The Breakroom
Category: Website
Advertising with Ollie
January 22, 2019
When it comes to online advertising, the big question has always been: how do I get the most bang for the least bucks? If you’re a small developer with a limited budget (like we are), then you’re accustomed to carefully picking and choosing how and where to promote your product to reach the widest possible […]
Dark Mode and CSS
October 25, 2018
Your browser doesn’t support video. Download to watch it in another app. The new Dark Mode in macOS Mojave provides users with a new way to customize their desktop environment. It also presents a lot of new situations where developers need to adapt content in their apps and websites. While these changes are currently limited […]
The Darkest Time of Year
October 16, 2018
For over 20 years, we’ve been celebrating our favorite holiday on the Iconfactory home page. Yes folks, it’s that time of year again: Halloween! It all started long ago with The Great Pumpkin and we haven’t looked back. If you love this holiday as much we do, there’s a page that will give you an […]
Sweet Pea Mobile App
December 13, 2016
Michael Bruch, founder of Peas and Love Corporation, partnered with us earlier this year to create a new dating app focused on healthy relationships. His thesis was that a more humanized and enjoyable online dating experience would be possible if a platform focused on enabling self expression, encouraged interesting conversation, and fostered empathy between strangers. While lots of […]
Looking at the Future
April 21, 2016
At the last Apple Event, a seemingly simple thing was announced: a True Tone display on the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. This device also uses a new LCD panel and sports “a color standard big enough for Hollywood.” As with most things released by Apple, there is an amazing amount of underlying technology that makes this […]
The New Favicon
November 4, 2015
The recent release of Safari 9.0 brought a great new feature: pinned tabs. These tabs are locked to the lefthand side of your tab bar and stay in place, even when you open a new window or relaunch the browser. The default behavior is to display the first letter of the site’s name on a […]
Welcome to the New Iconfactory Blog
January 29, 2015
Welcome to the launch of the all-new Iconfactory blog – The Breakroom. Join us as we share our thoughts on the state of mobile and icon design, the App Store, helpful developer resources & much more!
AppViz 3.1 Adds Features & Lowers Pricing
April 11, 2014
AppViz, the best way to track apps in the App Store, has been updated to v3.1 and includes a host of new features and improvements as well as a new, lower pricing model for indie developers. AppViz now automatically keeps track of rankings and reports, sports new dynamic totals for selected content, allows developers to […]
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
December 20, 2013
As Jack Frost nips at our noses and music from the Vince Guaraldi Trio floats through the air, we’re preparing to shut down the Factory floor for the holiday season. However, we thought we’d round out 2013 with one last freeware present for you all! Today we’re bringing you iOS 7 Days of Christmas, a […]
