Design the perfect icon part 4

Written by Daniel Ashton | 21 January 2012
Posted in graphic design

In the last post I looked at Emoticons

Ikea (a mini case study)

www.ikea.com

The simple, single colour, minimal style means the user isn't assaulted by too much information, just clear symbols that direct them to the product category. Making it easy for the user to scan the navigation panel and figure out what's going on. These kind of icons help to summarise features. Life is made easier by the use of simple grey icons for things like 'kitchens' or 'bathrooms'.

In the next article we'll look at the inovative solution designed by Agile Web Solutions called Password1