2014
Lynda
Justin Seeley
2:07
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 Illustrator, this is the course for you. First, discover how file format, size, viewpoint, and platform shape your design choices. Then author Justin Seeley will show you how decide on the scope of your set, sketch out your designs, and choose a color scheme and style. Next, you'll "vectorize" your drawings and apply colors and styles in Illustrator. Finally, learn how to export your icons in the correct file formats for use on the web, in print, or on different operating systems (Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android). Along the way, Justin introduces challenges to test your knowledge and a couple of 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 Illustrator
Converting your sketches into vector art
Challenge: Convert your icon to vectors
Solution: Convert your icon to vectors
Importing and applying your color scheme
Challenge: Refining your artwork
Solution: Refining your artwork
4. Exporting Your Icon Set
Saving your icons as a symbol library
Saving your icons for web use
Saving your icons as SVG
Using icon-generation software
Generating icons for mobile applications
Generating icons for desktop applications
Generating icons for websites
Conclusion
Goodbye

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