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Teaching how to make a steady income and build a career as an icon designer
Tips On How To Create a Responsive Icons
What are responsive icons?! You might wonder.
Although the responsive web is an absolute norm right now and the first responsive icons appeared a couple of years ago, not everybody knows what they are. The fact that they are so widely spread these days raises a few questions. Are they really necessary? Do they provide good user experience? In today’s article we will analyze pros and cons of such icons, as well as what you should have in mind when creating them.
Icon Grid: When And How To Use It? + BONUS GRIDS
Icon grid is most commonly created using the guidelines placed precisely on the artboard. But it is not just about the guidelines, of course. Think of an icon grid as a set of rules made to keep consistency throughout the icon set. Well laid out structure where your icon set is going to be constructed. You might be wondering when and how to use them?
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Best Icons of the Week (Week 15)
Hey guys! How are you doing? Once again I present you collection of great icons and icon sets. 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. Cheers!
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How Simple Your Icons Should Be?
Emphasising what truly matters and removing everything unnecessary to pass along the message may be a difficult task. Some icons should look super simple, and simple isn’t easy. So, how do you know what’s the right amount of details you can use for one icon?
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Best Icons of the Week (Week 14)
Hey guys! How are you doing? Once again I present you collection of great icons and icon sets. 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. Cheers!
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New Year Resolutions – How To Achieve More in 2016
January is usually the time when you reflect on the past twelve months and look into the future. So this time we’ll be talking about setting up goals and achieving them in the upcoming year. So this year instead of being lazy and making fake promises to yourself, let’s build a system that will help you reach your goals! Here are a few simple rules that keep me motivated in pursuing my goals.
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Thanks! You’re Awesome!
I just want you to know that I’m endlessly grateful for your attention, wonderful comments and feedback. This is what keeps me going and writing these weekly articles!
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Best Icons of the Week (Week 13)
Once again I present you collection of great icon sets. Todays selection includes icons I’ve collected through last two weeks since I skipped previous 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. Cheers!
Even Spacing and Aligning in The Icon Design
One of the things that distinguishes great icons from poor ones is aligning and spacing between objects. Based upon the questions I get, it is also the most common problem people face. Correct alignment of the object and its precise spacing is what takes your icons to the whole other level. And I’m not even talking about using any fancy grids. It is as simple as maintaining the same size gaps around the objects throughout both the icon and the overall set.
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Best stormtrooper icons and illustrations
Today I decided to do something different. Instead of usual best icons of the week I present you collection of best stormtrooper helmets! I’m sure you will discover some great designers and awesome icons/illustrations.
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