The Art of Making Icons
Making icons is a tricky business as it involves conveying a message as clearly as possible
within an extremely small canvass. The goal is to make the icons intuitive enough so that the
user will immediately associate them with their tasks. A lot of different icon styles are
offered online, a handful of which are available for free. Talented icon artists make good use
of the color palette and create icons with remarkable shadings and detail.
To create your own icons, you need only a reliable graphic design tool (Adobe Photoshop
is the majority's choice), and a lot of patience. An icon is normally crafted pixel by pixel,
since simply resizing a larger image to a smaller icon-sized image results in image
quality degradation. You can surf the net for free tutorials on making icons to put you
one step closer to mastering the art.
