I Make Icons!

[ase]

First haul from the icon project. Ten icons based on the works of Lois McMaster Bujold. The usual requests apply: please comment and credit; feedback/constructive criticism encouraged; an example of constructive criticism would be, "I can't read #6, try increasing the contrast." Some quotes have been tweaked for clarification; I'm aware of this. #9 is a LotR crossover, #10 includes mild profanity. If all that hasn't scared you off please stay for cookies and icons.

01. 02. 03.
04. 05. 06.
07. 08. 09.
10.

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Comments

[nishatalitha.livejournal.com]

Am sharing #1, 6, 7, and 10.

Constructive criticism - #2 is a bit awkwards to read, it might need more contrast or something. And I find #9 the hardest to read, have to really concentrate on it. Light on dark text tends to be harder to read, so the words need to be clearer somehow. Hope that helps.

But I love how you did #7 and 10. They're gorgeous.

[ase.livejournal.com]

#2 needs a little tweaking, yes. #9 pushes the boundaries of my legibility tolerance, but I didn't think a pixel font would give the same effect, so I let it slide.

Making #10 was rather Zen - I did about three iterations that were passable, then sat down to try a slightly different take on the text and it sort of fell together. #7 was exactly the opposite; it was very conciously constructed, and very fiddly.