diff --git a/branding/png/treehouse-icon-small.png b/branding/png/treehouse-icon-small.png
index 6198b0f..10a7bf0 100644
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diff --git a/branding/png/treehouse-icon.png b/branding/png/treehouse-icon.png
index df4d581..ab69bd8 100644
Binary files a/branding/png/treehouse-icon.png and b/branding/png/treehouse-icon.png differ
diff --git a/branding/png/treehouse-logo-full.png b/branding/png/treehouse-logo-full.png
index d06298f..6c96347 100644
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diff --git a/emoji-convert.sh b/emoji-convert.sh
index bd1a542..7a74767 100755
--- a/emoji-convert.sh
+++ b/emoji-convert.sh
@@ -37,10 +37,20 @@ done
 # branding
 for svg_path in branding/svg/*.svg; do
     svg=${svg_path#"branding/svg/"}
-    # resize
-    convert ${svg_path} \
-        -resize ${WIDTH}x${WIDTH} \
-        $TEMP/resized-${svg%.svg}.png
+    if [[ $svg == "treehouse-icon-wordmark.svg" ]] || [[ $svg == "treehouse-logo-full.svg" ]]; then
+        # resize
+        # create white background
+        convert ${svg_path} \
+            -resize ${WIDTH}x${WIDTH} \
+            $TEMP/resized-${svg%.svg}.png
+    else
+        # resize
+        # creates clear background
+        convert -background none \
+	    ${svg_path} \
+            -resize ${WIDTH}x${WIDTH} \
+            $TEMP/resized-${svg%.svg}.png
+    fi
     if [[ $svg == "treehouse-icon-wordmark.svg" ]] \
 	    || [[ $svg == "treehouse-logo-full.svg" ]]; then
         # round borders