Equitas Health Icons
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Objective
To develope a system of symbols that appear visually and conceptually cohesive as a family of forms. To create inclusive icons.Sketches
Client
Equitas HealthDeliverables
A set of icons to represent the different servicesin the gender-affirming care program.
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Iterations
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Research
I began with a secondary research phase to learn more about the details of each service. The gender-affirming care aspect meant that the icons had to appear gender-neutral to be inclusive to the transgender community.Strategy
For the hormone therapy icon, I used different representations of estrogen and testosterone whether that be chemical symbols pills or needles. With mammography, I tried different representations of the machine or overlaying a bra or chest binder over the health symbols.Scale Iterations
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Color Iterations
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Icon Iterations
I experimented with fill, negative space, and using points, or lines in the symbols. It took me a while to find a good balance in the number and positioning of points to make them less overwhelming. Overall I was drawn to the dimension that adding gray value brought to the set especially in the mammography icon when the gray is against the white.
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Final Icons
The icons use a 3 pt line weight with 2 pt for small details like the magnifying glass. For the Prep Care and HIV Care symbols, I created my own font with similar widths. This project taught me how to visually simplify complex concepts and represent health issues more equitably.![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0047a577fcfd6a2e647af366c3cb4e2cca525478492187132f021957bdb60874/Frame-28.png)
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