013: The 6 Golden Rules & Principles for Effective Game Icon Design that Every Game Developer Should Know

Your icon is arguably one of your most important assets when it comes to your App Store presence. It is usually the first opportunity to impress potential customers and therefore makes it critical to your overall branding. When speaking about icons, there is without a doubt some best practices that should not be ignored. Often when we think of icon design, less is usually more. However, the icons main purpose is to fully encompass and capture the very essence of your game. Ideally, this should be achieved with as few elements and colours as possible. The best rule of thumb, and at the very core of great icon design, is that you should try and head for a single element that is clearly visible when viewed on the device itself. From personal experience, and as you’ll begin to notice as you delve deeper into your research tasks, the vast majority of featured games in any given week, will all have an extremely strong and clearly defined icon. Highlights, Quick Wins & Takeaways: 1. Try to use a single element and keep it simple 2. Choose a Limited Colour Palette that fits 3. The importance of scalability 4. Avoid using words 5. Avoid using Photo's 6. Get some feedback! Full Show Notes and Resources: https://RisingHighAcademy.com