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. How to Create a Calendar Icon in Illustrator

    How to Create a Calendar Icon in Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Learn how to design a calendar icon in Adobe Illustrator. This tutorial covers the step-by-step process of designing this vector icon in Illustrator using...

  2. Create a Set of Artist Icons

    Create a Set of Artist Icons

    Tutorial Intermediate

    There are many reasons why Adobe Illustrator is an excellent application for creating icons. The same elements can be used as building blocks to ensure...

  3. How to Illustrate a Stethoscope Icon

    How to Illustrate a Stethoscope Icon

    Tutorial Intermediate

    This work is a common project created together with Iaroslav Lazunov and Oleksandr Iegupov. We have used Meshes, Art brushes, and Blends to create the final...

  4. How to Create a Nice Emoticons Icon Set

    How to Create a Nice Emoticons Icon Set

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In the following tutorial you will learn to create an attractive emoticons icon set. Learn an easy to follow workflow for creating each of these little...

  5. Create a Security Seal in Illustrator Using Guilloche Patterns

    Create a Security Seal in Illustrator Using Guilloche Patterns

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial you'll learn how to create a security seal using Guilloche, the artistic technique that is typically used in banknote design and other...

  6. How to Create a Pacifier Icon in Illustrator

    How to Create a Pacifier Icon in Illustrator

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In the following tutorial I will show you how to create a pacifier icon. You'll learn to use professional vector shape building techniques, save time with...

  7. Quick Tip: Make a Tape Measure with Illustrator's 3D Efects

    Quick Tip: Make a Tape Measure with Illustrator's 3D Efects

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this video Quick Tip, learn how to make a simple symbol and map it to a 3D spiral for sophisticated results.

  8. Create a Vector Floppy Disk Icon

    Create a Vector Floppy Disk Icon

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In the following tutorial you will learn how to create a floppy disk icon. We'll use basic shape building methods, and numerous Adobe Illustrator effects,...

  9. Using the Appearance Panel to Create a Kitchen Illustration

    Using the Appearance Panel to Create a Kitchen Illustration

    Tutorial Advanced

    In today's Premium tutorial, I'm going to take advantage of the Appearance Panel to create a kitchen illustration. There are so many benefits to using the...

  10. Quick Tip: How to Make a Simple iOS style Book Icon

    Quick Tip: How to Make a Simple iOS style Book Icon

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how to use a few rounded rectangles, some gradient effects and the blend tool to make a great looking iOS style Book Icon. Let's get started!

  11. Create a Detailed Camera Icon in Photoshop

    Create a Detailed Camera Icon in Photoshop

    Tutorial Advanced

    Icons can be a lot of fun to create. Simple icons are relatively easy to create but more realistic icons can be quite challenging. In today's tutorial we...

  12. Quick Tip: How to Illustrate a Modern Volume Dial

    Quick Tip: How to Illustrate a Modern Volume Dial

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In the following steps you will learn how to create a volume button. It all starts with three concentric circles. Using some interesting stroke properties...