Tektronix Desktop Icons and Splash Screens

Desktop Icons
One of Tektronix’s key offerings is its measurement software, available both in physical products and as standalone digital applications. To ensure a cohesive user experience in a PC environment, these applications needed a unified look on the customer’s desktop, while also being distinct enough to clearly convey their individual functions.

Splash Screens

A similar need for consistency extended to the splash screens. Prior to 2016, these featured photographs of natural scenes with the product’s focus or feature integrated into the image. However, after 2016, Tektronix shifted to a more abstract and graphic approach. The new splash screens maintained a connection to the product’s focus but adopted a contemporary, cleaner aesthetic.

Contemporary Splash Screens

Legacy Splash Screens

Application Icons

Tektronix’s highly accurate test and measurement applications cover thousands of specific functions across multiple spectrums. To visually represent this specificity, unique icons were developed for each scientific function. With the launch of the new flagship oscilloscope and its modern UI, new icons were created, and legacy icons were reimagined to match the fresh look and feel.

Below is a small sample of the hundreds of icons created as part of this project.