New App Store Logo: A Before-and-After Design Audit
A practical before-and-after audit of the new App Store logo, focusing on vector artwork, editable file structure, and what to check before using the asset.
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Direct answer
As of the current coverage, no documented vector artwork details for a specific "new App Store logo" are supplied in this brief. The supplied material does not include source files, path counts, color values, licensing terms, or release dates for such an asset. The assessment is therefore limited to the practical checks that apply when evaluating a logo delivery that is described as vector-based.
What the brief confirms
The brief establishes a title and direction around Logo vector design, but it does not provide a before image, an after image, an AI, SVG, EPS or PDF file, or a designer's description. Without those inputs, it is not possible to state which element changed, whether it was redrawn as a path, or how the updated artwork differs from the previous version.
Practical checks for any vector logo handoff
- Confirm that the logo is delivered as true vector paths, not an embedded raster image with an AI or PDF container saving a preview inside it.
- Ask whether the artwork is supplied as one editable file or a set of flattened, expanded or outlined layers.
- Check whether fonts are converted to outlines or remain as live text requiring a separate license.
- Confirm the color model, spot colors, overprint settings, and the intended RGB, CMYK or grayscale variants.
- Ask whether the app-store symbol is a custom path, an icon from the operating system, or a trademark owned by another party; download access is not the same as permission to modify and redistribute.
What cannot be inferred
A filename ending in AI, EPS or SVG does not, by itself, prove that the artwork contains clean editable vector paths. Those formats can carry linked or embedded raster images, previews, or outlined shapes with many redundant points. Editable structure must be inspected in the file itself, not assumed from its extension.
Evidence gaps
| Item | Status |
| Before logo artwork | Not supplied |
| After logo artwork | Not supplied |
| Source-file format | Not documented |
| Path or raster inspection | Not available |
| License and modification rights | Not supplied |
Recommended disposition
Since no asset is attached, the safest next step is to treat every downloaded or received file as a candidate only. Open it in a vector editor, inspect the layers panel for actual paths, and verify ownership and permitted use before tracing, recoloring or shipping the artwork as an editable logo.