Craig and Ged have been invited as guests on The Unofficial Apple Weblog’s (TUAW) talkcast this Sunday night. We’ll be chatting up the latest version of Twitterrific, answering your burning questions and a whole lot more. If you’ve always wanted to hear Craig’s wonderful singing voice, or just find out what makes us tick, this […]

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Whether you stood in line at your local Apple store or waited patiently for the FedEx man to arrive, you’ve got your shiny new copy of Leopard in hand and are in the process of upgrading. Here’s what you can expect from our software IconBuilder – Now that we’re no longer under NDA, we’re happy […]

The gang over at MacThemes has published an insightful interview with our youngest artist – David Lanham. Austin Heller and Sam Gwilym find out where David’s ideas come from, his creative process and much more. If you’ve ever wondered what inspires a young artist, or just wanna see some very cool stuff, head on over […]

Just a quick note to let everyone know that I’ve just had an article published at A List Apart. In issue #244, I present some of the topics that I’ve encountered in the process of thinking about how the iPhone affects this and other sites run by the Iconfactory. This article is the first of […]

It’s safe to say we love our iPhones. So far, Talos, Craig and Ged have all taken the plunge and become early adopters of Apple’s cool 1.0 product, with no regrets. The iPhone is a perfect testament to Apple’s philosophy of elegance, ease of use and friendly user interface design, and all indications point to […]

Just a quick note to let any of our fellow icon designers out there know about some issues we’ve discovered with the new Dock in Leopard. The details of the changes and how they might affect you are available on my new weblog: The HIG still matters, even with special effects. I’ll be using this […]

Ars Technica sat down during this year’s WWDC conference with several noted software developers and got their thoughts on a wide range of subjects. The series includes interviews with Alex Payne of Twitter, Amit Singh of Google and several others. Today’s entry is our very own Chief Typist, Craig Hockenberry. Ars writer Clint Ecker delves […]

Word just came via the Chief Typist’s tweets that the fine folks at Panic have walked away with another Apple Design Award, this time for Coda. The team at Panic loves creating killer Mac software and their impressive ADA stash is the result. We’re pleased to have been able to contribute, icon-wise, to Coda and […]

If you’ve ever wondered what goes through the brains of icon designers as they work their mojo, you are in luck. 37signals invited Iconfactory Principals Corey Marion and Dave Brasgalla to an informal Fireside Chat to discuss the state of icons and icon design. They met up online with noted icon artists Brian Brasher and […]