diff --git a/client/components/brand/Brand.tsx b/client/components/brand/Brand.tsx
index 5ec6bcb..0a0f3ea 100644
--- a/client/components/brand/Brand.tsx
+++ b/client/components/brand/Brand.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useId, type ComponentProps } from 'react';
+import { type ComponentProps } from 'react';
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { BRAND, BRAND_GLYPHS, type BrandGlyphName } from '@/lib/brand';
 import { useTheme } from '@/contexts/ThemeContext';
@@ -35,104 +35,18 @@ export function BrandGlyph({
   className?: string;
 }) {
   const glyph = BRAND_GLYPHS[name];
-  const gradientId = `bt-glyph-${useId().replace(/:/g, '')}`;
 
   return (
-    <span
-      className={cn(
-        'relative inline-grid h-10 w-10 shrink-0 place-items-center overflow-hidden rounded-xl',
-        'border border-primary/20 bg-primary/[0.08] text-primary shadow-sm shadow-primary/10',
-        className,
-      )}
-      aria-label={glyph.label}
-      role="img"
-    >
-      <svg viewBox="0 0 48 48" className="h-7 w-7" aria-hidden="true">
-        <defs>
-          <linearGradient id={gradientId} x1="8" x2="40" y1="40" y2="8" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse">
-            <stop offset="0" stopColor="currentColor" stopOpacity="0.68" />
-            <stop offset="1" stopColor="currentColor" />
-          </linearGradient>
-        </defs>
-        <BrandGlyphShape name={name} gradientId={gradientId} />
-      </svg>
-    </span>
+    <img
+      src={glyph.asset}
+      alt={glyph.label}
+      width={40}
+      height={40}
+      draggable={false}
+      // Fail soft: if the asset can't load, hide rather than show a broken image —
+      // the adjacent title/label carries the meaning.
+      onError={(e) => { e.currentTarget.style.display = 'none'; }}
+      className={cn('inline-block h-10 w-10 shrink-0 select-none rounded-xl object-contain shadow-sm', className)}
+    />
   );
 }
-
-function BrandGlyphShape({ name, gradientId }: { name: BrandGlyphName; gradientId: string }) {
-  const fill = `url(#${gradientId})`;
-  const commonStroke = 'currentColor';
-
-  switch (name) {
-    case 'bills':
-      return (
-        <>
-          <path d="M13 8h22v31l-4-3-4 3-4-3-4 3-4-3-2 1.5V8Z" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" strokeLinejoin="round" opacity="0.88" />
-          <path d="M18 17h12M18 24h10M18 31h7" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" strokeLinecap="round" opacity="0.72" />
-          <path d="m27 17 3 3 7-8" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
-        </>
-      );
-    case 'calendar':
-      return (
-        <>
-          <rect x="10" y="12" width="28" height="27" rx="5" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" />
-          <path d="M16 8v8M32 8v8M11 20h26" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" strokeLinecap="round" />
-          <rect x="17" y="25" width="6" height="6" rx="2" fill={fill} />
-          <path d="m25 31 3 3 7-8" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
-        </>
-      );
-    case 'analytics':
-      return (
-        <>
-          <path d="M10 36h30" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" strokeLinecap="round" opacity="0.35" />
-          <path d="M12 31 20 23l7 5 10-14" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="4" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
-          <circle cx="20" cy="23" r="3" fill={fill} />
-          <circle cx="37" cy="14" r="3" fill={fill} />
-        </>
-      );
-    case 'data':
-      return (
-        <>
-          <ellipse cx="24" cy="13" rx="13" ry="5" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" />
-          <path d="M11 13v19c0 2.8 5.8 5 13 5s13-2.2 13-5V13" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" />
-          <path d="M11 22c0 2.8 5.8 5 13 5s13-2.2 13-5M11 31c0 2.8 5.8 5 13 5s13-2.2 13-5" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" opacity="0.58" />
-          <path d="m29 23 3 3 7-8" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
-        </>
-      );
-    case 'banking':
-      return (
-        <>
-          <path d="M8 18 24 9l16 9H8Z" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" strokeLinejoin="round" />
-          <path d="M13 21v13M21 21v13M29 21v13M37 21v13M10 38h28" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" strokeLinecap="round" />
-          <path d="m28 29 3 3 7-8" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
-        </>
-      );
-    case 'snowball':
-      return (
-        <>
-          <circle cx="17" cy="18" r="5" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" opacity="0.74" />
-          <circle cx="29" cy="28" r="9" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" />
-          <path d="M11 37c8-1 18-7 27-23" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="4" strokeLinecap="round" />
