Erica Leong • Icon Specimens

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Icon Specimens

Fresh illustrations to show off new icon packs.

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Summary

In 2025, I worked with the friendly folks at Font Awesome to produce illustrated "icon specimens" — like font specimens, but for icons — that helped showcase some of the new icon sets that would make their debut with the launch of FA7 Pro+. With full creative control, I was able to experiment with a variety of styles to compliment the unique character of each icon set, while also leaning on constraints to keep the specimens cohesive.

Role

Illustration

Year

Jan – Feb 2025

Team

Jory Raphael (Director of Product)
Noah Jacobus (Senior Icon Designer)

Icon Pack: Chisel

FA Chisel is sharp, bold, and full of character - like a sculptor's finest work. In this case, the sculptor is the amazing designer Laura Bohill. These funky icons really needed some bold, vibrant, quirky art to go with them — and thus, Carve Awesome was born.

Icon Pack: Slab

What if icons could be their own buttons? FA Slab answers that question with sturdy, blocky designs that feel bold and ready for action. (I also made a fun "Like" button Lottie animation to show off the set's button-y qualities which sadly didn't make it on the site, but you can see it here.)

Icon Pack: Whiteboard

FA Whiteboard is your brainstorming buddy, inspired by the creativity of a productive session on a blank canvas. These hand-drawn icons are casual and brimming with personality, delivering sketchy, inventive vibes that feel authentically human.

Icon Pack: Etch

FA Etch was born from a simple idea: What if you could create an entire set of icons from a single, connected sheet of metal? I really leaned heavily on the metal motif with these ones. (And with a set named Etch, I simply could not pass on the opportunity to make a metallic Etch a Sketch.)

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