2014
Lynda
Justin Seeley
2:01
English

An effective icon design conveys a lot of information in a small space. If you need to create a great custom icon and you have a copy of Photoshop, this is the course for you. First, discover how file format and size, viewpoint, and platform shape your design choices. Then author Justin Seeley will show you how to decide on the scope of your set, sketch out your designs, and choose a color scheme and style. Next, you'll import your drawings into Photoshop and turn them into rescalable shape layers, complete with color and detail. Finally, learn how to export icons in the correct file formats for use on the web, in print, and on different operating systems (Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android). Along the way, Justin introduces challenges to test your knowledge, and some additional tools to help speed up your design workflow.

Introduction
Welcome
How to use exercise files
Understanding challenges
How to send feedback
1. Core Concepts
Exploring the principles of icon design
Understanding platform guidelines for icons
2. Planning Your Icon Set
Choosing a style for your icon set
Setting the scope of your icon set
Choosing a color scheme for your icons
Creating rough sketches of your icons
Challenge: Sketching your ideas
Solution: Sketching your ideas
3. Building Your Icon Set
Importing your sketches into Photoshop
Converting your sketches into vector shapes
Challenge: Convert your icons to shapes
Solution: Convert your icons to shapes
Importing color themes and applying your color scheme
Challenge: Refining your artwork
Solution: Refining your artwork
4. Exporting Your Icon Set
Creating a custom shape set in Photoshop
Saving icons with Adobe Generator
Saving icons using Extract
Using icon-generation software
Generating icons for mobile applications
Generating icons for desktop applications
Generating icons for websites
Conclusion
Goodbye

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