Along with designing software features, I was responsible for designing icons. Any requested icon was sent to me for either creation or approval. This included designing app store icons which are now being used in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
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As head of icons my responsibilities included:
- Discussing with the icon requestor information about where the icon is being used
- Icon creation
- Managing the icon library consisting of hundreds of icons
- Knowing all icons to recommend the best one for each use case
- Sending the icon library to development with a detailed description of where and what they are to be used for
- User research on icons
User research was key in creating an effective icon. By benchmarking similar icons, getting feedback from various team members, understanding icon standards, such as minimum pixel sizes and researching concepts that were represented by the icons, this made the icons much more intuitive for users. The icon seen below represents one of the ways in which a chart can be printed. The key with this icon was making it visible at a small size.
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Icons are key components of all of Oracle’s applications. I often was tasked with improving existing icons to better convey their function. For example, I updated the contracts icon (seen below) to better represent a signature on a contract.
