How a pro designs an app icon, from sketch to final
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How a pro designs an app icon, from sketch to final

How do the best app icons actually get made? Matthew Skiles — the designer behind icons for countless indie apps you know — walks through his complete process: why the best icons aren't literal, starting with pencil-and-paper sketches, building shapes before color, standing out (or fitting in) on the App Store, and the single most common mistake he sees in app icons.

Matthew has been designing app icons for over a decade, with work featured in the App Icon Book and on the WWDC big screen.

See his portfolio at https://matthewskiles.com