A new initiative to create civic symbols for the public domain.

Iconathon Tour 2011

Code for America, in partnership with the Noun Project, is pleased to announce an initiative to collaboratively design new civic symbols for the public domain.
In August & September 2011, several cities across the US participated in a series of design charrettes — day-long collaborative workshops — called “Iconathons”. Through facilitated design sessions, event participants will generate icons and symbols that visually convey concepts frequently needed in civic design. (Read more)

The symbols created through the Iconathons will all be released to the public domain through the Noun Project website later this fall. We hope to organize another Iconathon Tour next year.

Interested in holding an Icon Camp?

New York City

Saturday, September 10th from 11am to 4pm at the School of Visual Arts new space in the Flatiron District.
Held in collaboration between Code for America & The Noun Project, NYC's event focused on designing new public domain symbols for Transportation.

Saturday, September 10, 2011
Theme: 
Transportation
Register: 
Eventbrite
Location: 

School of Visual Arts at 136 West 21st Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10010

Speakers: 

Designing for Public Space: Jake Barton, Local Projects Founder and Principal
Speaker on Transportation: Adam Greenfield, Urbanscale Managing Director and Frank Hebbert, OpenPlans Director of Civic Works
Speaker on Symbol Design: Matias Corea, Behance co-founder and Design Chief

Collaborators: 

School of Visual Arts, Open Plans, Urbanscale

Sponsors: 

We’re looking for sponsors for food, drinks, and art supplies.

Boston

Held in collaboration between Code for America & The Noun Project, Boston's event focused on designing new public domain symbols for Education.

Saturday, September 3, 2011
Theme: 
Education
Register: 
Eventbrite
Location: 

MIT Media Lab at 75 Amherst Street, 5th floor
Cambridge, MA 02142

Speakers: 

Education: Lee McGuire, Chief Communications Officer, Boston Public Schools and Deb Socia, Executive Director of OpenAirBoston.
Design: Kristy Tillman, Communication Designer at IDEO and Edward Boatman, co-founder and Creative Director of The Noun Project.

Collaborators: 

MIT Center for Civic Media

Sponsors: 

Thank you MIT Center for Civic Media for providing the venue and sponsoring complimentary drinks & lunch for our participants!

Seattle

Held at the Art Institute of Seattle , we focused on creating new civic symbols for Seattle Neighborhoods.

Saturday, August 27, 2011
Theme: 
Neighborhoods
Register: 
Eventbrite
Location: 

The Art Institute of Seattle
2323 Elliot Ave
Rooms #717 & #718
Seattle, WA

Speakers: 

Jared Nickerson,jThreeConcepts

Collaborators: 

The Art Institute of Seattle

Sponsors: 

We would like to thank the Art Institute of Seattle & Blick Art Materials for providing space & art materials.

Chicago

Saturday, August 20, 2011
Theme: 
Democracy
Register: 
http://iconathonchi.eventbrite.com
Location: 

SimpleHonestWork studio at 1821 W. Hubbard Street, Unit 203
Chicago, IL 60622

Speakers: 

Democracy: SimpleScott
Symbol Design: Edward Boatman, co-founder and Creative Director of The Noun Project

Collaborators: 

The Post Family, Design for America

Sponsors: 

Thank you to Segal Design Institute for sponsoring our art supplies, Big Delicious Planet for providing an amazing complimentary lunch for our participants, and to Chicago’s local Goose Island Beer Co. for providing complimentary craft beer! Busy Beaver Button Co. will be at the event making free customized Noun Buttons just for you – not to miss!

Los Angeles

Saturday, August 13, 2011
Theme: 
Food & Nutrition
Register: 
http://iconathonla.eventbrite.com
Location: 

Atwater Crossing at 3245 Casitas Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Speakers: 

Food & Nutrition: Amanda Shaffer, Urban & Environmental Policy Institute, Occidental College
Symbol Design: Edward Boatman, co-founder and Creative Director of The Noun Project

Collaborators: 

City Innovation Group

San Francisco

Our first Iconathon, we focused on creating new public domain civic symbols for 311, or non-emergency city services.

Saturday, August 6, 2011
Theme: 
311
Register: 
http://iconathonsf.eventbrite.com
Location: 

Code for America Headquarters at 85 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

Speakers: 

311: Alissa Black, Government Relations, Code for America
Symbol Design: Edward Boatman, co-founder and Creative Director of The Noun Project

Sponsors: 

Thank you Bars+Tone for hosting the after party!