Icons communicate meaning in a graphical user interface.
We use a subset of Font Awesome on library.sd.gov.
Usability Benefits
- Icons make good targets -- easily touched with finger or mouse
- Icons save space
- Icons are easily recognized
- Icons do not need translation for international users
- Icons can be visually pleasing
Icons in use:
| Icon | Purpose |
|---|---|
| archive, ZIP file | |
| audiofile | |
| Blogger blog post (legacy) | |
| book | |
| checkmark, form | |
| cloud, represents libguides sites or pages | |
| database | |
| Excel | |
| external link | |
| fire icon, represents SD DOE websites | |
| gavel, board | |
| Goodreads (legacy) | |
| Google Drive | |
| information circle | |
| lock | |
| lock-open | |
| map marker | |
| news | |
| Niche Academy | |
| PDF file | |
| phone | |
| Pinterest (legacy) | |
| Powerpoint file | |
| search | |
| video | |
| Word File | |
| YouTube |
Information Officer/Webmaster
Wynne Nafus Sayer
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