In this series, we’re sharing conversations about work, life, and the future with some of today’s most influential designers and artists.
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Create Your Own Stencil for Pumpkin Carving With These 5 Easy Steps
Use Noun Project icons to DIY your way to the best Halloween pumpkin yet 🎃
Combatting Ageism: How to Better Represent Older People Visually
Learn how to create images that better represent older individuals living full, vibrant lives.
Words of Wisdom from Today’s Top Illustrators and Designers
Check out these helpful tips from some of the top creatives shaping the future of the industry.
How to Build a Creative Career with Headspace Lead Product Designer Frank Bach
Frank Bach is Lead Product Designer at Headspace. We caught up with Frank to learn more about his career path, approach to creative collaboration, and key advice for new designers.
The Best Advice from Today’s Top Designers and Illustrators
Just starting out in the world of design? Check out these helpful tips from some of the top designers and illustrators shaping the future of the industry.
SVG Icons Now Available in Apps and Plugins
Drag and drop SVG files directly into your workspace from the Noun Project Mac App and our Plugins...
Spotlight: Dr. Lisa Coleman, Chief Diversity Officer, New York University
Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education and beyond.
Updates to the Icon Upload Process
Noun Project has grown exponentially over the last decade. Six years ago, we were excited to...
Introducing The Verb Project 🎉
Bringing action and excitement back to the Internet. Over the last decade, we’ve seen Nouns...
Spotlight: Professor Jamillah Boyd, M.Ed., MLIS
Professor Boyd was nominated by AnitaB.org to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Angela Tucci, COO at Uplight and Board Chairwoman at AnitaB.org
Angela was nominated by AnitaB.org to be featured for her outstanding impact.
The Women in STEM Collection
Celebrating trailblazers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Spotlight: Laura Busino, Head of Content Production at Ford Motor Company
Laura Busino was nominated by FREE THE WORK to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Suzanne Strong, Creative Strategist at Noun Project
Curating inclusive, art-quality images for everyone.
Spotlight: Director and Artist Malakai
Malakai was nominated by FREE THE WORK to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Chloe Coover, Community Manager at FREE THE WORK
Championing underrepresented Creators to change the status quo.
Spotlight: Christina Morillo, Identity and Security Expert, Founder of #WOCinTechChat
Christina has been nominated by The 3% Movement to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Pamala Buzick, COO & Director of Partnerships at FREE THE WORK
A curated talent discovery platform for underrepresented creators
Spotlight: Kai Deveraux Lawson, Global Director of Talent Partnerships, WPP
Kai was nominated by The 3% Movement to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Bernadette Rivero, Co-Founder and President of The Cortez Brothers
Bernadette was nominated by The 3% Movement to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Pamela Culpepper, Founding Partner, Have Her Back
Pamela has been nominated by The 3% Movement to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Nilofer Merchant
Nilofer has been nominated by The 3% Movement to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Kat Gordon, Founder of the 3% Movement
Championing diversity and inclusion in the ad industry and beyond.
Spotlight: Love Malone, Founder and CEO of The Gradient Group
Love has been nominated by The 3% Movement to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Krystal Hauserman, VP of Marketing & Communications, Fullscreen
Krystal has been nominated by The Female Quotient to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Kamal Bhandal, VP, Global Brand and Consumer, Invisalign
Kamal has been nominated by The Female Quotient to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Brit Rocourt, Senior Director, Corporate and Foundation Partnerships at Plan International
Brit has been nominated by The Female Quotient to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Tina Tchen, President & CEO of TIME’S UP Foundation
Fighting for justice and shifting the paradigm of workplace culture toward one of safety, equity, and dignity for women of all kinds.
Spotlight: Kayla Zapata Fory, Partner Solutions Manager, Instagram
Kayla has been nominated by Latinas in Tech to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Karissa Uko, Senior Manager, Conference Operations at Blavity
Karissa has been nominated by Blavity to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Ashley Harmon, Senior Director, Corporate Affairs at Blavity
Pushing the boundaries of culture and the status quo.
Spotlight: Shelley Zalis, CEO and Founder of The Female Quotient
Advancing equality in the workplace through the power of collaboration.
Spotlight: Christine Outram, CEO at Everydae
MIT alum and digital innovation expert Christine Outram is revolutionizing the world of online tutoring at Everydae.
Spotlight: Elisabeth Tuttass, Community Manager at Grid110
Elisabeth has been nominated by Grid110 to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Carolyn Jones, Program Lead at Grid110
Carolyn has been nominated by Grid110 to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Michelle Cho, Co-Founder and CEO, Gladeo
Michelle has been nominated by Grid110 to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Co-Founder and Executive Director of Grid110 Miki Reynolds
Fostering the most thriving, inviting, and inclusive community for entrepreneurs in Los Angeles.
Spotlight: Crystal Acevedo, DEI Program Manager
Crystal has been nominated by Latinas in Tech to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Lorena Mesa, Director & Chair, Python Software Foundation
Lorena has been nominated by Latinas in Tech to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Maria Oliveira Tamellini, Co-Founder and COO of GamerSafer
Maria has been nominated by Latinas in Tech to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Mica Alaniz, Senior Software Engineer, DNC
Mica Alaniz has been nominated by Latinas in Tech to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Nicole Herrera, Culture, Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager at Google
Nicole has been nominated by Latinas in Tech to be featured for her outstanding impact.
