Ben
Ben is a lifelong Nintendo fan who likes to build websites, and make video games. He buys way too much Lego.
WordPress and Games
I was thinking about the Honor 6 Design Competition I mentioned recently and thought it might be interesting if I made a quick video that shows how I would design the icons if I was entering the competition. So I made the video you can see below.
This video was recorded in about 45 minutes using the software Sketch – by Bohemian Coding.
Normally the way I would design icons is to decide what I want to draw – often using The Noun Project for inspiration – and then draw something quite quickly. I will then move on to the next icon and do the same. Then – once I have a few icons made I will go back and tweak them all.
I find it a lot easier to be objective and critical once I have had some time to view them and think about them. I also find it easier to make them cohesive once I have made all of them.
I tend not to make pencil and paper sketches – but I will sometimes make 2 or three versions and then decide which one is best.
I don’t claim to be an expert at designing icons – far from it in fact – but I quite enjoy doing it and so here are a few things I like to do to create a cohesive icon set.
In the video I visited a few websites – I’ve listed them below:
Don’t forget if you want to enter the Honor 6 Design Competition – then there’s still a couple of months to go! 🙂