This evening I researched my options for obtaining an application icon. It seems my options are:
- commissioning a graphic designer to make an icon
- using a free icon available on the web
- purchasing a stock icon
The free icons I found on the web were simply not good enough.
That leaves stock icons. There are some decent stock icons available. Nevertheless this is a compromise. Currently I'm leaning towards an icon from StockIcons' "Sprite Basic" set. It's the middle one on the second row that has grabbed me. The only thing holding me back is that to obtain that one icon, I have to buy the whole set for US$349.
I'd love to hear your opinions on my choice, as well as other icon recommendations.
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Didn't one of the other 30 day guys commission someone to develop a logo for $250? To me, that seems the better deal and you could probably get them to throw in an application icon.
Look into designoutpost dot com. I have commisioned several logos and such there. It is run as a contest, and the minimum bid for an icon should be probably half of what the stock set would cost you (of course it would be for only one icon though).
Cheers,
Loren
It was Patrick that did that, I just found the posts for you. The prices seem very reasonable:
http://kalzumeus.com/2008/03/06/candidates-for-new-bingo-card-creator-logo/
http://kalzumeus.com/2008/03/17/pressing-my-customers-buttons/
Heh, spelled my name wrong, and here are some actual links to click on so you don't have to copy and paste. (I thought blogger would make them links automatically)
Candidates for New Bingo Card Creator Logo
Pressing My Customers’ Buttons
I had a quickie logo made through the Digital Point forums (http://forums.digitalpoint.com/forumdisplay.php?f=104). You can get one made dirt cheap with fast turnaround. Of course, quality may vary greatly.
The one I bought was a combo of graphics and text. I never used it but I liked the graphics portion, so I cropped and resized it then ran it through some filters in Paint.Net. I ended up with with a decent icon.
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