My icon design analysis for the interface design class.

1. Icon Design
By Jackie Tran

2. Set 1
These icons are mainly based on education,
inspired by the icons on Canvas.
These icons are simple by design because of their meanings in
terms of their use in online education. Green and black are the
primary colors of this set because it gives unity and
cohesiveness while also having significance to the shapes.
Any color scheme may not match these two colors (with black
as an achromatic color), but they have meaning. On the shade
of green, it is motivation and calm, while black has authority and
confidence.
These icons are in part inspired by the icons on Canvas. Since it
is all about education, these logos have four things: a syllabus,
ask for help, connect online, and files.

3. Set 2
These icons are inspired by apps
from the phone and the Google Play
store.
The icons on the second set are mainly based on apps from a
Samsung Android phone and the Google Play Store. The colors are
primarily orange and blue, with some icons to put the two colors
into a gradient, together with the color purple in the middle.
The color scheme for the two colors is complementary colors,
colors that. Orange is associated with success and change, while
blue is associated with trust and responsibility.
Both the icons and colors suggest that in this way, it is giving a new
life forward on whatever comes next.

4. Difference Between Icons & Logos
Although the two things are interchangeable; they are entirely different at
first.
An icon is a graphical representation of actions, ideas, concepts, or
analogies, mainly used to replace explicit text that could have identified its
functionality.
A logo is a primary visual representation of a brand or a company that
establishes the relationship between the company, its products, and its
users.
The difference is that while a logo symbolizes a company or a corporation
having a value in its products to use and having a namesake, an icon
represents everyday things online to use and has the productivity of users
to interact and function.
My icons won’t be used for logos because the icons are used for everyday
online purposes, not for a specific brand or company. The accessibility of
using icons is a win.

5. Works Cited
• Cherry, Kendra. “How Does the Color Green Make You Feel?” Verywell Mind, Dotdash Meredith, 18 Feb. 2022,
https://www.verywellmind.com/color-psychology-green-2795817.
• Bruna. “Meaning of the Color Black: Symbolism, Common Uses, & More.” Colors Explained, Duco Media, 18
Jan. 2022, https://www.colorsexplained.com/color-black-meaning-of-the-color-black.
• Bourn, Jennifer. “Meaning of the Color Orange.” Bourn Creative, Bourn Creative LLC, 4 June 2016,
https://www.bourncreative.com/meaning-of-the-color-orange.
• Olesen, Jacob. “Blue Color Meaning: The Color Blue Symbolizes Trust and Loyalty.” Color Meanings, Color
Meanings, 11 Feb. 2022, https://www.color-meanings.com/blue-color-meaning-the-color-blue.
• Ahuja, Rashika. “What Is the Difference between an Icon and Logo?” ProCreator, ProCreator Blog, 12 May
2020, https://procreator.design/blog/icon-and-a-logo-difference.