Denis Kortunov hat einen guten Artikel zum Thema Icondesign geschrieben. 10 Dinge die man beim erstellen von Icons möglichst vermeiden sollte. Ich musste auf Arbeit schon öfters Icons basteln und dort hätte ich diese Liste schon gut gebrauchen können.

It is much easier to criticize somebody else’s work than to create something cool yourself. But if you apply a systematic approach to criticizing, make a numbered list and prepare illustrations, it will be regarded as a fully-fledged analysis! In my opinion, icon design is undergoing a transitional period. On the one hand, screen resolutions are increasing, hence enhancing icons. On the other hand, we still have good old pixels. Icons sized 16×16 and even smaller are still widely used. And so, here are the most commonly observed mistakes in icon design…