Birth of an Icon

Slides from a presentation I did at the December Melbourne Cocoaheads meetup where I explain the back-story to the creation of the Reveal (http://revealapp.com) icon.

Transcript

1. December 2013 Sean Woodhouse Birth of an Icon
2. BRAND
3. EMOTION
4. POSITIONING
5. INSPIRATION
15. BRAIN STORMING
18. DREW SMITH @dreworionsmith
25. MARC EDWARDS @marcedwards
27. “An icon can be as simple as a beautifully rendered object” – Marc Edwards
29. ROMÁN JUSDADO http://dribbble.com/romanjusdado
35. BRIEF
36. “...my idea for the app icon is an origami fortune teller”
51. FINAL TIPS
52. Get the PSD
53. Get the copyright
54. Listen to feedback
55. ...but don’t be driven by it
56. Good design takes time
57. Sleep on it
58. You only have one chance to make a rst impression
60. Thankyou!