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7 Principles of Icon Design

Creating a high-quality icon family requires a thoughtful approach, a trained eye, and a lot of practice. Below, I’ll illustrate the…

Jan 29, 2020

7 Principles of Icon Design

Jan 29, 2020

Best new icons of 2024

Plus: icon news from the year

Dec 29, 2024

A grid of happy, colorful animals, including a rabbit, porcupine, and chameleon

Dec 29, 2024

I watched all the Config 2024 talks and these are my top 10

This year there were 98 talks at Figma’s annual conference, 85 from Config San Francisco and 13 from Config Singapore. I watched them all…

Jul 19, 2024

Jul 19, 2024

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Blair Bitch Project

Plz include message history

and other details

May 9, 2024

Erin texts Brendan; there’s no message history in view

May 9, 2024

Best new icons of 2023

10 selects from the community — plus: icon news

Jan 5, 2024

A set of bold icons including a skull, notification bell, and hamburger

Jan 5, 2024

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Getting intentional with type

A design team exercise to try

Mar 30, 2023

Three mobile screens each with a different topic and color scheme — “Self-Driving Cars” in purple, “Inclusive Design” in yellow, “Street Art” in blue

Mar 30, 2023

Best new icons of 2022

My top 5 favorite new releases from 2022

Jan 1, 2023

Best new icons of 2022

Jan 1, 2023

Phosphor Icons is live!

A flexible icon family in 6 weights

Oct 13, 2020

An aerial view of a desktop, with digital devices, a command key, and paperclips

Oct 13, 2020

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Pixel-snapping in icon design

We all want our designs to display sharp on all platforms, for all our users. To achieve this goal for digital icons, a best practice has…

Jun 30, 2020

A scattering of pixels on a grid

Jun 30, 2020

3 Classic Icon Families

And why they matter

Jun 1, 2020

3 Classic Icon Families

Jun 1, 2020

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Helena Zhang

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Designer, director, writer + helenazhang.com + phosphoricons.com + departuremono.com

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