Your task is to develop a set of icons that share a theme, and adhere to best practices in terms of design. Your set of icons should be at least four, rendered in black and white, and also in color. The size for each icon’s source file should be 512 X 512, though the file you export could be 256 X 256.
The icons should relate to the logo you developed, and inherit a graphic theme from that mark. You can develop a set of icons based on standard application navigation or features, such as “favorites” or “home”, “info” or “submit”, etc; or additional icon options such as “contact” or “directions”.
Remember that the main criteria of icons is simplicity, clarity, the ability to scale well, and recognizability. A ratio of 50/50 for positive to negative space is best. The set should share the same ground, be it square or circular.
You can review student icon designs here
The icon set should be rendered as a .png file. I recommend developing the icons using a vector drawing tool such as Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape (SVG), because the files can subsequently be converted into a web font, as shown in class.
Upload your designs to the Brightspace submission page as an attachment.
Rubric
1) B&W and color version of at least 4 icons was uploaded to Brightspace, and a link was included to the backup on Google drive in the comment field.
2) The icon set shares a graphical “theme” that is derived from or relates to the logo or logotype
3) The icons effectively represent their function, such as “home” or “info” or “favorites”
4) Simple bold design that is read easily and is scalable (no fine lines, excessive detail, subtle gradients)
5) The icons share a consistent ground (square, rectangle, circle, elipse, etc)
6) Approximately 50/50 balance of positive to negative space
7) Consistency of scale and position of visual elements (evidence of design using a grid)
8) Good technical execution (crisp edges, clean shapes)
9) Appropriate for client and target audience
10) Aesthetically pleasing
That’s 10 criteria, or approximately 1 point each.