Reductive design.

Visual communication without the fluff.

ZipMoney

A multi-sized icon system for the Zip 'Own now - pay later' service, ranging from small UI icons to large illustrative versions.

Screenshot of the Prevent Epidemics website

PreventEpidemics.org

As part of our ongoing work with global public health initiative Resolve to Save Lives, Hicks redeveloped PreventEpidemics.org to put the emphasis on the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Screenshot of the Resolve to Save Lives where we work map. Pakistan is highlighted, with current projects and news stories

Resolve to Save Lives Map

Hicks developed a map for public health initiative Resolve to Save Lives to showcase their range of global projects using Statamic to manage the data.

iHasco Identity

An updated logo and new Identity Guidelines for the Interactive Health and Safety Company. Read the case study or read the Identity Guidelines on Github.

OK, these icons are clearly made for Formula One, but because I'm not paying the official supplier fee, I can't actually say that it was for them. Hey ho

Motorsport Iconography

A unified set designed for a major motorsports broadcaster. Using the brand typeface as the starting point, Hicks developed an icon system for the on screen information graphics.

CoverageBook

A new logo for the PR report service CoverageBook, designed alongside the new identity developed in house.

DuckDuckGo

A series of illustrations for DuckDuckGo – telling the story of the alternative search engine’s unique privacy features. Read more

The Ahoy cat mascot called Jiggles, and sample of icons from the UI system. I'm not a fan of cats, and this went through a lot of iteration, but we got there in the end

Ahoy Identity and UI

Hicks provided a wide range of design services for the Ahoy email marketing platform. Identity and UI design, HTML & CSS prototyping and iconography.

Spotify Iconography

Hicks created a new icon set for the music subscription service Spotify. Read the full case study about the project in the Journal.

Curl logo

Curl is a way of avoiding payment cards entirely and enables transactions via username. This was brought out in the @ symbol logomark.

Jilt Identity

Jilt is a service to help ecommerce stores recover sales due to cart abandonment. The metaphor of separation was used in the broken heart logo (made of two 'J's) and the split in the lowercase i.

About us

From our studio in Oxfordshire we have worked for a wide variety of lovely clients. You may recognise our identity work on logos for Firefox, Mailchimp and Shopify, as well as emoticons for Skype. Read more about our services or contact us for help with your next project!

Contact

Call Jon Hicks on +44 (0)7917 391536
Email jon@hicksdesign.co.uk
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Hicks Design
Wenrisc House
Meadow Court
Witney, OX28 6ER
United Kingdom