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General guidelines of icon design
1. Look at Icon Design Holistically Icons are used inside the graphic systems. If they are crafted for desktop applications or Web pages, an icon is one of many graphic elements that need to work together harmoniously. Carry this logic across icon sets as well. Icons can be appreciated for their original visual appearance, but they can not work alone. Evaluate your icon designs relative to the graphic interface you're using them in. Make sure that each icon is different from it's neighboring images, while still working in union as a whole. 2. Remember About the Audience You will have different considerations if you're creating an intranet for a small company, in comparison toa product that may be sold internationally. When creating icons, cultural considerations are vital. Images may vary for typical elements you way want to use in your designs. 3. Draw for the Size the Icon will be Used At If you go vector and draw your images in Illustrator, there is strong temptation to resize the design, and try to use it at all the sizes. This can't be done with icons. What looks good at 512px will be a messy smear at 16px. Icons should carry a general design that is used as a guideline, but each produced size needs to contain its own modified design. 4. The Icons Should Remain Simple and Iconic With operating systems now promoting icons that can be resized to large sizes (512px by 512px is extra large for an icon), the you are increasingly tempted to get creative with your images. While a certain level of realism can add interest to an icon design, it should not restrict its ability to work clearly and effectively. 5. Cast Consistent [Lighting, Reflections, and Shadows] It's important that the realism you add to your designs all function in the same way. If you apply a light source coming from one direction then stick with it. Or you will loose the integrated design of your icons. Also consider the light source of the interface your icons will be placed in. If the lighting of the icons is at odds with the Web site or application design you're placing them in, then the design will be unrealistic. 6. Use a Limited Perspective The range of perspective within your icon design pack should work in union. If you have objects being looked at from straight ahead then keep this concept. If you rotate one at a certain angle, then be sure all the icons will look good at that angle also. Imagine a photo camera being placed at a constant vantage point and looking at all the objects with the same perspective. This helps to maintain consistency in your icon designs. 7. Design Consistent Icon Set Styles Lighting and Perspective certainly contribute to the style of an icon, though there are many other things that can contribute to the style as well. If you're intending to fit your icon into a grunge-style Web site design, you'll probably be applying texture to the style of the icon's design.
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Standard Toolbar Icons
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ArtIcons Pro can find, extract, edit and create Windows icons in color depths up to 16 million colors. Import and export icon images, create and handle icon libraries. It supports the new icon format introduced in Windows XP (8-bit transparency). Download it |
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IconXP can edit and create Windows icons in color depths up to 32-bit True Color. It supports the new icon format introduced in Windows XP (8-bit transparency). You can customize desktop and folder icons. Download it |
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Any to Icon allows you to convert multiple BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG, WBMP and WMF images to Windows icons in one action. It also breaks down entire icon libraries into individual icons. You can change color resolution and size to create customized icons. Download it |
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IconUtils is a complete icon and cursor solution. IconUtils package can edit icons and cursors, manage icon and cursor libraries, convert icons into images (in various graphic formats) and vice versa, customize Windows desktop and folder icons. Download it |
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Icon to Any allows you to convert Windows icons and cursors into BMP, JPG, PNG, GIF, ICO, CUR, WBMP and RC formats. It has a wizard interface. It's simple to process multiple files at once. You can find icons and make images for use on Web pages. Download it |
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ArtCursors allows you to edit Windows cursors in color depths up to 16 million colors. You also can search files and folders for cursors, import and export cursor images and create cursor libraries for better and more efficient storage. Download it |
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AhaView supports all popular graphic formats, including JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, ICO, CUR, ANI, WBMP. You can browse images in thumbnail mode, view pictures full screen with zooming features, convert images to JPEG, PNG, BMP formats and manage files. Download it |
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CustomIcons is an ultimate tool for customizing the icons on you desktop, in Windows Start menu and many other locations. Using CustomIcons you can easily replace default Windows icons with the ones to your choice. Download it |
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