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. Quick Tip: Creating Simple Icons with Adobe Illustrator, a Beginner's Guide

    Quick Tip: Creating Simple Icons with Adobe Illustrator, a Beginner's Guide

    Tutorial Beginner

    For beginners, crisp icons can be hard to make in Adobe Illustrator. With a few simple tricks, the Appearance Panel and the Shape Builder Tool, you will be...

  2. Create a Radio App Icon Using Adobe Illustrator

    Create a Radio App Icon Using Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Advanced

    This tutorial will provide examples wood and fabric texture creation techniques. Also we will learn how to render the light play on the objects with the help...

  3. Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Set of Map Pins

    Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Set of Map Pins

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this quick tip you will learn how to create a simple set of map pins. It all starts with a simple circle, some pixel perfect vector shape building...

  4. Quick Tip: How to Create a Projector Screen Illustration

    Quick Tip: How to Create a Projector Screen Illustration

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this new quick tip you will learn how to create a simple Projector Screen illustration using some basic shapes and the Appearance Panel. Let's begin!

  5. Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Set of Switch Buttons

    Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Set of Switch Buttons

    Tutorial Beginner

    In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a simple set of switch buttons. First, we'll use the Rectangle Tool along with the Rounded Corners and...

  6. Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Set of Ribbon Icons

    Quick Tip: How to Create a Simple Set of Ribbon Icons

    Tutorial Beginner

    In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a simple set of ribbon icons. First, we'll build the starting shapes using several basic tools along...

  7. Quick Tip: Create a Set of Scalable Grunge Icons

    Quick Tip: Create a Set of Scalable Grunge Icons

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Follow this quick tip and learn to how create a set of grunge icons. We will use plenty of Art brushes and with the help of the Pathfinder Panel we will...

  8. Quick Tip: Create a Set of Glowing Buttons in Adobe Illustrator

    Quick Tip: Create a Set of Glowing Buttons in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    In the following steps you will learn how to create a simple set of glowing buttons. It's another tutorial that focuses on the Appearance panel as the entire...

  9. Create a Simple Clipboard Icon in Illustrator

    Create a Simple Clipboard Icon in Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a simple clipboard icon. Use a complete Illustrator CS5 workflow, vector shape building techniques,...

  10. Quick Tip: How to Create a Glossy Biohazard Icon

    Quick Tip: How to Create a Glossy Biohazard Icon

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial you will learn a quick, easy and accurate way of creating your own basic biohazard icon. For this tutorial we'll be focusing mainly on the...

  11. Quick Tip: How to Illustrate a Simple Piece of Paper

    Quick Tip: How to Illustrate a Simple Piece of Paper

    Tutorial Beginner

    In the following steps you will learn how to create a simple piece of paper. This tutorial will introduce you to the Appearance panel. First, you will need...

  12. How to Create an iOS Style Sandwich Icon

    How to Create an iOS Style Sandwich Icon

    Tutorial Beginner

    Tired of your old icons? Follow this creative recipe to cook up a great looking iOS styled sandwich icon. We will use a few of tasty ingredients, like...