Icon Design in Adobe XD – From Sketching to Flat Icon Sets

Learn the fundamentals of icon design and create a beautiful flat icon set by combining and overlaying shapes

Created by: Caleb Kingston
User Interface teacher www.appdesigntips.com

What Will I Learn?

• Vector Design
• Sketching your ideas
• Establishing grids
• Creating simple shapes, paths, and strokes to make complex icons
• Creating custom shapes with the pen tool
• Using Transparency
• Practical graphic design skills that can be used in Illustrator, Affinity Designer, Sketch, Figma and dozens of other design tools
• Exporting icons in PNG, SVG, JPG, PDF and more

Requirements

• A computer with Adobe XD installed (which is FREE)
• Basic knowledge of how to navigate around your computer's file system
• Basic drawing tools are recommended such as a pencil, eraser, and sketchbook or paper

Target audience

• Graphic designers wanting to design icons
• Interface designers wanting to design icons
• Designers wanting to learn Adobe XD by example
• Students wanting to advance their career as a graphic or interface designer
• Students wanting to learn Vector Design