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A Quick Way To Make Customized iPhone Icons
The iPhone and its gadget-cousin, the iTouch is Apple's wildly popular mobile device designed to make phoning that next level of cool. The iTouch is just like the iPhone sans phone, and it works just like it except for the phone portion.When it comes to icons, the iPhone is the best, and the default application icons might be all that you want. However, it is very easy to make your own customized icons if you know a bit of Photoshop.
The Basics
Create a new document in Photoshop that is 60 pixels by 60 pixels with a transparent background. Then create a new layer and Select All. You are going to need to make the edges of your iPhone icon rounded so Select Smooth and make it at 5 pixels.
Take the graphic and wallpaper the icon which is the back part of the icon. This will define the theme and it will stay uniform. Be sure and save it.
Make sure that your layer is selected by Ctrl+Click on the layer preview thumbnail on the layers palette. Make the background of your icon. Be sure that the whole area is selected. Make a three-color gradient for best effect with the lighter side on one. Make it a Linear gradient because if you look at iPhone icons, they typically have a subtle background. Just think of it as if you are making desktop wallpaper and you'll still get good results.
Make sure that your text on top has good contrast to your background, so you may need to darken or lighten your background depending on what you plan on putting on top of it. You can now define what the icon is being used for. That is, what is it - a web browser icon, picture viewer, game app. You can use a complex image or simple text to get this across.
Make your symbol design which can be a cutout of a photo or graphic, a mono- or bi-color design - anything you can think of will work. Your symbol should be centered and should have anywhere from 5- to 10 pixel padding on all sides. Match as close as you can most themes which are generally all centered.
Make A Template Of Your First Icon
When you save the icon files, you will want to save it as a PNG file. Use the File >> Save As dialog because it won't do compression which is not needed except for web images. Save it as a PSD or Photoshop file which will be your template for making future icons. You can now upload the PNG file to your iPhone/iTouch and have your first unique icon for your device.
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