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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