Do you know the GOLDEN RULES of icon design? Today I have 7 icon design tips when working in Adobe Illustrator, and as part of the video tutorial on icon design, you will learn the essentials so that you can make some awesome icons in Illustrator.
Icon design is becoming evermore important online, but it’s still important on print media too. In todays icon design tutorial, we work in Illustrator to explore the 7 golden rules that I’ve come up with, as a means to help you in your graphic design workflow, when designing your next set of icons. Some of the tips in the tutorial made seem obvious to you, but there are also some nifty icon design tips and tricks that you may not have previously known about.
If you'd like to see more Illustrator tutorials on icon design, or maybe an actual step by step video on designing a specific icon, chime in the comment section below. Icon design is becoming more and more important, and I feel it is a nice topic to cover on this channel.
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0:24 Use Preview Bounds
1:55 Use Geometric Shapes
3:10 Use Pixel Preview Mode
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4:16 Keep It Simple
4:38 Expand / Outline Strokes
5:13 Lay Your Icons Out Neatly
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