Redesigned Gxsystem Icons

System icons are to a designer what button labels are to a UX writer--a necessary part of the job, but perhaps not the most exciting of project to come down the ol’ work pike.

But here at GoDaddy we sweat each and every detail, including the look and feel of system icons. For this latest batch we used dots, strokes, and rounded corners to achieve uniformity but provide enough variation to let the personality of each icon peek through. (You tell me that heart icon isn’t the most adorable thing going.)

So here’s a sample of the full batch of 300. Yes, 300! And like those Spartan soldiers of the same number who bravely battled the Persians in 480 B.C., these little guys are fighting their own battle to provide clarity to users everywhere. When you think of it that way, maybe system icons are pretty damn exciting to design after all.