Master new skills with our 21-day learning paths, broken into easy 5-minute daily lessons.
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Master new skills with our 21-day learning paths, broken into easy 5-minute daily lessons.
Start your journey for free.
Create custom icon sets. Master grids, metaphors, vector pathfinder operations, and SVG export for pixel-perfect systems.
Icons are the universal language of UI. This course teaches you to design cohesive icon sets from scratch. You will learn to use icon grids and keylines for consistency. Master vector tools (Pen tool, Boolean operations) in Illustrator or Figma to create crisp shapes. We cover visual metaphors, stroke weights, and optical balancing. Learn to export clean SVGs for development and create icon fonts. Stop using generic libraries and build your own assets.
Estimated completion time: 21 lessons • Self-paced learning • Lifetime access
No, icons are geometric construction, not sketching.
We cover both; Illustrator is more powerful for vectors.
We teach creating custom ones to match brands.
Crucial concept covered: centering by eye vs math.