The Breakroom

The Iconfactory Turns 30 – How Time Flies!

June 9, 2026

By Ged Maheux

Thirty years ago this month, three friends working at a small multimedia company in Greensboro, NC, decided to post a few fun sets of Mac desktop icons on an AOL webpage. Little did we know what we were getting ourselves into back then, but here we are, incredibly, thirty years later.

So much has changed since we started it’s hard to keep track of it all. There have been creative highs and emotional lows. We’ve watched friends enjoy tremendous success and witnessed the death of companies we were sure would outlast us along the way. Somehow, thanks to your support, our clients and our drive to create fun, amazing art & software, we’re still here and ticking.

So this month, we hope you’ll join us and celebrate this major, minor milestone by kicking off a sale of some of our most popular apps. The offer is good from now until July 4th for new or previous subscribers only. Click the following redemption links to take advantage of the savings:

Tapestry – Create your own personal, chronological timeline of blogs, podcasts, social media and much more. Easily create filters to see only what you want and customize the look of your feeds. – Tap here to redeem just $2.99 for 3 months. This is roughly 50% off the normal price of a 3-month run.

Linea Sketch – Draw, take notes and sketch on the iPad with ease. Linea lets you stay focused on your creations, not the tools and is a perfect digital sketchpad for novices and professionals alike. – Tap here to redeem $2.99 for 3 months. Roughly 50% off the normal 3-month subscription price.

Triode – Listen to your favorite internet radio stations no matter where you go, in your pocket, on your Mac or in your car via CarPlay. Beautifully designed and seamlessly syncs your music via iCloud. – Tap here to redeem $2.99 for a 6-month run, roughly 50% off the normal price.

We have some other fun things in the works that we’ll be posting about in the days ahead too, but we don’t want to spoil the surprises, so stay tuned.

If you’ve enjoyed our artwork, software, and community contributions over these many years, or even if you’re just discovering us for the first time, the best way to say thanks is to buy our apps, subscribe to our Patreon or hire us to design something awesome for you. It’s been a career-long blast serving you and this community these past three decades and we’d love nothing more than to keep on, keeping on. Oh, how time flies when you’re having fun!