-          <path d="m31 14 7 0 0 7" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
-        </>
-      );
-    case 'security':
-      return (
-        <>
-          <path d="M24 8 37 13v10c0 8-5 14-13 17-8-3-13-9-13-17V13l13-5Z" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="3" strokeLinejoin="round" />
-          <path d="m18 24 4 4 9-10" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="4" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
-        </>
-      );
-    case 'tracker':
-    default:
-      return (
-        <>
-          <rect x="10" y="25" width="7" height="13" rx="2.5" fill={fill} opacity="0.78" />
-          <rect x="20.5" y="18" width="7" height="20" rx="2.5" fill={fill} opacity="0.88" />
-          <rect x="31" y="11" width="7" height="27" rx="2.5" fill={fill} />
-          <path d="m10 15 8 8 20-16" fill="none" stroke={commonStroke} strokeWidth="4" strokeLinecap="round" strokeLinejoin="round" />
-        </>
-      );
-  }
-}
diff --git a/client/components/ui/app-primitives.tsx b/client/components/ui/app-primitives.tsx
index 6bcc4d4..db04db6 100644
--- a/client/components/ui/app-primitives.tsx
+++ b/client/components/ui/app-primitives.tsx
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function PageHeader({
   return (
     <section className={cn('flex flex-col gap-4 sm:flex-row sm:items-end sm:justify-between', className)}>
       <div className="flex min-w-0 items-start gap-3">
-        {glyph && <BrandGlyph name={glyph} className="mt-0.5 hidden sm:inline-grid" />}
+        {glyph && <BrandGlyph name={glyph} className="mt-0.5 hidden sm:inline-block" />}
         {Icon && !glyph && (
           <span className="mt-0.5 hidden h-10 w-10 shrink-0 place-items-center rounded-xl border border-primary/20 bg-primary/[0.08] text-primary shadow-sm shadow-primary/10 sm:grid">
             <Icon className="h-5 w-5" />
diff --git a/client/lib/brand.test.ts b/client/lib/brand.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48b615a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/lib/brand.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { readFileSync, existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import { dirname, resolve } from 'node:path';
+import { BRAND, BRAND_GLYPHS } from './brand';
+
+// Assets are referenced by absolute URL (/brand/...) and served from client/public.
+const publicDir = resolve(dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), '../public');
+const toFile = (assetUrl: string) => resolve(publicDir, assetUrl.replace(/^\//, ''));
+
+describe('brand glyph assets', () => {
+  // TS proves each BrandGlyphName has an asset path; it can't prove the FILE exists.
+  // This is the exact failure mode of "images added but the path is wrong / renamed".
+  it('every glyph resolves to a real, non-empty SVG file on disk', () => {
+    for (const [name, glyph] of Object.entries(BRAND_GLYPHS)) {
+      expect(glyph.asset, `${name} asset path shape`).toMatch(/^\/brand\/glyphs\/.+\.svg$/);
+      const file = toFile(glyph.asset);
+      expect(existsSync(file), `${name} → ${glyph.asset} missing on disk`).toBe(true);
+      expect(readFileSync(file, 'utf8'), `${name} is a valid <svg>`).toMatch(/<svg[\s>]/);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it('every /brand asset referenced in brand.ts exists on disk', () => {
+    for (const [key, url] of Object.entries(BRAND.assets)) {
+      if (!url.startsWith('/brand/')) continue; // skip third-party (/img/) icons
+      expect(existsSync(toFile(url)), `${key} → ${url} missing on disk`).toBe(true);
+    }
+  });
+});
diff --git a/client/lib/brand.ts b/client/lib/brand.ts
index 777200e..f975fa3 100644
--- a/client/lib/brand.ts
+++ b/client/lib/brand.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export const BRAND = {
     socialPreview: '/brand/social-preview.svg',
     socialPreviewPng: '/brand/social-preview.png',
     emptyState: '/brand/empty-state.svg',
-    legacyLogo: '/img/logo.png',
   },
   colors: {
     ink: '#101417',
@@ -51,5 +50,3 @@ export const BRAND_GLYPHS: Record<BrandGlyphName, { label: string; asset: string
   snowball: { label: 'Snowball', asset: '/brand/glyphs/snowball-payoff.svg' },
   security: { label: 'Security', asset: '/brand/glyphs/admin-security.svg' },
 };
-
-export const ADMIN_GLYPH = { label: 'Admin' } as const;
diff --git a/vite.config.mjs b/vite.config.mjs
index f54cb21..70d715f 100644
--- a/vite.config.mjs
+++ b/vite.config.mjs
@@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
   // `npm run test:client`; `npm run test:all` runs both.
   test: {
     environment: 'node', // hook/component tests opt into jsdom via @vitest-environment
-    include: ['client/**/*.test.{js,jsx}'],
+    include: ['client/**/*.test.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}'],
   },
 });