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How To Design Better App Icons

 

A new article and a 10 minute film discussing best practises when designing app icons and how to create memorable, apt and unique icons for mobile platforms.

I have been looking forward to sharing this with you for some time. A while back Net Magazine approached me about doing a piece on app icon design. This turned into an article going into the May issue. I have posted an abridged version of the article on the blog along with a companion video. In roughly 10 minutes I go through 5 major aspects of app icon design and give real work examples of how I’ve worked with those qualities. It’s packed full of stories, advice and pixels and I hope there’s something in here for everybody – wether you’re just about to make your first app icon or a seasoned veteran.

I highly recommend that you buy the next issue of Net Magazine but until you hold a physical copy of it, you can read the abridged version of the article and watch the 10 minute companion video on blog.appicontemplate.com – I’m really happy with how it turned out and I hope you enjoy it. If it was at all helpful, please let me know and help me pass it around.

Sincerely,
Michael