Sask Polytechnic
Icon(s) Design
Saskatchewan Polytechnic had an upcoming project in partnership with the National Research Council in which they were asking to create 3 icons representing food sovereignty. These icons will be included on an agriculture facility used to train students and help promote food sovereignty for the North of Saskatchewan.
icon design - Inspiration | rationale
We presented the idea of utilizing a similar border to frame the individual icons in order to provide consistency and slightly modify it across the three designs, to help share a story for the viewer. We also suggested the idea that as Indigenous Peoples we have the right to control the production, distribution, and consumption of our food. Which nicely fit into the request for 3 icons.
The consistent border is composed of hands as the base of the circle - representing partnership, collaboration, empowerment, teamwork and community.
The hands as the base of the circle - form the husk of the corn,
+ representing the connection to land and plants
+ we are carers | keepers of the land, plants.
The corn - nutritional and ceremonial
+ central component of the Three Sisters planting method
+ a symbol of life, sustenance, and spiritual connection
present in ceremonies and traditions representative of
our cultural identity
Icon 1 - Production
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Icon 1 - Production :
The hands as the base of the circle - form the husk of the corn
representing the connection to land and plants
we are carers | keepers of the land, plants.
The corn - nutritional and ceremonial
central component of the Three Sisters planting method
a symbol of life, sustenance, and spiritual connection
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