Introduction to Icon Design

Course summary

• U1: Presentation

  • Presentation

  • Influences

  • What are we going to do in this course

• U2: Introduction to the world of icons

  • History of iconography and pictograms

  • What is and what is not an icon

  • Types of Icons

  • Considerations according to the medium: digital and printed

• U3: Conceptual process

  • Self-commissioning and definition of objectives

  • Project planning

  • Conceptual map

  • Moodboard

• U4: Design process (Production)

  • Sketches and approach to graphic style

  • The grid and the importance of it

  • Grid creation and style definition

  • Icon system design I

  • Icon System Design II

  • Icon System Design III

  • Color

  • Optical settings

• U5: Tips and final tips

  • Tips to adapt the icons to small sizes

  • Formats suitable for exporting icons

• Final project

  • Introduction to icon design

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Hermes Mazali

A course by Hermes Mazali

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Hermes Mazali is an Argentinian graphic designer and art director based in Valencia, Spain.

He is a founding partner of Atemporal Agency, a small design agency where he works in art direction, photography, web design, logos, and icon design. However, he also works as a freelancer for a range of agencies, brands, and start-ups from different countries.