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Illustration icon material

An illustration divided into right and left areas. On the left half is a sample of icon materials, and on the right half is a sample of a hand holding a My Number Card.

Making Administrative Procedures Easier to Understand Through the Use of Collections of Materials

Improving Technical and Confusing Administrative Procedures

Many of the digital procedures related to the My Number system are technical terms, and it is necessary to use illustrations and icons to convey them at a glance and in an easy-to-understand manner. However, until now, there have been no materials dedicated to official distribution by the government.
Therefore, it was necessary for local governments and private service providers to create their own, and there was a problem that the expression was scattered depending on the communicator.

Easy to Understand Presentation at Reduced Cost

Creating illustrations and icon materials requires specialized knowledge and a lot of time. Is visibility maintained at a high level? Are expressions easy to understand for people living in and visiting Japan? There are various considerations. By distributing materials that can be used by anyone, you can save time and effort for different institutions to produce and study the same thing.
At the same time, we distribute guidelines that allow you to check various matters to consider regarding the production of materials, so we can respond to your needs for "adding new materials in the future".

Aiming for "Friendly digitalization" that is easy for anyone to understand

The purpose of distributing this material is to make it easy for the public to understand the complicated operation methods and procedures, and to make it possible for people who are not interested in or not good at digital technology to feel the "gentle digitalization."
As for the shapes of the illustrations and icons, I tried to make them easy to understand at a glance by using large curved lines to soften the impression and by packing multiple elements into a single icon to avoid complexity. I also tried to give the impression that I could do it myself.

"Illustration Materials" that explain the procedures

Six samples of illustration materials are arranged.

"Iconic materials" that convey content in the administrative context

Screen capture showing sample icon material

How to Use

Terms of Use

This Illustration Icon Materials are copyrighted by according to the Illustration Icon Materials Terms of Use in Digital Agency, but may be used without credit.

Precautions on Use

Illustration icon materials are supplementary expressions that supplement textual information and make understanding more intuitive. In order to consider accessibility, please specify information related to administrative procedures and services in text rather than using only images.
Similarly, in the case of images used for digital services such as websites and apps, give substitute text for the image so that the content can be conveyed to those who use voice reading software (screen readers) or the voice reading function of smartphones. This is a mandatory response regardless of the method of use.

Download and use

Available for download.
* This is the latest version as of June 2023.
*This material was created with an RGB color profile that is suitable for digital device display. Please note that the colors may appear too strong when printed.
Illustration Icon Material (zip/7,018 kb)

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