Free Icon Design courses and tutorials

Well-designed icons are the secret to a great user interface. Learn how to design simple and effective icons that immediately communicate concepts to your users.

All Icon Design tutorials:

  1. 10 Top Tips on Creating Flat Design Graphics

    10 Top Tips on Creating Flat Design Graphics

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this article we’ll be talking about flat design. You’ve probably heard about it as it is one of the main trends in design for a few years already. Let’s...

  2. How to Create Delicious Toast Icons in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create Delicious Toast Icons in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Yay! More icon design! Learn how to draw delicious toast icons in vector form with three different toppings.

  3. How to Create Mooncake and Dim Sum Icons for Chinese New Year

    How to Create Mooncake and Dim Sum Icons for Chinese New Year

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Celebrate Chinese New Year with mooncakes, steamed buns, and dumplings! In this tutorial we'll illustrate dim sum food icons, perfect for use in a mobile...

  4. How to Create a Set of Fitness Icons in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Set of Fitness Icons in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Advanced

    If you’re a sporty kind of a person or just looking for a motivation to start, this tutorial is for you! Let’s follow the process together and create a...

  5. 10 Top Tips for Creating Awesome Icons

    10 Top Tips for Creating Awesome Icons

    Tutorial Beginner

    Today, I’m going to share with you ten tips on icon design that I’ve managed to isolate and put down in digital ink after doing some research from both my...

  6. Kick-Start 2016 With 50 Beginner-Friendly Photoshop Tutorials

    Kick-Start 2016 With 50 Beginner-Friendly Photoshop Tutorials

    Tutorial Beginner

    Want to learn something new in the world of Photoshop? From photo manipulation to digital painting and more, kick off 2016 with a handful of tutorials great...

  7. How to Create a House Mock-Up Icon in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a House Mock-Up Icon in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Learn how to create a blue folder and a house mock-up along with its architectural plan in Adobe Illustrator.

  8. How to Scale Icons Correctly in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Scale Icons Correctly in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    Lately I’ve been getting a lot more technical and started exploring solutions to the different challenges that you might encounter along your creative...

  9. How to Create a Cool Icon Pack for Team Awesome in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Cool Icon Pack for Team Awesome in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Today’s tutorial is a little bit special since I’ll be showing you the process behind the icon pack that I had the honor to create for our little awesome...

  10. Quick Tip: Exporting Icons Using Slices in Adobe Illustrator

    Quick Tip: Exporting Icons Using Slices in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Today we’re going to take a look at the different ways of exporting icons using a tool that is often feared, but will take your productivity to another level...

  11. Comparing the Two Methods for Creating Line Icons: Offset Paths vs. Strokes

    Comparing the Two Methods for Creating Line Icons: Offset Paths vs. Strokes

    Tutorial Beginner

    This little quick tip is dedicated to a subject that is close to my heart but at the same time gave me some strong headaches in the early days of my design...

  12. Yum! How to Create a Delicious Bagel Sandwich Icon in Adobe Illustrator

    Yum! How to Create a Delicious Bagel Sandwich Icon in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Are you hungry for more icon design? In this tutorial you will create a delicious bagel sandwich in vector form.