Iconotes.

Field notes on iconography

A curated collection of notes and observations about designing icons — the grids, the optics and the small decisions behind a good one.

  • Grids
  • Keyline shapes
  • Live area & padding
  • Pixel snapping
  • Stroke weight
  • Corners
  • Terminals
  • Fill vs outline
  • Overshoot
  • Visual weight
  • Optical centering
  • Literal vs abstract
  • Cultural reading
  • Consistency
  • Sizes
  • Naming & export

By Jahanvi.
Designing icons for healthicons.org.
Featured twice on Streamline blogs.AugustNovember