Why does every single icon design tutorial I come across focus on how to use the design tool to make nice shapes rather than teaching how to even come up with what to draw in the first place? Anyone seen something that teaches the latter?
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I'm trying to create icons to represent our different migration options but finding it hard to figure out what to draw to represent them. I know how to use vector tools to create shapes etc, I'm just having trouble with the ideation part of illustrating as it's not my forte.
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Thanks @raquelxmoss for recommending this livestream recording by & going through Maggie's illustration process. It's exactly what I was looking for!! thanks for sharing your process Maggie, I'm learning so much 🙌
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For those following along at home with my icon saga, I just uploaded a WIP shot of where I'm at with these icons to Dribbble: dribbble.com/shots/7553441- Think it's really coming together! :)
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Glad the livestream was slightly useful! For more material that kind of creative thinking work definitely check out the book Lateral Thinking by Edward dear Bono
Like the moving boxes metaphor for the icons. Have you considered adding arrows or motion lines?