Cree to hold 'iconathon' to hone energy-efficiency logo

MANHASSET, NY -- Cree and The Noun Project, an open source visual library of symbols and icons, are holding an “iconathon” at Cree’s campus to create universally recognizable symbols for LED lighting and other energy-efficient technologies.

“After Saturday, the world will no longer be forced to use the inefficient, old-school incandescent light bulb to represent ‘bright ideas’ or the toxic, mercury-filled CFL to represent ‘efficient lighting,’” said Ginny Skalski, Social Media Specialist, Cree, in a statement.

The Feb. 25 Iconathon for Energy Efficiency can be followed with the hashtag #CreeIconathon on Twitter.

The event will include presentations from Edward Boatman, co-founder and creative director of The Noun Project, and Paul Pickard, a lighting revolutionary and systems architect at Cree.

During the half-day design workshop, attendees will help craft the basis of a new symbol for LED lighting and other technologies, including solar panels, weatherized homes and wind turbines. The final symbols will later be added to the public domain and available for anyone to download for free at TheNounProject.com.

The Noun Project is a growing open sourced visual library of the symbols and icons that form the world’s visual language. The Noun Project organizes iconathons around the country to collaboratively design new sets of civic symbols.

Cree is a market-leading innovator of lighting-class LEDs, LED lighting, and semiconductor products for power and  RF applications.