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Birth of an Icon

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December 13, 2013
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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.

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December 13, 2013
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Transcript

  1. December 2013 Sean Woodhouse Birth of an Icon

  2. BRAND

  3. EMOTION

  4. POSITIONING

  5. INSPIRATION

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  15. BRAIN STORMING

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  18. DREW SMITH @dreworionsmith

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  25. MARC EDWARDS @marcedwards

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  27. “An icon can be as simple as a beautifully rendered

    object” – Marc Edwards
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  29. ROMÁN JUSDADO http://dribbble.com/romanjusdado

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  35. BRIEF

  36. “...my idea for the app icon is an origami fortune

    teller”
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  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

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  60. Thankyou!