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ICOCIN NIXON
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September 13, 2026
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what will be happened the contributor use name of icon set under icon and also use thumbnail on the artboard

  • September 13, 2026
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Can i use the name of icon under it on a vector icon set and  thumbnail on the anywhere of the artboard . and also can i sue extra background with the artboard or any rectangle with the artboard of a icon set please  ? most of the top seller  of vector icon set are doing this process. 

    Correct answer AlexBond

    What do you mean by “what will be happened”? Your work will either be accepted or rejected.

    In general, the requirements for vector artwork are more or less outlined on these two pages:

    Vector do's and don'ts
    https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/vector-dos-and-donts.html

    and
    Vector creation best practices
    https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/submit-your-content/submit-vectors/vector-creation-best-practices.html

    Following the recommendations on these pages doesn't guarantee that your work will be accepted, but it significantly reduces the chances of rejection. Try reading those two short pages - you should find your answer there.

    If I were to give some more specific advice, I would say to remember that artwork should have “visual impact” - in other words, it should be visually appealing and look coherent and well put together. It should also not contain hidden or invisible elements/layers that are not visible in the preview, and the document structure should be clear and clean. The buyer is purchasing exactly what they see in the preview, and the artwork itself should be properly executed.

    As for regulating more specific technical details of how the artwork should be structured, I don't think there is much point in doing that. That is ultimately your own approach and your own understanding of what you want to sell.

    One thing I would add from my own perspective: it is 2026, and the idea of making any meaningful money from icon sets is about ten years out of date. Personally, I am rather skeptical about it, but - give it a try...

    5 replies

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    September 13, 2026

    After purchase, customers will add their own regional fonts, languages & text, if desired. 

    Icons should never need text captions. The icon meaning should be obvious to the viewer.

    If your artwork needs captions, it’s not good artwork. 

     

    That said, this is what you’re competing with in Stock inventory:

    https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=icon  156 million icons.

    Your chance of making sales with icons is next to zero.

    Find something more unique to create for Stock. 

     

    Customers want realistic images of people interacting with other people & things. Think about people at work, play, school, leisure, travel, healthcare, etc...

     

    Good luck.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    ICOCIN NIXONAuthor
    Participant
    September 13, 2026

    Thanks you sir being positive glance on it. 


     

    AlexBond
    AlexBond
    Inspiring
    September 13, 2026

    Well, let me put it this way, in general terms. You are selling graphics, not text, so the main focus and the primary visual component should be the graphics. Besides, a well-designed symbol should speak for itself and explain itself - it shouldn't need a textual explanation. But that's already more of a theoretical point.

    In the example you provided, the icons represent some specific technical processes, and without the text it is simply unclear what they are about or what a particular symbol is supposed to mean. So in this case, yes, the text labels are perfectly justified.

    As for the large icon, I suppose it is there to show the quality and level of detail of the drawing more clearly. That can certainly be justified, but I won't judge how necessary that particular presentation is.

    In general, I'd make two more points.
    First, please keep in mind that good-quality infographics are quite a specific and relatively complex field, much like type design. Both require an understanding of certain principles and rules; neither is an especially simple area of design.

    And second, over the past ten years, stock contributors have probably produced millions - perhaps tens or even hundreds of millions - of these icon sets. I'm really not convinced that the world needs yet another endless supply of them.

    The only exception, perhaps, is if you have a genuinely unique sense and understanding of the SIGN and of semantics in general, and you have a strong need to explore and express that through your work. But that's a different level of design - something beyond ordinary stock work.
    I hope that explains what I mean. Good luck!

    AlexBond
    AlexBondCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    September 13, 2026

    What do you mean by “what will be happened”? Your work will either be accepted or rejected.

    In general, the requirements for vector artwork are more or less outlined on these two pages:

    Vector do's and don'ts
    https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/vector-dos-and-donts.html

    and
    Vector creation best practices
    https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/submit-your-content/submit-vectors/vector-creation-best-practices.html

    Following the recommendations on these pages doesn't guarantee that your work will be accepted, but it significantly reduces the chances of rejection. Try reading those two short pages - you should find your answer there.

    If I were to give some more specific advice, I would say to remember that artwork should have “visual impact” - in other words, it should be visually appealing and look coherent and well put together. It should also not contain hidden or invisible elements/layers that are not visible in the preview, and the document structure should be clear and clean. The buyer is purchasing exactly what they see in the preview, and the artwork itself should be properly executed.

    As for regulating more specific technical details of how the artwork should be structured, I don't think there is much point in doing that. That is ultimately your own approach and your own understanding of what you want to sell.

    One thing I would add from my own perspective: it is 2026, and the idea of making any meaningful money from icon sets is about ten years out of date. Personally, I am rather skeptical about it, but - give it a try...

      ICOCIN NIXONAuthor
      Participant
      September 13, 2026

      Thanks you sir for  explain. but i need to know one issues specifically please  ,

      https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/submit-your-content/submit-icons/tips-submit-vector-icons-sheets.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

      • Don't include marketing, descriptive, or title text within the asset. Keep icon artwork clean and use metadata for all descriptive information.=======
         considering this , can we use  name of  icon under the icon and can we use any thumbnail on the  icon set  as like most of  contributor are  practice this on the top seller of  icon set  , i already attached ? will be glad to be clear about this . ,
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