Overview
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Learn how to create simple icon motifs. Dive into the details and methods of constructing effective visual communication.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Using exercise files
- Creating iconic ideas
- Simplifying complex shapes
- Restrained creativity
- Drawing visual metaphors
- Establishing visual continuity
- Iconic exploration
- Shape building icons
- Creating flat icons
- Creating stroke-based icons
- Creating long shadow icons
- Creating loose-style icons
- Creating engraved icons
- Detailing icons
- Using badges with icons
- Exporting vector icons
- Creating pixel perfect icons
- Icon sizing
- Exporting raster icons
- Paul Howalt
- Brian Brasher
- Leighton Hubbell
- Felix Sockwell
- Gedeon Mahuex
- Icon usage examples
- Challenge: Design an icon
- Solution: Design an icon
- Next steps
