The Breakroom

We took some time to chat with the nice folks over at HostingAdvice about all things Iconfactory: from our history, to our current projects, to what the future might hold. HostingAdvice serves up a daily helping of technology news, product reviews, and profiles the movers & shakers of our industry. Many of our long-time fans and […]

Announcing Linea Sketch 4.2

January 24, 2023

Today’s Linea update brings several new and exciting features designed to give you more options while sketching and when moving images into and out of the app. Version 4.2 also includes a bevy of improvements that reduce friction when transforming artwork, provide new and updated templates, and much more.  The Nitty Gritty Linea’s new Organic […]

The Year In Review for 2022

December 16, 2022

More than any other year in recent memory, 2022 brought big changes—some good, some bad, and some sad. During our 25 years in business we’ve learned to roll with all manner of punches and continue forging ahead. This year was no different.  Old Friends This year brought a string of notable updates to some of […]

Last week we paused to remember the life, art and legacy of Corey Marion, our beloved friend and Iconfactory founder who passed away on Sunday, May 22nd. Corey was a kind, talented and amazing person who touched the lives of all who knew him by his digital creations and generous deeds. We love you now […]

Started by illustrator and animator Jake Parker in 2014, Inktober encourages artists, amateurs and professionals alike, to express themselves every day during the month of October. Each day people craft a sketch or drawing based on the day’s creative prompt in their favorite artistic mediums, be they analog or digital. Back in 2019 and again in 2020, we […]

Last month’s announcement was a long time coming. Frenzic on macOS was introduced 14 years ago. For players on iOS, it was a mere 13 year wait. Our First Wait The long delay shouldn’t have come as too much of a surprise: the development history of Frenzic is full of waiting for the right moment. […]

Making Music for Robots

June 28, 2021

Frenzic: Overtime is the fast-paced sequel to the original game which first debuted thirteen years ago. Everything about this new title has been propelled far beyond the original – including the soundtrack music which is streaming now on Apple Music and Spotify. When I created the original music for Frenzic, I’d been a casual GarageBand […]

WhatsApp Emoji Suite

July 15, 2020

The Iconfactory has been working hand-in-hand with the talented team at WhatsApp since 2017 to craft thousands of expressive icons in the form of custom emoji for their popular mobile messaging application. The project has involved the design, refinement and production of over 3,000 unique emoji spanning Unicode 10, 11, 12 and the recently announced entries […]

Today we’re happy to announce the release of Tot 1.0.5 for both iOS and macOS. If your eyes work well, there’s not a lot to get excited about. But folks with vision difficulties will have a wholly different outlook. The initial releases of Tot didn’t have great accessibility. We knew it needed improving, but experience […]

Dy-nam-ic!

February 28, 2020

As an icon designer who’s worked in the field for over 25 years, I’ve pretty much seen it all, and then some. So when a chance comes to do something not only new, but totally unique, I jump at the design challenge. Introducing Tot’s dynamic app icon! One of the most fun features of our […]