Question

I’m more than happy coding apps. I am, however, rubbish at icon design. I’m sure I’m not the only one for whom this is a problem – and yet all android devs need to create a launcher icon.

Does anyone have any good tips on knocking up simple but effective launcher icons?

Answer 1

Here’s what I do: I created a simple square with a shady border and some gradient fill which looks something like this (that’s not mine, just something similar):

Then I go to OpenClipArt and get some image that fits for the application and put it on top of the square. That way I can make sure I’m not using copyrighted material while still creating some ok-looking icons.