Assignment 06
Icon System

Design a belief system that exist through its symbols. Create a set of 20 icons based on the aesthetic and conceptual characteristics of your beleif system. Text can supports the system, but meaning should be communicated primarily through the signs and symbols chosen. Your icons should share common stylistic attributes and feel like a family. Deliverables Week 2
Develop 20 final icons for your project. Create a system or logic for your icons which could include stylistic characteristics, a grid, scale, etc. Make progress on one of the two following deliverables and walk us through your progress during a one on one critique. Choose one of two final deliverables...

    Manifesto Book (16 pgs)
Design a 16 page book that describes your manifesto and prodominently features 20 final icons. For your content consider: Core beliefs (each belief anchored by an icon), rules, rituals, or laws, contradictions or hypocrisies, etc.

    Deck of Cards (20 cards)
Design a deck of 20 cards. Each card uses one icon or icon combination and a has a clear front/back design logic. Design a small interpretive guide (folded sheet or mini booklet) that explains the meaning of the icons and how to use the deck. Learning Outcomes
This project demonstrates symbolic thinking, system design, and the ability to translate a visual language across formats.

Background
Teenage Engineering are known for meticulious attention to detail in their product design. The icon system and UI design extend that aesthetic in a functional way. Each product features an online guide, many which cover the icon system in detail.




Background
If Teenage Engineering is known for their attention to detail, Make Noise embraces organized chaos. Their products are designed with a level of anarchy that is both chaotic and consistent.