![]() One quick way to explain it is that vector files are not pixels or graphics, but rather they are maths or points that tell the computer what to draw, so when you re-size the vector shape, the computer re-draws the graphics again at the right size at the best quality. AI are the most common vector formats to look for, and essentially having files as vectors will allow you to re-size the icons to any size without losing any quality. I would suggest looking for a pack of icons that contains a lot of different individual icons in some kind of vector format. You can explore thousands of Icons on Creative Market. So to get started we need to find ourselves a good reliable pack of icons to use as our base. We won’t be creating any iconography from scratch, but we will be taking some icon outlines and applying our own layer styles and colors to them, giving a more unique finish that fits with our wallpaper. The workflow that we are following relies on us using existing icon shapes to save ourselves a bunch of time. This allows your icon to retain better detail when displayed on the iPhone’s retina display. ![]() Your App Shortcut icon will display at 180 x 180 pixels on the device, but when you begin designing your document you should aim to use 1024 x 1024 pixels for your document dimensions. You can repeat this same step with any new wallpaper you want to use to capture the colors. Try making some alternatives featuring different shades of the same colors and then try creating some more vibrant versions of the same colors.Īfter doing this, I ended up with these different rows of color blocks which will make up my color scheme. Once you have your base colors, create some variations on these colors, just to give yourself some options as you move forward with the icon design. ![]() We are going to use the eyedropper tool to fill each of these boxes with a sample color from your chosen background, in essence, you are building up a color scheme using areas of color from your wallpaper. Now that you’ve decided on your wallpaper, open it up in Photoshop (or any graphics software you are comfortable with) and create a number of squares above your wallpaper. In my upcoming example, I used this photo which I found as my wallpaper background. If you don’t have an existing wallpaper in mind that you want to work with, you could discover some beautiful photos, patterns, or textures here on Creative Market which could all be used as your wallpaper or take a look at the handpicked collection of abstract graphics and backgrounds that I’ve put together myself. Your wallpaper plays such a huge part in defining the look of your home screen, regardless of which icons you choose (or make) the majority of your screen is dominated by your wallpaper, so it’s important you choose one you like, and for the purpose of our tutorial, this wallpaper will also set the tone for all of the icons we design to follow. Getting Startedįor this method we are going to start out by choosing a wallpaper that we like, and then using this as a base for our ‘theme.’ Then we will be building out different icons that match the same look, feel and color scheme of the wallpaper - this way you can follow similar steps and the method remains flexible enough that you can modify the colors to fit with any wallpaper of your choice. With that in mind, today we’re going to explore a very easy method of designing your own custom iOS 14 Icons by creating a simple template and workflow that will allow us to use existing icon packs to quickly produce unique app icons that match with the style of any wallpaper you wish to pair it with. ![]() We’ve already seen some beautiful custom iOS 14 Icon Packs hitting the marketplace and people have been quick to show off their own custom home screens online, but this space is still very new so if you’re looking for something a little more unique, or niche you might be better off just creating something new from scratch. So while this will not be an actual replacement for the official app icons, it is a very handy way to create a secondary shortcut link on your home screen which can launch any app and you can use whatever graphic or image you want for these shortcuts. One of those tasks that you can create is simply the ability to launch an app. ![]() This is all achieved through Shortcuts(?) which is Apple’s way to allow you to add a simple task to your home screen which is triggered by a custom icon. After many many years of asking, Apple fans finally have the chance to customize their home screens a little more as it is now possible to design or use custom icons for apps and place widgets on your home screen for the first time ever on an Apple device. One of the most highly requested features of all time finally hit Apple devices this year with the release of iOS 14. ![]()
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