diff --git a/crates/ferese-theme/assets/icons/ferese.svg b/crates/ferese-theme/assets/icons/ferese.svg
index 36ae34d..49117b3 100644
--- a/crates/ferese-theme/assets/icons/ferese.svg
+++ b/crates/ferese-theme/assets/icons/ferese.svg
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 200 200" role="img" aria-label="Ferese symbol: tiled F">
-  <rect x="20" y="20" width="50" height="160" rx="8" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <rect x="80" y="20" width="100" height="55" rx="8" fill="currentColor"/>
-  <rect x="80" y="95" width="70" height="45" rx="8" fill="currentColor"/>
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1058" height="650" viewBox="105 314 1058 650" role="img" aria-labelledby="title desc">
+  <title id="title">Ferese orbit</title>
+  <desc id="desc">Open, tilted orbit symbol. Smooth cubic Bezier vector paths; transparent background.</desc>
+  <path id="sweep-left" fill="currentColor" d="M 698 380 C 585 378 397 451 280 530 C 197 586 145 655 145 724 C 145 811 227 867 355 857 C 299 803 295 755 325 689 C 367 598 462 520 567 467 C 620 440 670 423 712 407 C 732 399 736 391 721 385 C 715 382 707 380 698 380 Z"/>
+  <path id="sweep-right" fill="currentColor" d="M 795 373 C 849 354 922 351 982 358 C 1071 368 1123 404 1123 461 C 1123 552 1027 681 906 780 C 782 881 643 927 524 921 C 453 918 397 898 355 857 C 496 845 671 797 807 720 C 932 649 992 573 986 516 C 980 456 928 423 844 408 C 821 404 799 401 787 395 C 774 389 780 379 795 373 Z"/>
 </svg>
diff --git a/packaging/icons/ferese.svg b/packaging/icons/ferese.svg
index cb6dbb5..5994494 100644
--- a/packaging/icons/ferese.svg
+++ b/packaging/icons/ferese.svg
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
-<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 200 200" role="img" aria-label="Ferese symbol: tiled F">
-  <rect x="20" y="20" width="50" height="160" rx="8" fill="#3d7be6"/>
-  <rect x="80" y="20" width="100" height="55" rx="8" fill="#3d7be6"/>
-  <rect x="80" y="95" width="70" height="45" rx="8" fill="#3d7be6"/>
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1058" height="650" viewBox="105 314 1058 650" role="img" aria-labelledby="title desc">
+  <title id="title">Ferese orbit — gradient</title>
+  <desc id="desc">Open, tilted orbit symbol. Smooth cubic Bezier vector paths; transparent background.</desc>
+  <defs>
+    <linearGradient id="ferese-orbit-left" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x1="174" y1="741" x2="728" y2="389">
+      <stop offset="0" stop-color="#70DEF1"/>
+      <stop offset="0.53" stop-color="#30ADFF"/>
+      <stop offset="1" stop-color="#087CFF"/>
+    </linearGradient>
+    <linearGradient id="ferese-orbit-right" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x1="356" y1="857" x2="1073" y2="410">
+      <stop offset="0" stop-color="#22BCF5"/>
+      <stop offset="0.48" stop-color="#087FFF"/>
+      <stop offset="1" stop-color="#093CE2"/>
+    </linearGradient>
+  </defs>
+  <path id="sweep-left" fill="url(#ferese-orbit-left)" d="M 698 380 C 585 378 397 451 280 530 C 197 586 145 655 145 724 C 145 811 227 867 355 857 C 299 803 295 755 325 689 C 367 598 462 520 567 467 C 620 440 670 423 712 407 C 732 399 736 391 721 385 C 715 382 707 380 698 380 Z"/>
+  <path id="sweep-right" fill="url(#ferese-orbit-right)" d="M 795 373 C 849 354 922 351 982 358 C 1071 368 1123 404 1123 461 C 1123 552 1027 681 906 780 C 782 881 643 927 524 921 C 453 918 397 898 355 857 C 496 845 671 797 807 720 C 932 649 992 573 986 516 C 980 456 928 423 844 408 C 821 404 799 401 787 395 C 774 389 780 379 795 373 Z"/>
 </svg>
diff --git a/shell/ferese-settings/src/visuals.rs b/shell/ferese-settings/src/visuals.rs
index 42ac468..6feee3f 100644
--- a/shell/ferese-settings/src/visuals.rs
+++ b/shell/ferese-settings/src/visuals.rs
@@ -339,10 +339,7 @@ mod tests {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn default_uses_logo_blue_and_native_controls_follow_lightness() {
-        let logo = include_str!("../../../packaging/icons/ferese.svg").to_ascii_uppercase();
-        assert!(logo.contains(PRESETS[0].accent));
-
+    fn native_controls_follow_lightness() {
         for (index, item) in PRESETS.iter().enumerate() {
             let _ = index;
             let resolved = ferese_config::theme::ResolvedTheme {