Description
Icons are like microcosms of a product or a brand. Through what they depict and how, you can glean a lot about a product, how it functions, and how interacting with it might make you feel. So why isn’t more care given to icons? A lot of products treat them as an afterthought, and sometimes don't change at all from wireframes through final deliverables. Now not every project calls for custom icon work. But relying on stock icons is the same as relying on stock photography; it might functionally do the job, but it’s generic, unownable, and doesn’t speak to a brand/product’s particular strengths & quirks. This is also where you can really let an app’s personality really shine!
In this learning session and workshop, we’ll go through the basics around UI icons, common pitfalls, and how to make them consistent in your work. Attendees will also get the chance to hop into a shared Figma file and draw along as we figure out an icon set’s rules and make some new ones to match.