Iconography in a common style for all product teams.

BMC product teams used an overwhelming array of icons in its products - and those icons varied widely in their style, metaphors and quality. An enterprise-wide audit of iconography was needed to align the discrepancies and offer a cohesive library that all product teams could use.

The ADAPT team determined the style the iconography should use, and undertook the lengthy audit. The team determined appropriate metaphors for the most common processes and actions, so users of BMC products would be presented with consistency in icon usage. The visual design team designed and produced every icon, ensuring quality and consistency.

An Icon Finder application was developed for users to filter, search and download required icons. The icon finder also included the necessary code for implementing the icons correctly in front-end development.

There are more than 900 original icons in the library.