Designing icons in Mac OSX

cornbb · 15-11-2006 11:04AM #1

I'm a software developer and I need to come up with an icon for the project files created by my application. The application already has a logo/icon, but now I need to shrink the logo a little, superimpose it over an image of a blank dog-eared page (as is the convention for creating document/project file icons) and save it as a .icns file. Anyone have any pointers on how to do this? I don't have a clue when it comes to graphic design I'm afraid

ErinGoBrath · 15-11-2006 11:28AM

If you post up the logo and the image of the dog eared blank doument I'll shrink the logo and merge it into the blank doc for you.

cornbb · 15-11-2006 01:47PM

Sweet, thanks. I'll just need to quickly prepare a few bits and pieces, I'll put it up within an hour or two...

cornbb · 15-11-2006 04:09PM

Feck, boards won't allow me to upload the zip file with the image files. Here it is anyway: http://www.box.net/public/yq3pjhckk2

I'll sent you a PM with a few details now. Thanks again!

ErinGoBrath · 15-11-2006 05:21PM

I've done as requested, I'm not sure whether the Mac OSX required a transparent backround behind the sheet so I did one with a transparent background and one without.

Non Transparent
http://www.box.net/public/k5oy0vgvbc

Transparent
http://www.box.net/public/e93ct9b4lt

cornbb · 15-11-2006 05:27PM

Thats perfect! you've saved me about half a day of stumbling around with graphic editors I know nothing about. Cheers again

ErinGoBrath · 15-11-2006 05:33PM

No problems dude, possibly some good karma for me!

Designing icons in Mac OSX

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