Nowadays we tend to think of icons as those tiny little pictures on the computer or phone, but icons have a long history – and have been associated with other concepts than technology. See the possibilities with these online activities. It could be an iconic experience.
CONNECT:
- Legos, the Beatles, and tea are all cultural icons. Find out why at https://kids.kiddle.co/Cultural_icon
- Read about computer icons and how are they used at https://wiki.kidzsearch.com/wiki/Computer_icon
- Watch the background about Orthodox religious icons at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gvrkF3XDBk
CREATE:
- Get fun ideas about drawing customized social media icons at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iieii87lCIM
- Symbols can be icons, such as United States symbols. Test your memory with the U.S. symbols match game at https://matchthememory.com/kimbrowning
- Can you guess these logs in 3 seconds? Try it as a family at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PNX8MY9lZw
CARE:
- What does the wheelchair symbol actually mean? Watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppNYZq-hYTw
- Have you seen food safety icons? Check them out at https://www.foodprotection.org/resources/food-safety-icons/
- Health Icons is a volunteer effort to create a ‘global good’ for health projects all over the world. These icons are available in the public domain for use in any type of project. https://healthicons.org/about
CAREERS:
Dreaming about
an iconic career? You could be a graphic designer, a sign maker, a religious
leader, or an international communicator.
- (Almost) everything you need about icons in under 3 minutes at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCXFJEK_lVk
- https://usajobs.github.io/design-system/icons/
- https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/graphic-design-jobs
