Evolving a brand design system that contains hundreds of products relies on a million small, incremental changes along the way — we snip a branch here and there, and guide the tree to grow in our desired direction over time. While it’s easy to get lost in the details, everything we learn in the process carries us through to the next iteration, and the next one after that.Redesigning Adobe’s File Type Icon System Language
One key takeaway from this study is that even though most apps follow a certain pattern for their icons, there are outliers in every category. These outliers demonstrate the value of creating a product that people truly want and ensuring your app is easy to use, both of which are more important to users than whether your icon is blue or red.What 300 Of The Top iPhone Apps Can Teach Us About App Icon Design
