Lined Up Thick Books (Spine / Dictionary)の無料アイコン | フリー素材

Accumulation place of knowledge, “Thick Book Spine” Free Material

Illustration icon depicting spines of 3 heavy hardcover books lined up without gaps on bookshelf. Thick form like Kojien or encyclopedia makes one feel that huge information and history are packed there. Design especially easy to use in educational institutions and specialized sites as metaphor for “knowledge” “learning” “reliable information source.”

Specific Usage Scenes and Suggestions

This icon is suitable for guidance to information archives and specialized content, not limited to mere reading image.

• For Link to “Glossary / Dictionary” Page of Website
  As link button to glossary page explaining technical terms or knowledge base of FAQ. Gives user sense of trust “Answer is here.”
• For “Archive” Guidance of Library / Reference Room
  Can be utilized as icon indicating collection space in introduction of digital archive storing past materials and literature or guide map of actual library.
• For “Category” Heading of Education / Learning Site
  As icon indicating categories of each subject and specialized field like “History” “Science” “Literature.” Heavy design emphasizes academic atmosphere.
• For Expression of “Series” of Blog and Column
  Since 3 books are lined up, as eye-catcher of continuous contents like “Upper/Middle/Lower volume” or “Series trilogy.” Also ideal for link to summary article.
• For “Expertise” Appeal of Law Office and Accounting Office
  Can be used as visual expressing reliability and professional stance on sites of professionals handling advanced specialized knowledge, as it reminds of Compendium of Laws and specialized books.

Editing Tips and Benefits of EPS Format

In addition to PNG and SVG formats convenient for Web production, EPS format of vector data suitable for DTP design and advanced editing is included in the distribution file.

If it is EPS format, processing like changing color of 3 spines respectively to express “color coding per series” or adding text like “DICTIONARY” or “VOL.1” to spine part is free using software like Illustrator. Can bring closer to more realistic stack room atmosphere.

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