How do you make nice OS X icons?

luca · May 1, 2003 2:12AM

I've been trying for SO long, messing around with Photoshop and AppleWorks and GraphicConverter, but I absolutely cannot make OS X icons. I always end up with a white square in the background and I have no idea how to get rid of it. Any suggestions?

ghost_user_name · May 1, 2003 2:44AM

I recomend Iconographer.

It allows you to edit the full 8-bit alpha mask in its own editor or to paste one in.

That said, I'm moving this to Software.

unremarkable · May 1, 2003 5:22AM

I recommend:

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/2077

not unlike myself · May 1, 2003 8:27AM

http://www.xicons.com/software.php

Has a list of progs...

spart · May 1, 2003 3:58PM

I second that for Iconographer. It's a sweet app. Needs to be Cocoa, though. Can't have everything.

Additionally, if you have the Developer tools installed, there is a program called IconComposer in /Developer/Applications/. It works, but I still reccomend Iconographer (which also has the capability to create OS 9/Windows files and such.)

michaelm8000 · May 1, 2003 9:11PM

Just use apples IconComposer. It is so strait farward. Iconograffer gives me a headach when ever I have to use it (witch is when I want to get an icon into Photoshop).

nebagakid · May 1, 2003 9:25PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Michaelm8000

Just use apples IconComposer. It is so strait farward. Iconograffer gives me a headach when ever I have to use it (witch is when I want to get an icon into Photoshop).

nice to see you around here dude

i use PhoPho Shop 5.0 LE, maybe an illustrator demo in there, then I use Apple's IconComposer, and all bets are off

onlooker · May 1, 2003 9:54PM

I get the ultimate results with kinetic creations export icon.

There is nothing more simple than this app.

here is the link

I also recommend can combine icons.

How do you make nice OS X icons?

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