Web Standards at the Open University
Styles and Standards for a unified OU web interface
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Icons
These are the icons that are used in OUICE so far. All are copyright of the Open University.
Please note that this is an incomplete set. A work in progress. Whilst the sizes wont change it's likely that the images in each icon will be updated over time. Also, many of these icons are saved in jpeg format. They need to be exported as PNG 32 files eventually.
See how these are used in context in the content and navigation styles pages.
| Icon name | 16x16 | 32x32 | Notes | Illustrator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| about |  |
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Use in contextual help and for "about this page" type boxes. | Stephen Turvey |
| action |  |
 |
Use where a user is expected to stop and do / think about something. | Stephen Turvey |
| down |  |
-- | Stephen Turvey | |
| right |  |
-- | Stephen Turvey | |
| left |  |
-- | Stephen Turvey | |
| a-z |  |
 |
Stephen Turvey | |
| contact |  |
 |
Stephen Turvey | |
| customise |  |
 |
May not be useful as a mainstream icon. | Stephen Turvey |
| download |  |
 |
Stephen Turvey | |
| feedback |  |
 |
Conflict with "dialogue"? | Stephen Turvey |
| home |  |
 |
Stephen Turvey | |
 |
 |
Stephen Turvey | ||
| rss |  |
 |
Stephen Turvey | |
| sitemap |  |
 |
Stephen Turvey | |
| up |  |
-- | Stephen Turvey | |
| warning |  |
 |
Stephen Turvey | |
| example | -- |  |
May not be the final icon. | Stephen Turvey |
| tags |  |
-- | Stephen Turvey | |
| tip | -- |  |
Stephen Turvey | |
| notes | -- |  |
Stephen Turvey | |
| steps | -- |  |
Stephen Turvey | |
| remember | -- |  |
Stephen Turvey | |
| activity | -- | -- | May be the same as "action". Check. | |
| dialogue | -- | -- | Conflict with "feedback"? | |
| glossary | -- | -- | ||
| references | -- | -- | ||
| appendix | -- | -- | ||
| keypoints | -- | -- | ||
| summary | -- | -- | ||
| .doc |  |
-- | David Winter | |
 |
-- | David Winter | ||
| .xls |  |
-- | David Winter | |
| .ppt |  |
-- | David Winter | |
| external link |  |
-- | David Winter |
Other icons
FAMFAM silk icons are also acceptable where no other OUICE icon yet exists.