Ultimate App Icons in Affinity Designer teaches you how to create polished, professional mobile and desktop icons using powerful vector tools, grids, gradients, and export techniques for multiple platforms.
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Master professional App Icon Design with Ultimate App Icons in Affinity Designer, a practical course focused on Affinity Designer, Icon Design, UI Design, Mobile App Design, and Vector Design. Learn how to create polished smartphone and application icons using creative Graphic Design and Digital Illustration techniques.
Explore a wide range of practical projects, including telephone, messages, contacts, camera, Gmail-inspired, Google Play-inspired, gallery, maps-inspired, themes, TV, travel, food, podcast, and alarm clock app icons. Develop your Interface Design skills through structured, hands-on icon creation exercises.
Perfect for aspiring designers and creatives, this course builds practical Creative Design skills while helping you understand vector-based workflows, visual consistency, and modern mobile interface aesthetics. By completing the projects, you can strengthen your App Icon Design portfolio and confidently create engaging icons in Affinity Designer.
Learners complete an assignment designed to evaluate their understanding of the course content. The assignment is reviewed by qualified tutors who provide personalised feedback, allowing learners to demonstrate their applied knowledge and skills.
After completing the Ultimate App Icons in Affinity Designer course assessment, you will be eligible to receive a CPD-accredited certificate worth £9 from One Education to demonstrate your achievement.
The certificate is also available as a printed hard copy delivered by post for £15.
Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed Certificate
Learners also have the option to order a Quality Licence Scheme (QLS) Endorsed Certificate as additional proof of achievement. The QLS Endorsed Certificate can be delivered by post for £89, with an additional £10 postage charge for international students.
This course has been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.
App icon design combines graphic design, vector illustration, colour, composition, and interface design to create recognisable digital visuals. This course helps learners explore Affinity Designer techniques for designing smartphone and application icons, developing polished graphics with clear shapes, colours, and visual hierarchy.
Studying app icon design can strengthen practical vector and UI design skills. Learners can create professional-looking icons for different applications, refine their use of Affinity Designer tools, and develop creative assets suitable for mobile app projects, interface design, digital products, portfolios, and branding.
The Ultimate App Icons in Affinity Designer course has a total study timeframe of 2 weeks, 1 day. Learners can progress through the programme at a flexible pace, developing practical skills in app icon design, Affinity Designer, vector illustration, UI design, mobile app design, graphic design, digital illustration, interface design, and creative icon development.
The Ultimate App Icons in Affinity Designer course has no formal entry requirements, making it suitable for beginners and aspiring graphic or UI designers. An interest in app icon design, vector graphics, mobile interfaces, digital illustration, and visual design is beneficial. Basic computer skills, good English, and reliable internet access are recommended for online learning.
1. What is the Ultimate App Icons in Affinity Designer course?
The Ultimate App Icons in Affinity Designer course teaches learners how to design polished and professional app icons using Affinity Designer. It covers App Icon Design, Affinity Designer, Icon Design, UI Design, Mobile App Design, Vector Design, Graphic Design, Digital Illustration, Interface Design, and Creative Design.
2. Who is the Ultimate App Icons in Affinity Designer course suitable for?
The course is suitable for beginners, graphic designers, UI designers, digital artists, app designers, illustrators, creative professionals, and anyone interested in developing practical App Icon Design and Vector Design skills using Affinity Designer.
3. What will I learn from the Ultimate App Icons course?
You will begin by creating a smartphone before progressing through practical app icon projects, including The Telephone App Icon and The Messages App Icon. These projects help you develop skills in Icon Design, Mobile App Design, UI Design, and Digital Illustration.
4. Do I need previous Affinity Designer experience?
No. The course introduces the process of creating app icons through practical projects, making it suitable for learners who want to develop their Affinity Designer skills. Previous professional experience in Graphic Design or UI Design is not essential.
5. What is app icon design?
App Icon Design is the process of creating visual symbols that represent mobile applications. Effective icons use shape, colour, composition, typography, and visual hierarchy to communicate an app’s purpose while remaining recognisable at different sizes.
6. What is Affinity Designer used for?
Affinity Designer is a professional design application used for creating vector graphics, illustrations, icons, branding materials, interface elements, and other digital artwork. It provides tools for developing precise and scalable Vector Design projects.
| Module 01: Create the smartphone | |||
| Create a new document | 00:02:00 | ||
| Create the main shape and add the wallpaper | 00:07:00 | ||
| Add the navigation icons | 00:04:00 | ||
| Create the applications’ icons’ wireframe | 00:04:00 | ||
| Add the hour and notification icons | 00:05:00 | ||
| Create the signal, wi-fi and battery icons | 00:12:00 | ||
| Module 02: The Telephone App Icon | |||
| How to create a Telephone App Icon | 00:11:00 | ||
| Module 03: The Messages App Icon | |||
| Create the document and colour palette | 00:05:00 | ||
| Create the SMS app icon | 00:06:00 | ||
| Module 04: The Contacts App Icon | |||
| Trace the portrait photo to create the main shape | 00:07:00 | ||
| Create the clipping mask and finish the icon | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 05: The Chrome Browser Logo | |||
| Create the main shape for the icon | 00:04:00 | ||
| Divide the logo and add the shading | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module 06: The Camera App Icon | |||
| How to create The Camera App Icon | 00:10:00 | ||
| Module 07: The Gmail Inspired App Icon | |||
| Create the main envelope shape | 00:06:00 | ||
| Add the paper and Gmail logo | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 08: The Google Play Logo Inspired App Icon | |||
| Create the rounded triangle first | 00:04:00 | ||
| Divide the shape and add colours | 00:09:00 | ||
| Module 09: The Gallery App Icon | |||
| How to create a Gallery App Icon | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module 10: The Google Maps Inspired App Icon | |||
| Create the map’s background | 00:04:00 | ||
| Create the marker | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 11: The Themes App Icon | |||
| How to create the Themes App Icon | 00:08:00 | ||
| Module 12: The TV App Icon | |||
| Create the main body and the screen | 00:06:00 | ||
| Add the dials and buttons | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module 13: The Travel App Icon | |||
| Create the main continents shape | 00:08:00 | ||
| Add the magnifying glass and the background | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module 14: The Food App Icon | |||
| Create the bun and the lettuce | 00:07:00 | ||
| Add the cheese and the background | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 15: The Podcast App Icon | |||
| Create the top capsule | 00:08:00 | ||
| Create the stand and add the background | 00:07:00 | ||
| Module 16: The Alarm Clock App Icon | |||
| Create the main shape of the clock | 00:09:00 | ||
| Add the dial and the legs | 00:06:00 | ||
| How to add shading to complex shapes | 00:02:00 | ||
| Add the colours and the background | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 17: The Hour and Weather Widget | |||
| Adding the weather widget | 00:08:00 | ||
| Summary | 00:01:00 | ||
| Assignment | |||
| Assignment -Ultimate App Icons in Affinity Designer | 2 weeks, 1 day | ||
| Order Your Certificate | |||
| Order Your Certificate QLS | 00:00:00 | ||
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