Icon request: icon-graduate (mortar-board graduation-cap), icon-university

[analytically]

It would be great if there would be an icon representing a school / college / university.

Some examples for inspiration:

http://www.lostinseattle.com/LIS/-images/-icons/icon-1-116.gif
http://content.apartmenthl.com/system/citypages/categories/colleges-universities/icon_desc.png

Bonus:
the academy icon:
http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/images/academy-icon.png

[Nerian]

+1

[ozyhale]

i agree :)

[davegandy]

Going into 3.1.0.

[keriati]

ah just found this, +1 for Graduation Cap from me!

[ansonhoyt]

+1 icon-graduation-cap and icon-academy

I tried to find a unique symbols for school/academy/university but got lost on the interwebs. If you're planning to expand education symbols, here are some ideas that looked interesting...

Symbols for Education:

• icon-graduate-cap: the mortarboard is commonly used as a symbol for higher education
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduation_cap
• icon-academy: the Academy of Athens symbolizes institutions of learning
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Athens_(modern)
• icon-apple: symbolizes teachers
  • http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060915202859AAViRWb, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_(symbolism)
• icon-bell (exists): a school bell could represent primary/secondary education
• icon-abc-blocks: blocks with the letters 'A', 'B' and 'C' represent early education

Symbols for Learning:

• icon-brain: symbolizes knowledge
• icon-open-book: symbolizes open knowledge?
• icon-torch-of-learning: symbolizes learning?
  • http://www.loc.gov/shop/index.php?action=cCatalog.showItem&cid=6&scid=65&iid=3594&PHPSESSID=98

Symbols for Fields of Study:

• icon-art (duplicate): an artist's brush(es) and palette symbolizes Art
  • duplicates Icon request: icon-color-palette (icon-theme / icon-style / icon-color / icon-paintbrush) #244
• icon-books: a shelf of books can symbolize History
• icon-lab-coat: a white coat symbolizes scientific personnel, as it is often worn in laboratories
• icon-theater: the happy/sad masks symbolize the Performing Arts
• icon-music: a treble clef could symbolize Music
• icon-nuclear/icon-atom: atomic orbits symbolizes nuclear energy
• icon-globe (exists): could symbolize Geography
• icon-beaker (exists): could symbolize Chemistry

[prashaantt]

+1 for icon-academy and icon-books. (Btw, Dave you're awesome!)

[ThisWorldMusic]

+1 for icon-academy and icon-apple

[gustabot42]

[venomgfx]

+1 !

[angely-dev]

Going into 3.1.0.

So what about the graduation cap icon ?

Really thanks for your job :)

[tagliala]

planned for 4.0.0 at the moment (as you can see in the milestone)

[apcjs]

+1

[gunthercox]

+1 for grad cap

[freddyboucher]

+1

[eyemirage]

+1

I would love a student-type icon like this as I use FontAwesome for an education site:

[thibault-martinez]

+1

[nealrs]

+1

[alexweissman]

+1 would love to see the mortarboard and academy icons. Also, icons for student and teacher?

[dpDesignz]

+1 https://www.iconfinder.com/icons/199766/college_education_hat_knowledge_learning_library_professor_profy_school_student_study_training_univercity_university_wizard_icon#size=128
https://www.iconfinder.com/icons/103833/certificate_scroll_icon#size=128
https://www.iconfinder.com/icons/112332/education_graduation_hat_learning_mortar_pictogram_raw_school_simple_study_icon#size=128
https://www.iconfinder.com/icons/258129/education_learning_qualification_school_training_icon#size=128

[npegan]

+1 Mortar Board - Do it.

[seinoxygen]

+1

[noquarter37]

+1

[ghost]

+1

[mytharcher]

+1

[lucFX11]

+1 for graduation cap

[respectyoda]

+1

[NikoRoberts]

+1 for grad cap

[davegandy]

Added university/institution icon to 4.1.0-wip branch. Graduation cap is up next.

[davegandy]

Added graduation-cap/mortar-board to 4.1.0-wip branch. Closing this crazy old issue!

[matzke]

good work 👍

[gunthercox]

Awesome work. Thank you.

[tlu74]

+1

[jforaker]

+1

[tagliala]

Locking here 🔒
http://fontawesome.io/icon/graduation-cap/