As an account owner, you can personalise badges with your own background image and/or icon. We recommend that you start with the background as an easy way to customise and add your brand. We provide you with a variety of icon choices (this is the image that appears in the middle of your badge) and you can also upload and add your own icon design.
How to:
Once you have chosen your image, follow the following steps to upload.
Click your avatar to open the menu
Choose iQualify settings
Open the navigation menu on the left (image below)
Choose Feature settings
Choose iQualify assess
From here you can upload or update your background image, choose a pre-defined badge icon or upload your own.
Click Update to save.
Below are some general tips on things to think about when choosing your background image and icon. For more detailed advice aimed at designers see our help article Tips for designers on preparing artwork for badges (micro-credentials)
Background image
When deciding on a suitable background image remember:
The screen resizes for different devices. This means all of your image may not be visible to everyone all of the time. Therefore we recommend you avoid selecting an image whose focus is in the centre of you background.
The badge is always in the centre of the screen and changes proportion.
Recommended artwork size is 1920px wide by 1080px high and file type must be PNG. Images which have other dimensions will be previewed and cropped to the correct size. You can also adjust the positioning of the cropped area.
Badge icon
You can use one of our icons or upload your own. We recommend engaging your marketing team and/or a professional designer to make sure you get a high quality result when adding an icon. When deciding on a suitable badge icon image remember:
The icon needs to have a transparent background and be saved as an SVG file. This is so it can be correctly displayed on any device.
The SVG image needs to be square with equal width and height.
Ensure the image has a defined viewbox that is square to ensure it displays correctly once awarded.
Remember badges are often displayed at a small size. We recommend you preview your image at a small size (we recommend 90x90 device pixels) to ensure the image is still clear when viewed on a small screen.
Don't have a designer handy?
You don't necessarily need to have a designer or professional design software to create artwork for your badges, background artwork and copyright free content imagery.
Below are some free artwork sources and artwork conversion services that may be a good starting place.
Please ensure you only use artwork that is free, creative commons, or you have the rights to use as badges are published on the web so full copyright laws apply.
For SVG badge artwork:
Convert vector artwork for export as an SVG online https://vectormagic.com/
For background images and photography:
Pexels https://www.pexels.com/
Unsplash https://unsplash.com/
Creative commons search https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/
Other articles you may find useful:
An overview of badges
How to assign a badge for course completion
How to share your digital badge
How to request an endorsement for your badge
Tips for designers on preparing artwork for badges (micro-credentials)