Icons for applications by KOLORO
An icon is a conventional graphic icon that indicates a tool, program or application on the screen. The interface of operating systems is built in such a way that virtually any object is represented as an icon. Icon development is useful for quick search on the interface. At a time when text is piling up, concise and accurate icons for mobile apps help users easily identify where the apps they need are. If you design the logo of a mobile application qualitatively, the user will immediately guess its functionality without even reading the description.
YOU GET
the designer will draw 7 different concepts
application market research is conducted
iOS Human Interface Guidelines and Android Design Guidelines
personal project manager
the designer will draw 7 different concepts
application market research is conducted
iOS Human Interface Guidelines and Android Design Guidelines
personal project manager
the designer will draw 7 different concepts
application market research is conducted
The price for app icon creation service depends on:
- project timeline;
- the number of additional concepts;
- the choice of operating system.
For more information about the price of icon design in KOLORO company please contact our manager: +38 044 223 51 20, hi@koloro.ua.
Creating icons for Android
Each icon for the main menu interface of Android applications should be represented by concise graphic elements. They are unified according to the standards provided in the Android Design Guidelines. The palette should be in a unified stylistic direction.
Recent trends in icon design allow a person to choose from several color themes, as they did in the Moonrise set. This icon pack is one of the best behind the TalkAndroid version. It attracts not only with rich dark colors and original icons, but also with a huge number of icons to choose from. There’s a total of 580 of them.
Unlike strict canons for menu interface design, icons for game applications should captivate with their brightness and originality. They hint to the user of the joyful leisure time that awaits them.
Icon development for iOS
iOS app UI kits have several unifying factors: color scheme, size, perspective, and drawing style. One of the most popular themes for iOS is 0bscure7. The concise design of black and white blocks with text description gathered many fans among users. The set features over 670 icons for applications. Icons look stylish on geometric or monochrome backgrounds, but the theme doesn’t blend well with photos. This feature is clearly visible in the illustration.
Making 3D icons for apps is becoming more and more profitable. After all, volumetric elements are better perceived by the user. The bright colors, naturalistic textures, and watercolor divorces are delightful and pleasing to the eye.
Principles of creating icons for applications
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The influence of colors and their combinations on a person is undeniable. Historians and art historians such as Michel Pastoureau create huge monographs that focus on the history of color and their interpretation in the creation of people.
The comparison of red and green is the most obvious example in color indication. Red is bright, evocative and attractive to users. It is suitable for designing icons for gaming or sports applications, because red is often the color of challenge or competition. Green is more calm and peaceful, it is successfully used to designate banking and office applications. Saying that red has a negative impact on conversion and user experience is wrong. This can only work if the color green is placed next to it.
The perception of colors has changed over time, and quite dramatically. In medieval times yellow was the color of treason and dementia, Judas’ clothes were often painted in a shade of light yellow. Now yellow has almost lost its negative properties, now it is the color of happiness, sunshine and warmth. Sprint, DHL, Velloe and Nikon use it for their applications.
Blue is one of the most popular color schemes for developing application icons. Vkontakte, Skype, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Telegram logos were created using different shades of blue. It is considered ideal for communication: calm and balanced, it concentrates attention well and does not overload the vision. And in the Roman era, it was the most disliked color. It was shunned to such an extent that a theory was born in science that the people of Antiquity simply did not perceive such a connotation. The color blue was considered intimidating and unpleasant, and blue eyes were almost a physical handicap. Several centuries have passed and now it is one of the most common and popular colors. That’s why KOLORO employees are always open to experimentation, we use unusual solutions that will become style icons over the years.
Orange, purple and magenta are the new favorites of developers. They are used by Viber, YAHOO!, Hallmark, Amazon, Kodak and Instagram.
KOLORO designers are excellent colorists. We know and understand the history of each color, and are happy to use our knowledge to create icons and logos that will bring your business profit, success and recognition.
Creating icons for apps: photos are taboo
Everyone loves realistic and colorful icons, designers from all over the world work hard to create 3D models. A well-designed icon will attract attention and provoke the user to download the app. Some developers suggest using stock photos instead of drawn models. Icons created this way look cheap and unconvincing.
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The app icons with huge reach to the target audience are concise. First, a simple icon is easier to remember and find, and will eventually become a unique symbol. Secondly, the target audience of such apps has many differences: age, gender, religion or region of residence. And each of the users has their own idea of a color, a symbol, a gesture. The simpler the icon, the quicker everyone will like it. In addition, you need to consider the size of the devices on which the application will be opened. Simple geometric shapes will look favorable and clear in any size. Icon oversaturation will provoke an incomprehensible jumble of colors and shapes when it is reduced to 120×120.
Order the design of icons for applications at KOLORO. We create unique icons that attract users’ attention and increase business profitability.
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