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July 31, 2012

At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in 2003 we had a booth in the Exhibitor’s Pavilion. During that event we launched a new product targeted at developers. Stockicons.com gave small software design shops a more economical way to add professional quality icons to their applications. The site launched with four collections and 320 icons. Over nine […]

Summer On A Stick

July 24, 2012

Summer on a Stick is a set of ice creams and popsicle icons to keep your desktop stylish, cool and refreshing. Designed by Kate England, these icons are inspired by childhood memories. Refreshing like popsicles on a hot, sunny day. Nostalgic like a childhood memory. The clarity of a recollection, expressed with simplicity, rich in […]

We invite you to check out this special pre-release preview of Lost Cities currently being developed by TheCodingMonkeys. The Iconfactory created the user interface design including vivid retina display graphics, as well as the app icon and website design. More sneak peeks will be posted prior to release so plan on checking back here or […]

Slab

July 10, 2012

Slab is a new icon style from Iconfactory designer Corey Marion. His original intent for this set was simply to extend the popular Smoothicon collection with all of the latest Apple hardware but somewhere along the line it evolved into something more precise and more technical. Inspired by the BeOS icons from the 1990’s, Slab […]

Way back in 1994 I was working for a startup database publishing company producing their corporate ID and marketing materials. We purchased a tiny interactive design group led by an inspiring, enthusiastic young man named Ron Jones. I was fortunate to have been given the opportunity to join his team. I am saddened to say […]

With the imminent release of Prometheus, Ridley Scott is returning to the ever-popular science fiction franchise he kicked off more than thirty years ago with the classic Alien. To say that we’re all excited to see what he’s going to show us is putting it mildly – it’s sure to be an impressive experience. Of […]

xScope 3.2

May 15, 2012

Version 3.2 of xScope, our indispensable screen design tool, is now available. Get it from the updates tab in the Mac App Store or if you downloaded from xScopeApp.com check for updates under the xScope menu bar item. This latest adds support for CSS hsl() colors in the Loupe and lets you preview Acorn files […]

The iconfactory is pleased to announce the release of Astronut for iPad. Let gravity and guts be your guide as you blast off on a planet-hopping adventure of cosmic proportions. Travel to uncharted galaxies, gather star shards and avoid unfriendly life forms, all on your quest to explore the known universe and become the ultimate […]

Avengers Refresh!

May 8, 2012

Dave Brasgalla has assembled a new set of folders to expand his Refresh folder replacement icons. Avengers Refresh adds on to the Refresh series with character symbols from Marvel’s latest superhero adventure, The Avengers. Head on over and download them from our freeware page today!

In a little over a week, Marvel’s massive superhero adventure, The Avengers, will burst onto the screen to the delight of comic fans world wide. To help celebrate the release, Iconfactory artist Talos Tsui is pleased to announce the release of the second set in his ATV series – ATV Drives 2. Volume two builds […]