Identity / Iconography
Iconography
Icons are rare on NTWRK surfaces. ntwrk.com.au uses three (sun, moon, menu); the brand book adds search and close. This page codifies their style so new ones match. The approved set is nine icons; nothing outside it ships.
01The set
sun · live
moon · live
menu · live
search · brand book
close · brand book
arrow
external
download
check
02Rules
- 24px grid, 2px padding, 1.8px stroke, square caps, mitred joins. Outline only; no filled or duotone icons.
- Colour is
currentColor. Icons are never Forest unless they sit inside a primary button. - An icon never replaces a word. Icon-only buttons carry an
aria-labeland a 44px touch target on phones. - The text arrow “→” takes the text colour of the link or button it closes (creative ruling, 8 Oct 2026). It is never Forest on its own. It is a glyph, not an icon.
- No emoji, no 3D, no brains, robots, sparkles or glowing networks for “AI”.
03Sizes
| Context | Icon | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Header buttons | 16px | 34px desktop · 44px touch |
| Inline with 16px text | 16px | |
| Figures | 20px | |
| Feature lists | 24px |
04Construction
- Draw on a 24 × 24px artboard with 2px padding (optical area 20 × 20).
- Stroke 1.8px, square caps, mitred joins. Align to whole pixels.
- Keep shapes simple: circles, rectangles, straight segments. No filled fills except where a hollow mark needs a cut.
- Export as inline SVG with
fill="none" stroke="currentColor". No embedded stylesheets.
Do
A 16px menu icon in the header button, labelled for assistive tech.
Rare, functional, labelled.
Live header
Don’t
A set of decorative icons beside every card title.
Icons become decoration and compete with Forest.
Illustrative
05Approved set
Approved setThe approved set is nine icons: sun, moon, menu, search, close, arrow, external, download and check. Sun, moon, menu, search and close are live on the brand book. Record, workflow and lock were proposed and are not approved; do not draw or ship them.