How were the Green Map® Icons created?
Used on all Green Maps, our globally designed Icons identify, promote and link a full range of sustainability, natural, social and cultural sites, as further described here. Starting in 1995, a geographically, culturally, and professionally diverse group of individuals collaborated on Green Map System’s award-winning iconography. They created the original list of symbols then refined their design and meaning and perfected the universal set of Icons that allow for the easy interpretation of any Green Map. This set is said to be the only universal symbol system for maps in the world! While it is important for us to maintain a standard set of symbols in order to make communication around the world possible, we also encourage young people (or their teachers) to design local Icons to illustrate their own investigations and experiences. Over the years, many Mapmakers developed their own local icons that better identify sites specific to their geographic location as seen in Icon Credits. Seve
