diff --git a/cpdctrl_gui/init.py b/cpdctrl_gui/init.py
index f993d66..428e639 100644
--- a/cpdctrl_gui/init.py
+++ b/cpdctrl_gui/init.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def run() -> int:
         int: The exit status code.
     """
     app: QApplication = QApplication(sys.argv)
-    icon_path = resources.get_resource_path("cpdctrl_gui.resources", "icon.png")
+    icon_path = resources.get_resource_path("icons/icon.png")
     app.setWindowIcon(QIcon(icon_path))
     AppConfig.initialize()
 
diff --git a/cpdctrl_gui/resources/__init__.py b/cpdctrl_gui/resources/__init__.py
index ee5d36a..202d550 100644
--- a/cpdctrl_gui/resources/__init__.py
+++ b/cpdctrl_gui/resources/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
 from importlib.resources import files, as_file
 from os import path
 
-def get_resource_path(module: str, name: str) -> str:
+def get_resource_path_from(module: str, rel_path: str) -> str:
     with as_file(files(module)) as file:
-        p = path.join(file, name)
+        p = path.join(file, rel_path)
     return p
-# print(get_resource_path("resources", "about.md"))
+
+def get_resource_path(rel_path: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Convenience function to get the path to a resource file from this packages resource directory
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    rel_path
+        Path of the file relative to cpdctrl_gui/resources
+
+    Returns
+    -------
+    str
+        Absolute path to the file
+    """
+    return get_resource_path_from("cpdctrl_gui.resources", rel_path)
diff --git a/cpdctrl_gui/resources/logo.png b/cpdctrl_gui/resources/icons/logo.png
similarity index 100%
rename from cpdctrl_gui/resources/logo.png
rename to cpdctrl_gui/resources/icons/logo.png
diff --git a/cpdctrl_gui/resources/logo.svg b/cpdctrl_gui/resources/icons/logo.svg
similarity index 100%
rename from cpdctrl_gui/resources/logo.svg
rename to cpdctrl_gui/resources/icons/logo.svg
diff --git a/cpdctrl_gui/ui/main_window.py b/cpdctrl_gui/ui/main_window.py
index 13b443a..81e97f4 100644
--- a/cpdctrl_gui/ui/main_window.py
+++ b/cpdctrl_gui/ui/main_window.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QToolBox
 from PyQt6.QtGui import QIcon, QPixmap
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QDialog, QDialogButtonBox
 
-from .. import resources
+from ..resources import get_resource_path
 from .widgets.menubar import MenuBar
 from .widgets.toolbar import ToolBar
 from .widgets.metadata_input import MetadataInput
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                               style=Qt.ToolButtonStyle.ToolButtonTextUnderIcon, icon_size=(24, 24))
 
         # Top Toolbar Buttons
-        self.topbar.add_button("connect_vmdev", "CPD Devices", QIcon.fromTheme(QIcon.ThemeIcon.Printer), self.vmdev_connect_from_dialog)
-        self.topbar.add_button("connect_leddev", "LED Devices", QIcon.fromTheme(QIcon.ThemeIcon.Scanner), self.leddev_connect_from_dialog)
+        self.topbar.add_button("connect_vmdev", "CPD Devices", get_resource_path("icons/volt_device.svg"), self.vmdev_connect_from_dialog)
+        self.topbar.add_button("connect_leddev", "LED Devices", get_resource_path("icons/led_device.svg"), self.leddev_connect_from_dialog)
         self.topbar.add_button("meas_start", "Start", QIcon.fromTheme(QIcon.ThemeIcon.MediaPlaybackStart), self.measure_start)
         self.topbar.add_button("meas_stop", "Stop", QIcon.fromTheme(QIcon.ThemeIcon.MediaPlaybackStop), self.measure_stop)
         self.topbar.add_button("meas_save", "Save", QIcon.fromTheme(QIcon.ThemeIcon.DocumentSaveAs), self.measurement_save)
-        self.topbar.add_button("app_about", "About", ":/icons/cpdctrl-gui-logo", self.app_open_about)
+        self.topbar.add_button("app_about", "About", get_resource_path("icons/icon.svg"), self.app_open_about)
         self.topbar.add_separator()
         self.topbar.add_button("app_exit", "Exit", QIcon.fromTheme(QIcon.ThemeIcon.ApplicationExit), self.app_exit)
         self.addToolBar(Qt.ToolBarArea.TopToolBarArea, self.topbar)
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         buttons.accepted.connect(dialog.accept)
         dialog.setLayout(QVBoxLayout())
         # show the logo via a pixmap in a label
-        img_path = resources.get_resource_path("cpdctrl_gui.resources", "logo.svg")
+        img_path = get_resource_path("icons/logo.svg")
         pixmap = QPixmap(img_path)
         pixmap = pixmap.scaled(128, 128, Qt.AspectRatioMode.KeepAspectRatio, Qt.TransformationMode.SmoothTransformation)
         label = QLabel()
diff --git a/cpdctrl_gui/ui/widgets/about.py b/cpdctrl_gui/ui/widgets/about.py
index 981dafb..c1b3926 100644
--- a/cpdctrl_gui/ui/widgets/about.py
+++ b/cpdctrl_gui/ui/widgets/about.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 from PyQt6.QtWidgets import QTextBrowser
 
-from cpdctrl_gui import resources
+from ...resources   import get_resource_path
 
 
 class MarkdownView(QTextBrowser):
     def __init__(self, path):
         super().__init__()
         self.setReadOnly(True)
-        self.filepath = resources.get_resource_path("cpdctrl_gui.resources", path)
+        self.filepath = get_resource_path(path)
         with open(self.filepath, "r") as file:
             content = file.read()
             self.setMarkdown(content)