Icon Utopia Blog
Teaching how to make a steady income and build a career as an icon designer
Best Icons of the Week (8)
Once again I’ll present you collection of great icon sets I’ve collected through the week.
It’s nice to see so many different styles and interesting approaches on icon design. I’m sure you will discover some great icon designers and awesome icon sets.
The Importance of Getaways and a Throwback to the Icon Salon Conference.
Did I tell you about the importance of taking your mind off work to have some proper rest and get back on track being way more relaxed and motivated?
It is still true that to be the best at what you do you need to practice it every day, as is that with doing what you love it shouldn’t be too hard. However, other than amazing achievements, putting hours and hours into one field is likely to result into burning out. Regular breaks are the thing that helps me avoid it.
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Best Icons of the Week (7)
Once again I’ll present you collection of 19 great icon sets I’ve collected through the week.
It’s nice to see so many different styles and interesting approaches on icon design. I’m sure you will discover some great icon designers and awesome icon sets.
Easy Way To Colour Outline Icons
Hot topic alert! I lost count of people that ask me how I paint my icons, and what’s the best and easiest technique. Truth is, there are tons of ways to do this, but today I’m going to reveal my icon colouring routine. This might be the technique that will change the way you colour your icons.
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Best Icons of the Week (6)
Hey Fellas! Once again I’ll present you collection of 23 best icons and icon sets I’ve collected through the week. I reckon you will like my choice and discover some great icon designers with awesome icon sets. So without further ado, let’s jump straight into the greatest icons of this week
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Grumpy T-Shirts Behind The Scenes
So something big and exciting happened today – I’ve launched my very first t-shirt campaign on the Cotton Bureau! I’m super ecstatic and I of course want to share it with you. Grumpy is finally here! And it’s grumpier than ever! Now it’s way easier to show your attitude towards Mondays without having to say a word! Just show up wearing one of these tees at the office, school or uni, and it speak out.
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Best Icons of the Week (5)
Once again I’ll present you collection of 15 great icon sets I’ve collected through the week. I reckon you will like my choice and discover some great icon designers with awesome icon sets. So without further ado, let’s jump straight into the greatest icons of this week
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Starting Career as an Icon Designer: From Fearing To Succeeding.
Being an icon designer could be scary. In fact, it is scary. It looks like such a niche thing to work in. I mean…is it even possible to make a living out of creating icons? I hope my humble insight into my life and my own experience will help you grow and develop. Remember that we all have been there at some point, and fear and doubts are natural, but it’s stepping out of your comfort zone that can change the game forever.
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Best Icons of the Week (4)
I’ll be honest with you, guys—picking icons for this week’s collection was beyond difficult. There are so many incredible sets, it was almost impossible to choose just a few of them leaving the rest out in the cold. But impossible is nothing, right? I reckon you will like my choice and discover some great icon designers with awesome icon sets. So without further ado, let’s jump straight into the greatest icons of this week
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Overcome Creative Block using these 8 great tips
I bet every designer experience creative block from time to time. I myself get tired of everything and sometimes feel unable to create anything decent and meaningful ever. Such doubts are natural, and creative blocks like that happen to all of us at some point. The important thing if you want to be the best one out there is to get over it and don’t give up to the creative block. Fight and demolish it once and for all. In this article I’ll share 8 great tips that will help you to overcome creative block.
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