Rockstar Icon Designer - Kate McInnes [62]
A Picture Tells a Thousand Words
What You Will Learn
A Brief History of Computer Icons
Conclusions
Design Guidelines
Icon Basics
What Makes a Good Icon?
File Formats and Terminology
Icon Categories and Conventions
Application Icons
Document, Settings and Plug-ins
Alerts
Toolbar Icons
Smartphones & Tablet Devices
Web-based Interfaces and Sites
Emoticons
Rendering Styles
1. Hyper Realistic
2. Clear and Simple
3. Creative and Informative
4. Pictograms
Perspective
A Word on Perspective
Zero-Point Perspective
One-Point Perspective
Two-Point Perspective
Planometric Projection
Isometric Projection
View Points
Flat View Icons
Front View Icons
Shelf View Icons
Desk View Icons
Conclusion
Popular Platforms Guidelines and Style Tips
Designing Icons for Windows
Windows XP
Aero Windows Vista and 7
Mac OS X
iOS
Android 2.0
Tango
Basic Steps to Plan and Create an Icon Set
Get the Specs
Create a Checklist
Sketch Designs
Digital Rendering
Asses the Final Designs
Name and Export the Assets
Troubleshooting
Designer Interviews
Jakub Steiner
Benjamin Nathan
Tatyana Suhodolska
Appendix: Resources
Acknowledgements
Endnotes
About The Author