: Make text look like it's part of icon I'm trying to create a 'Delete History' icon. Here's how it looks now: There are two problems: 1 - I feel something doesn't look right. 2 - How do

@Dunderdale640

Icons are used to overcome language barriers. By inserting a word in an icon you have just removed this function.

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@Nimeshi706

Icons are made to not include text within it for many reasons.


First, Icons could be smaller and any text in it could be hard to read
Second, Icons are made to relate and connect a certain function with well know visual representation to man mind, without thinking or even reading.
Third, what would you do when somebody in other country wants to localize your Icon in his native language? you are making hard to localize your application to other languages.


So it is not preferable to represent any text within the icon graphics.

For me History could be representing with clock.

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@Megan533

I can not tell you how to do that with photoshop or other programs (I do not use them), but I think I can explain your your "feeling":

If you compare the arrow with text history you see the sharp lines and corners? The other part of the logo is build with round corners. So try a font and an arrow that uses rounded corners too.

Update:

Comparing both icons the second is better, but the font for the text "history" is too wide. As already mentioned in a comment the curved arrow does not match the other part of the icon. So I suggest to use an non-curved arrow or---if you insist in this kind of arrow--- set the text "history" on a path following the form of the arrow.

At last can you please add both icons to your question in the size the logo should used later. Background is to proof, if the text history is readable or not. It would also help you can add what you mean with history. History like browser history? Or ?

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