"Intro to Icons" is an online course with 30 fast–paced videos by Matt D. Smith. Join the MDS email list and get it FREE.
We’ll walk through a handful of existing apps, examine their icon usage, and cover the three most important traits all icon sets need.
I MUST know those 3 traits
Rectangles, circles, and lines. That's really all we need to design most interface icons. Let's put simple geometry to work!
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YESVG please
👋 I’m glad you asked. My name is Matt D. Smith and I run my own independent design studio in Athens, GA—and have done so for the last decade. I design lots of websites, apps, and software in general. No matter the project, there’s always SOME type of icon usage.
Pre-built icon sets are great for quick concepts, but sometimes you just need to bang out your own to give your project some personality. If you know the fundamentals, the possibilities are endless. So, come on in. The water feels great! 🏖
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— Dann 🚐 (@DannPetty) May 22, 2017
I got early early access @mds’s Intro to Icons (in 1 hour) course and it’s super well done and full of great tips — https://t.co/MhreSXlU5u
— Veronica Domeier 💭 (@hellodomeier) May 22, 2017
A quick and to-the-point course on designing icons. Also, covers the basics of AI. Thanks for sharing the knowledge, @mds! :) https://t.co/yaDrHFDdYw
— Juliana (@vi_ju) May 22, 2017
Learn the fundaments of icon design in *an hour*!
— Aubrey Johnson (@aub) May 22, 2017
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— KanikaAhirwar (@KanikaAhirwar) May 22, 2017
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— Dan Rose (@dblizzy) May 22, 2017
Really enjoyed this icon course by @mds It was easy to follow and helped me learn a few new tricks in @Illustrator 👌 https://t.co/5n7MPXdgP7
— Victor Kernes (@victorkernes) May 22, 2017
Signed up for @mds' free Intro to Icons course https://t.co/aJ3Irhflf6 Love that he's sharing this knowledge, stoked to get started! #aiux
— Phil Coffman 🏃🏻 (@philcoffman) May 22, 2017
Check out this free Intro to Icons course by @mds https://t.co/GdLDyQUFZq Pretty rad for learning icon design! #aiux
— Declan Harrop (@declanharrop) May 5, 2017
Picked up a couple tricks in this one. Quick but thorough Intro to Icons course by @mds (and it's free!) https://t.co/k7nJvGgfM2 #aiux
— Richard Hawkes (@richardlhawkes) May 12, 2017
@mds This is absolutely incredible. Thank you so much for the work you put into making this and also for making it so easily available.
— Isaac Ali (@theisaacali) May 22, 2017
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— Joey Bergeron (@joeybergeron) May 22, 2017
Really excited to take this amazing free course from @mds Thanks man ❤️ 👌https://t.co/5IGS7fvD3f
— Andrés Carreño 👨🏻 (@heyandrw) May 22, 2017
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— Renato Reis (@adesignpadawan) May 5, 2017
Interested in/want to learn icon design? Check out @mds’ course—20 lessons, 1 hr, free! Looks like a great resource https://t.co/Wogcm5zOFv
— Jonathan Suh (@jonsuh) May 22, 2017
Not just a free 'Intro to Icons' course by @mds,
— Jason Wolf (@JasonGuyWolf) May 5, 2017
but also a great overview of some of the shortcuts in AI.https://t.co/u4sztM0GJq #aiux pic.twitter.com/U3gOqhqQjP
New icon course from @mds - so you know it's gonna be good... oh, did I mention it's FREE? 🔥 https://t.co/OrQTUKQjXA #aiux
— Phil Goodwin (@fhlcreative) May 22, 2017
Great stuff! Intro to Icon Design by @mds 👉 https://t.co/uf1i5s2PRU
— Sebastiano Guerriero (@guerriero_se) May 22, 2017