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Image sizes: 256x256, 48x48, 32x32, 24x24, 16x16 File formats: BMP, GIF, PNG, ICO ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A Quick Way To Make Customized iPhone Icon ImagesThe iPhone and its gadget-cousin, the iTouch is Apple's amazingly popular portable gizmo built to make phoning that next level of cool. The iTouch is the same as the iPhone sans phone, and it works just like it except for the telephone portion.When it comes to icons, the iPhone is the best, and the default application icons might be all that you need. However , it is really easy to make your own customized icons if you know a bit of Photoshop. The fundamentals Make a new document in Photoshop that is sixty pixels by sixty pixels with a clear background. Then make a new layer and Select All. You are going to need to make the edges of your iPhone icon rounded so Select Smooth and make it at five pixels. Take the graphic and wallpaper the icon which is the back part of the icon. This could define the theme and it'll stay uniform. Be certain and save it. Make sure that your layer is selected by Ctrl+Click on the layer preview thumbnail on the layers palette. Make the background of your icon. Be certain the entire area is selected. Make a three-color gradient for best effect with the lighter side on one. Make it a Linear gradient because if you look at iPhone icons, they typically have a delicate background. Just regard it as if you are making desktop wallpaper and you'll still get good results. Ensure that your text on top has good contrast to your background, so you could need to darken or lighten your background dependent on what you plan on putting on top of it. You can now define what the icon is being used for. That is, what is it - an internet browser icon, picture viewer, game app. You can use a complicated image or straightforward text to get this across. Make your symbol design which can be a cutout of a photo or graphic, a mono- or bi-color design - anything you can think of will work. Your symbol should be targeted and should have anywhere from 5- to 10 pixel padding on all sides. Match as near as you can most themes which are typically all targeted. Make A Template Of Your First Icon When you save the icon files, you are going to want to put it aside as a PNG file. Use the File >> Save As dialog because it will not do compression which is not needed apart from web pictures. Put it aside as a PSD or Photoshop file which will be your template for making future icons. You can now upload the PNG file to your iPhone/iTouch and have your first unique icon for your device . ![]()
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