Spotlight: Latinas in Tech Executive Director and Co-Founder Rocío van Nierop
Connecting, supporting, and empowering Latina women working in tech.
Spotlight: Felicia Curcuru, Co-Founder and CEO at Binti
All Raise has nominated Felicia Curcuru to be featured for her outstanding impact in tech.
Spotlight: Lolita Taub, Co-Founder and General Partner, The Community Fund
All Raise has nominated Lolita Taub to be featured for her outstanding impact in tech.
Spotlight: Julia Collins, Founder and CEO, Planet FWD
All Raise has nominated Julia Collins to be featured for her outstanding impact in tech.
Spotlight: All Raise CEO Pam Kostka
Creating a tech culture where women are leading, shaping, and funding the future.
Photographer Feature: Carol Highsmith
Capturing the beauty of America for 40 years.
Projector + Noun Project
Bring your creative vision to life with millions of icons now available in Projector. Projector is...
Remote Work and Collaboration: Get Visual with MURAL and Noun Project
Make the most of your meetings by using MURAL and Noun Project to visually collaborate.
How EdTech Expert Matt Miller Uses Icons for Education
Matt Miller is an educator, blogger, and the author of several books including Ditch That Textbook. We caught up with Matt to learn more about his approach to teaching with tech and how icons can enhance learning.
Celebrating Over 3 Million Icons!
Over three million curated icons, created by a global community. Since Noun Project was founded in...
Creator Spotlight: Lorie Shaull
Lorie Shaull is a photographer, videographer and icon creator. Her work has appeared on The Daily Show and her Ruth Bader Ginsburg icon has been used for everything from needlepoints to cookies, on signage and more. We caught up with Lorie to learn more about her creative process and her thoughts on iconography.
Visual Communication Resources: Coronavirus
Icons to help communicate important hygiene, health and wellness information. During an emergency,...
DIY Valentine’s Day Cards
Create your own custom cards using Noun Project icons and Google Slides. Valentine’s Day is right...
Winter and Holiday Icons
Celebrate the season with these festive icon collections. Winter and Christmas icon collection by...
Visualizing Artificial Intelligence
From robots to brains and lightning bolts, representing concepts related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be complicated. Noun Project recently teamed up with Essence, a data science and measurement-driven agency, for an Iconathon to create a new collection of icons that better represent key concepts in AI.
Creator Spotlight: Elisabetta Calabritto
We caught up with Elisabetta to learn more about her career path, creative process, and more.
Spotlight Interview: Creative Director Jon Setzen
We caught up with Jon to learn more about his creative process, how he uses iconography in his work, and more.
Redefining Women: Creating New Icons in New York
On Saturday, April 20, participants gathered to create more equal and accurate representations of women in design and creative leadership positions.
Redefining Women: Creating New Icons in Los Angeles
On Saturday, March 23 we hosted our second Redefining Women Iconathon at The Riveter in West Los Angeles. 50 participants gathered to create more equal and accurate representations of women in leadership positions.
Redefining Women: San Francisco
Over 50 participants gathered at General Assembly’s SF campus for an Iconathon design workshop to create new icons for more equal and accurate representation of women in business and entrepreneurship.
Curating Icons for Everything with Content Manager Erika Kim
Our curation team is responsible for reviewing every icon that’s submitted to Noun Project for consideration. Lead curator Erika Kim shares how we evaluate and curate content so our users have access to the most diverse collection of icons ever.
Celebrating Over 2 Million Icons 🎉
Over two million curated icons, created by a global community. Since Noun Project was founded in...
How the United Nations Uses Icons to Help Support Humanitarian Efforts Around the World
UN OCHA Humanitarian icons, available on Noun Project We caught up with Javier Cueto from the UN’s...
Holiday Gift Guide
A curated list of some of the Noun Project team’s favorite things for gifting this holiday season....
How the Team Behind Noun Project Built a Powerful New Way to Manage and Share Digital Assets
Used by some of today’s most innovative companies, Lingo is transforming the way creative teams...
Spotlight: Interview with Artist and Illustrator Brian Rea
Brian Rea’s award-winning illustrations appear each week alongside The New York Times “Modern Love” column. He is the former art director of The New York Times Op-Ed Page and has produced drawings and paintings for magazines, murals, fashion and film projects around the world. We recently caught up with Brian to learn more about his work and creative process.
Spotlight: Interview with Benjamin Bours, Art Director at Wired
We caught up with Ben to learn more about his creative process, art direction in the world of publication design, and his approach to designing icons for everything.
Identifying Australian Spiders with Icons
Deanna Henderson of Minibeast Wildlife shares how their latest app puts spider identification in...
Spotlight: Interview with Spotify’s Aliza Aufrichtig
We caught up with designer and developer Aliza Aufrichtig to learn more about her latest...
Updates to Noun Project Search
New and improved search to help you find the content you need quickly and easily. We’re excited to...