An Open-Source Icon System
GLPI (Gestionnaire Libre de Parc Informatique) is an open-source IT service management platform used by thousands of organizations worldwide to manage their entire IT infrastructure, from hardware and software inventory to help desk, licensing, contracts, and internal processes. As a free and open tool, GLPI needed a visual system that lived up to the same philosophy: accessible, free to use, and ready to be extended by its community.
This project covers the design of a comprehensive icon and illustration system built specifically for that purpose. More than a single set, it's a layered system: a main illustrative family that covers every functional area of the product, a flat UI-oriented layer for higher-density interfaces, a monochrome accent version, and a branded variant where GLPI's "G" mark is embedded into the icons themselves for moments where product identity needs to come forward.
Services
Graphic Design
Client
GLPI by Teclib
The whole library was built on a 24px grid with a unified 3px stroke, anchored on a shared set of keyline shapes (circle, square, rounded rectangle) to keep optical consistency across hundreds of icons. The signature detail of the system is subtle but consistent across the entire library: strokes never fully close. There's always a small opening in every contour: a quiet gesture that gives the family character and a softer, more approachable feel without breaking technical coherence.
The full set is hosted in a public GitHub repository so the GLPI community can download, adapt, and extend it freely, fully aligned with the product's open-source philosophy.