How to Choose the Best Icons for your Project

When designing a website, we often spend a good bit of time considering which visual assets to use. Photos and illustrations, for example, can have a large impact on a design. However, those aren’t the only assets we should focus on.

One asset that can get easily overlooked is icons. There are a lot of generic libraries floating around and they’re easy enough to use, but there is something to be said for using a more custom solution. Indeed, the right icons make for a more detailed and complete user experience.

So how do you go about deciding which icons to use? Let’s take a look at some tips and best practices for making the right choice. We’ll include some amazing examples that you can access with a subscription to Envato Elements, home to more than 5,500 icon sets, plus hundreds of thousands of top design resources.

Use Icons relevant to your project

So often we use icons that don’t really fit the subject matter of our website. Thankfully, we don’t have to settle. Utilizing icons that are relevant to an industry or concept is a better way to go. This provides a more finished look while adding context for users.