1. Application icons, such as logo of websites such as Sohu, Sina and Netease.
2. Function icons, such as "start", "pause" and "fast forward" icons of various music players;
According to the design style classification can be divided into
1. Silhouette icon;
2. Light simulacra: On the basis of the original simulacra, dilute the heavy texture, remove the projection and gradient, and transform the texture into a flat icon;
3. Light texture icons: icons such as gradient/projection/opacity are unique and have more details;
4. Quasi-materialized icons: tangible color icons with style and texture;
5. Overlay icon;
6. Icons with text as the main body, such as Alipay and Taobao icons;
7. Illustration icons, usually game applications, directly use characters, props or pictures in the game as icons.
2. What are the icons mentioned in the UI design? Icons are absolutely indispensable elements in today's user interface.
Although most icons are small or even unnoticed, they help designers and users solve many problems. Icons are the key to usability and navigation. Users can perceive the function of icons, but only designers can understand how much time and energy it takes to make icons simple, easy to use and expressive.
Jobs once said, "Details are very important, and it is worth taking time to polish them carefully." Icon is the core component of usability and navigation system in UI now, so in today's article, let's summarize the common icon types in UI and their usage.
Definition of Icons Generally speaking, icons are small-sized images with high universality, which are used to convey visual information. Icons can often convey rich information. They are often used together with words and texts to support each other or convey the meaning, characteristics, content and information contained in them implicitly or directly.
Icons can be used effectively instead of text. Research shows that the use of highly recognizable and clear icons greatly improves the usability of interface navigation.
However, the choice of icons should be carefully and carefully tested to achieve a good balance and be accepted by the target audience.
Third, what should be a professional UI design course? 1. Design concept
2. Overview of UI design industry, development history and future trend of UI concept, basic operation of Photoshop software, application and improvement of Photoshop software.
4. Familiar with icon theory.
5. The concept of icon, the international standard of icon, the elements and techniques of icon design, the ideas and methods of icon creativity, the operating examples and comments of icon design.
6. Icon design, creation and output theory
7. Exquisite icon modeling, icon color matching, icon texture material performance, icon creation design, icon design specifications of each platform,
8. Graphic interface design theory.
9. Concept and development design concept of GUI interface, color composition and interface color matching skills, evaluation and experience of excellent GUI interface, principle of continuity of interface design, evaluation, experience and absorption of excellent UI interface.
10, software interface, mobile terminal design
1 1, texture and texture, correlation between interface and icon, practice and guidance of player interface design, analysis and explanation of practical and creative interface design, explanation of mobile device interface design cases, interface design and creation of IPad and tablet computer.
12, web design
13. Understand the design and development trend of web pages, concise typesetting, practical operation of making atmospheric web pages, handling the material details of web pages and the role of UI in products.
Brand definition and overall visual experience.
15, the difference between icon and desktop logo, the design and positioning of product logo, understanding user experience and UCD.