Bootstrap navbar-brand logo/svg positioning

Question

Here is what i want

http://i.imgur.com/3WFNg1f.png

Here's what I came up with:

HTML

  <a class="navbar-brand" href="#">
  <div class="eye">

  <svg width="50" height="50" version="1.1" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 380 296" xml:space="preserve">
  <g>
  <g>
  <defs>
  <rect x="0.922" y="1" width="378.156" height="302" />
  </defs>
  <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M189.967,1C121.452,1,52.925,50.029,0.915,148.048
  c52.01,98.071,120.537,147.047,189.052,147.047c68.58,0,137.108-48.977,189.117-147.047C327.075,50.029,258.547,1,189.967,1
  L189.967,1z M189.967,253.091c-49.804,0-100.369-37.947-140.785-105.043C89.598,81.017,140.163,43.004,189.967,43.004
  c49.856,0,100.435,38.013,140.85,105.044C290.402,215.145,239.823,253.091,189.967,253.091L189.967,253.091z M190.952,90.496
  c-33.935,0-61.505,27.57-61.505,61.505c0,34.03,27.57,61.504,61.505,61.504c34.03,0,61.6-27.474,61.6-61.504
  C252.552,118.066,224.982,90.496,190.952,90.496L190.952,90.496z M189.967,106.043" />
  </g>
  </g>
  </svg>

  </div>
  </a>

CSS

.eye {
position: absolute;
background-color: black;
width: 65px;
height: 65px;
top: 0;
left: 17px;
}

.eye svg {
margin: 8px 8px 8px 8px;
fill: white;
}

.navbar-brand {
float: left;
height: 50px;
padding: 15px 50px;
font-size: 18px;
line-height: 20px;
}

Is there another way of doing it? Cause I feel like my way is wrong.

Demo : http://codepen.io/anon/pen/avPgMJ

Answer 1

Here's an example based on the image you posted. The vast majority of this is just styling and a minimal amount of structural adjustments mostly to offset the content under the SVG so there isn't an overlap at all.

See working Snippet.

 .navbar.navbar-default { background-color: white; border: 3px solid #222; margin-bottom: 60px; margin-top: 15px; } .navbar-nav.navbar-right { margin-right: 0px; } .eye { background-color: #222; width: 100px; height: 100px; margin-top: -15px; z-index: 1051. } .eye svg { margin: 25px; fill: #7D0000; } @media (max-width: 767px) { .navbar.navbar-default .navbar-collapse { border: none; box-shadow: none; } .navbar.navbar-default .navbar-left { margin-top: 50px; } .navbar.navbar-default .navbar-toggle, .navbar.navbar-default .navbar-toggle:hover, .navbar.navbar-default .navbar-toggle:focus { border: none; background: none; } }

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