Design Translation · 2013

Noun Project

Animal figures made of geometric shapes in structural relationship.

Subject: Animals and humans
Made of: Geometric shapes
Looks like: Black paper origami
Shared on: The Noun Project
Since: 2013

A grid of 25 square tiles, each with a flat colored background and one geometric animal or human figure: reindeer, cat, elephant, bull, pig, lion, cheetah, cow, dog, man, woman, llama, camel, polar bear, ostrich, rooster, bison, giraffe, bear, kangaroo, moose, wolf, rabbit, sloth and gorilla

Animals

Twenty-one animals, drawn as black paper origami

These animal figures are composed of geometric shapes in structural relationship. They look like black paper origami. I've been sharing them on the Noun Project since 2013.

Rooster, a black geometric silhouette on white — Rooster

Wolf, a black geometric silhouette on white — Wolf

Pig, a black geometric silhouette on white — Pig

Bison, a black geometric silhouette on white — Bison

Polar Bear, a black geometric silhouette on white — Polar Bear

Camel, a black geometric silhouette on white — Camel

Rabbit, a black geometric silhouette on white — Rabbit

Reindeer, a black geometric silhouette on white — Reindeer

Sloth, a black geometric silhouette on white — Sloth

Cat, a black geometric silhouette on white — Cat

Giraffe, a black geometric silhouette on white — Giraffe

Cheeta, a black geometric silhouette on white — Cheeta

Moose, a black geometric silhouette on white — Moose

Ostrich, a black geometric silhouette on white — Ostrich

Dog, a black geometric silhouette on white — Dog

Cow, a black geometric silhouette on white — Cow

Kangaroo, a black geometric silhouette on white — Kangaroo

Lion, a black geometric silhouette on white — Lion

Llama, a black geometric silhouette on white — Llama

Dugong, a black geometric silhouette on white — Dugong

Elephant, a black geometric silhouette on white — Elephant

Application

Simple enough for traffic signs or theme park wayfinding.

A yellow diamond road sign with the black camel figure walking across it

Human

Men and women, told apart by simplified figures

Men and women are the most amazing God's creatures. I focused on differentiating them by the simplified figures. I see how a minimal design approach can be versatile in such constraints.

Man

Woman

Recognition

How little visual information do we need to recognize something?

A few abstract shapes at the right scale can communicate identity clearly. In calm visual language, the idea reaches the audience without noise.

Closing

Less detail, clearer identity.

2013/12/21

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