from the image bank. If an icon you need is not available, please request it via huisstijl@uva.nl. 

Icon font

To make the icon set easier to use, an icon font has been developed. You can download the font from the image bank. A UvANetID login is required.