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Since we are on topic, anybody has a suggestion for an icon that represents body fat without representing an overweighted person?

hexmiles 7y ago
You can use a icon just to rappresent fat (like this one https://www.flaticon.com/premium-icon/fat_1951542 https://www.flaticon.com/premium-icon/fat_1951542) and put it next to a person like a emblem in a similar way to this: https://www.iconfinder.com/icons/2740474/personal_protection_security_privacy_emblem_shield_with_person_symbol_user_access_user_authentication_icon https://www.iconfinder.com/icons/2740474/personal_protection... hope i did convey the idea. edit: You should probably use a icon like this one https://www.iconfinder.com/icons/830113/character_figure_man_person_icon https://www.iconfinder.com/icons/830113/character_figure_man... for the person instead the one i linked, since showing only the head instead of the entire body is not very clear (i used that one only for explain the emblem idea)
- aspaviento 7y ago
  The problem of using words in an icon is that it only means anything for the people who speak that language.
  - hexmiles 7y ago
    you're right! The icon i selected was an example, i intended to use the drop like shape, without the word. I now realize it wasn't at all clear. But even without the text it still has some problems, since without context you may think it mean body hydratation level or blood, unless you use colors (yellow, blue and red ) to distinguish between them, but even then, they are not always available/possible and pose accessibility problems, for visually impaired (is the correct word?) etc... you could also use the text, if you target a specific locale, or also localizing the icons may make sense. Since i don't know where this icons will be used i don't know what the best solution and i don't have a perfect solution. I hope I have explained myself better. edit: grammar
    - aspaviento 7y ago
      Don't worry, I get what you mean. Thank you for your suggestions (I really don't know why you got downvoted. It wasn't a perfect solution but I don't think it deserved to be downvoted). My idea was something like some bubbles under skin or some fat in a cell but none of those clearly represent body fat, hence my question :) The context is for a fitness app.
kaetemi 7y ago
An M in the shape of two large arcs. ;)
dsego 7y ago
A caliper, percent sign, stylized bacon, a person with a double outline, bubbles?
jkoberg 7y ago
How about the words "body fat" ?
torgoguys 7y ago
The Noun Project has a few options that might work (most don't meet your requirements), including a couple showing a lean person with arrows by the midsection instead: https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=body%20fat https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=body%20fat
- aspaviento 7y ago
  Thank you for your suggestion. It's not exactly what I look for but it can help me as inspiration.

hexmiles 7y ago

You can use a icon just to rappresent fat (like this one https://www.flaticon.com/premium-icon/fat_1951542 https://www.flaticon.com/premium-icon/fat_1951542) and put it next to a person like a emblem in a similar way to this: https://www.iconfinder.com/icons/2740474/personal_protection_security_privacy_emblem_shield_with_person_symbol_user_access_user_authentication_icon https://www.iconfinder.com/icons/2740474/personal_protection... hope i did convey the idea. edit: You should probably use a icon like this one https://www.iconfinder.com/icons/830113/character_figure_man_person_icon https://www.iconfinder.com/icons/830113/character_figure_man... for the person instead the one i linked, since showing only the head instead of the entire body is not very clear (i used that one only for explain the emblem idea)

aspaviento 7y ago
The problem of using words in an icon is that it only means anything for the people who speak that language.
- hexmiles 7y ago
  you're right! The icon i selected was an example, i intended to use the drop like shape, without the word. I now realize it wasn't at all clear. But even without the text it still has some problems, since without context you may think it mean body hydratation level or blood, unless you use colors (yellow, blue and red ) to distinguish between them, but even then, they are not always available/possible and pose accessibility problems, for visually impaired (is the correct word?) etc... you could also use the text, if you target a specific locale, or also localizing the icons may make sense. Since i don't know where this icons will be used i don't know what the best solution and i don't have a perfect solution. I hope I have explained myself better. edit: grammar
  - aspaviento 7y ago
    Don't worry, I get what you mean. Thank you for your suggestions (I really don't know why you got downvoted. It wasn't a perfect solution but I don't think it deserved to be downvoted). My idea was something like some bubbles under skin or some fat in a cell but none of those clearly represent body fat, hence my question :) The context is for a fitness app.

kaetemi 7y ago

An M in the shape of two large arcs. ;)

dsego 7y ago

A caliper, percent sign, stylized bacon, a person with a double outline, bubbles?

jkoberg 7y ago

How about the words "body fat" ?

torgoguys 7y ago

The Noun Project has a few options that might work (most don't meet your requirements), including a couple showing a lean person with arrows by the midsection instead: https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=body%20fat https://thenounproject.com/search/?q=body%20fat

aspaviento 7y ago
Thank you for your suggestion. It's not exactly what I look for but it can help me as inspiration.