or statue of a holy figure what is an icon? de!inition #1 general use: a well-known person/thing which is seen as symbol of an idea or movement de!inition #2 computer icon: an image/symbol which represents a tool/function or file/folder de!inition #3
a similar cloverleaf, which was identified as an image used on signs in Swedish campgrounds to mean ‘interesting feature’. This seemed appropriate, and would lend itself to being recreated in a limited number of pixels, plus fit well on a squarish key cap. Years later, I learned that it is meant to be a castle, seen from above. You also designed the Apple Command icon that is now an accepted convention. How did you come up with a symbol for such an abstract concept? Jon Hicks: “ Susan Kare: ⌘ quoted from the ICON HANDBOOK: Jon Hicks interviews Susan Kare
Will the icon replace text? Or be accompanied by it? What is the message the icon needs to convey? Are there any existing conventions? Do the existing conventions still apply?
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isotype revisted ISOTYPE symbols and visual chart by Gerd Arntz, courtesy of gerdarntz.org Transport for London: Pictogram standard, available at tfl.gov.uk Photoshop and Apple icons by Susan Kare toilet symbols: centre image by AIGA Comparative Test of Public Symbols - www.formassembly.com/forms/20856, via IconGlobe image credits links the ICON HANDBOOK - iconhandbook.co.uk Google Creative Sandbox - www.creativesandbox.com/guidebook PhotoVOCA - photovoca.com