Melbourne-based designer and entrepreneur Marc Edwards has come up with a series of speedrun videos that show you simple techniques to create vector icons in Adobe Illustrator.
Each video lasts only a few seconds and takes you through an optimal (and sometimes surprising) method to create common UI icons like bluetooth, headphones, inbox, settings, hourglass, lightning bolt, and lots more. You might have created such icons before, but the techniques shared in these videos will help enhance your workflow in Adobe Illustrator. Watch below.
1. Bluetooth
2. Heart
3. Paperclip
4. Timer
5. Inbox
6. Visibility
7. Planet
8. Yin & Yang
9. Command
10. Wrench
11. Bio Hazard
12. Phone
13. Heartbreak
14. Shutter
15. Pin
16. Eyedropper
17. Batman
18. Recycle
19. Olympics
20. Paintbrush
21. Flag
22. Fingerprint
23. Infinity
24. Controller
25. Headphones
26. Penrose Triangle
27. Umbrella
28. Screwdriver
29. Box
30. App Store
31. Rocket
32. Hourglass
33. Celtic Knot
34. Settings
35. Puzzle
36. Lightning Bolt
37. Halloween
38. Scissors
Our favourites: no. 14 (Shutter), and 22 (Fingerprint). What about you? Share this post with a designer friend and voice your views in the comments below. All videos © Marc Edwards.