subject: Steps to Creating Your Own Business Icons [print this page] Steps to Creating Your Own Business Icons
If you aren't used to creating your own business icons, then it can be a bit difficult to figure out what exactly you should try to accomplish once you have an idea of what you want. So the question ishow exactly do you create your own business icons and what can you do in order to get the most out of them?
First of all, you need to plan it out. Make a few sketches, make a play-doh representationwhatever it takes in order to create an icon that YOU like. Once you have your icon created, put it in your desk and don't touch it for a week. Play ping pong, make several giant paper hats out of the newspaperbut don't touch that icon. Let it sit and simmer. Then, after a week, pull it back out. If you don't want to change anything, put it back; it's not quite ready. This isn't saying that your first icon is badit's just that there's a very good chance that you'll want to make changes. If you don't, you won't see how you can improve and make it better. It's best that you make these changes and then look at your icon before and after. If you still really like it, then feel free to use it as it is.
Next, you need to try to experiment with different colors and the like. The most important thing about working with business icons and colors is to try and find something that is well balanced, something that goes together extremely well with your icon, represents your company, AND also allows you to see how the colors work together.
If you don't want to use colors, try to stick to neutrals such as gray, black, and white. You can even go as far as to use silverbut remember that most silver has a slight bluish tint. If that's not what you're looking for, you may want to stick to grey. Keep in mind that if you choose a color such as silver, bronze, or gold that you may want to incorporate a few three-d effects to make the logo look a little bit more realistic. A bit of highlighting or shading never hurt business logos.
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