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Feminist Icon Design

Avatar for Meghan Kelly Meghan Kelly
October 18, 2018

Feminist Icon Design

Feminist mapmaking offers exciting and alternative avenues to explore data, map form, and cartographic process. But where do we even begin? My work aims to bring feminism to mapping practice through icon design, an accessible entry point for novice and experienced cartographers. I conducted mapping workshops at Maptime Amsterdam and UW—Madison where I introduced a feminist cartographic framework before asking participants to redesign Maki icons with this framework in mind. Here, I review the workshops, the feminist mapping framework, and the resulting feminist icon designs to demonstrate the value of feminist perspectives in icon design and cartography, more broadly.

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Meghan Kelly

October 18, 2018
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  1. Feminist Cartographies in Theory Critical Cartography / GIS Feminist Geographies

    Feminist Cartography / GIS Queer GIS Feminist Digital Geographies Data Justice Data Feminism and Feminist Data Visualization
  2. Feminist Cartographies in Theory Critical Cartography / GIS Feminist Geographies

    Feminist Cartography / GIS Queer GIS Feminist Digital Geographies Data Justice Data Feminism and Feminist Data Visualization
  3. The (often) visual expression of spatial information that intentionally and

    explicitly addresses questions of power, inequality, representation, and ethics. A map may be feminist in content, form, and/or process. Feminist Cartographies in Theory
  4. The (often) visual expression of spatial information that intentionally and

    explicitly addresses questions of power, inequality, representation, and ethics. A map may be feminist in content, form, and/or process. Feminist Cartographies in Theory
  5. The (often) visual expression of spatial information that intentionally and

    explicitly addresses questions of power, inequality, representation, and ethics. A map may be feminist in content, form, and/or process. Feminist Cartographies in Theory
  6. Rethink binaries Embracing pluralism Examine power and aspire to empower

    Consider context and subjectivity Represent uncertainty Legitimize embodiment and affect Make labor visible Feminist Data Visualization Principles (D’Ignazio and Klein 2016)
  7. Goal: Use feminist data visualization principles to design alternative icons!

    Step 1: Pick an icon and think about its limitations. How can the icon be improved through a feminist lens? Step 2: Drawing on feminist data visualization principles iteratively redesign the icon. Keep your sketches and drafts. Step 3: Reflect on your designs in writing and annotate your sketches!
  8. Goal: Use feminist data visualization principles to design alternative icons!

    Step 1: Pick an icon and think about its limitations. How can the icon be improved through a feminist lens? Step 2: Drawing on feminist data visualization principles iteratively redesign the icon. Keep your sketches and drafts. Step 3: Reflect on your designs in writing and annotate your sketches!
  9. Goal: Use feminist data visualization principles to design alternative icons!

    Step 1: Pick an icon and think about its limitations. How can the icon be improved through a feminist lens? Step 2: Drawing on feminist data visualization principles iteratively redesign the icon. Keep your sketches and drafts. Step 3: Reflect on your designs in writing and annotate your sketches!
  10. Rethink binaries Embracing pluralism Examine power and aspire to empower

    Consider context and subjectivity Represent uncertainty Legitimize embodiment and affect Make labor visible Feminist Data Visualization Principles (D’Ignazio and Klein 2016)
  11. Goal: Use feminist data visualization principles to design alternative icons!

    Step 1: Pick an icon and think about its limitations. How can the icon be improved through a feminist lens? Step 2: Drawing on feminist data visualization principles iteratively redesign the icon. Keep your sketches and drafts. Step 3: Reflect on your designs in writing and annotate your sketches!