Icon Design FAQ & Resources
Straight answers about pricing, timelines, deliverables and formats, everything you need to plan an icon project with confidence.
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Quick Answers
How much does it cost?
Guide pricing starts from £45 for a simple menu/UI icon and from £250 for an app launcher icon. Final quotes depend on quantity, sizes, style and deadlines.
How long does it take?
Small sets turn around in 1-2 weeks. Larger programmes run in sprints; delivering new icons daily is common on bigger builds.
What do you supply?
SVG and PNG as standard, with Adobe Illustrator Source Files and optional ICO, ICNS, XAML and others to suit your platform and pipeline.
Icon Design FAQ
If you’re ready to commission work, visit the Icon Design page. Otherwise, dig into the details below.
- How much do you charge for icons?
Pricing depends on quantity, style (e.g. flat vs detailed), sizes and deadline. As a guide: from £45 for a menu/UI icon and £250 for an app launcher icon.
Answering these helps us quote accurately:
- How many icons do you need?
- What are they for (launcher, toolbar/menu, in-app graphics)?
- Preferred style (e.g. flat, outline, skeuomorphic)?
- How long will it take?
Small sets are typically delivered within a week. For large UI libraries we plan sprints; delivering hundreds or thousands over weeks/months while maintaining consistency.
- Who owns the copyright?
On final payment, all rights transfer to you. We don’t retain ownership, but may showcase work in our portfolio.
- What are your payment terms?
50% deposit to start; balance on completion (28-day terms).
- Is my project too small for you?
Not at all—startups and small teams are a big part of our history. We created early menu icons for Dropbox before they took off.
- Can you match existing icons or a design system?
Yes. We match OS standards and design systems so new icons feel native and consistent.
- Can you handle really large projects?
Yes. Our Icon Manager streamlines briefing, approvals and version control for programmes with hundreds or thousands of assets—often with daily deliveries.
- Which platforms and formats do you support?
We design for all major platforms and file types. Common outputs include:
- SVG — scalable, CSS-styleable
- PNG — 24-bit with alpha
- ICO / ICNS — Windows / macOS launchers
- XAML — vector or bitmap + XML
- Icon fonts — for simple, single-colour web UI
- PDF / EPS / PSD — on request
- Do you provide sprite sheets/bitmap strips?
Yes, any arrangement you need for legacy pipelines.
Icon Design Info & Resources
Icon design can be surprisingly nuanced. These resources cover process, briefing, sizing and terminology.
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