Who designed the WindowsXP icons?



There are over 100 kinds of newly designed icons in Windows XP in total compared with the past, but who designed them all together? As a result of examining various things, it seems that the designation "Iconfactory" cooperated with Microsoft. On the official website various icons and wallpapers are distributed free.

So let's close to the secret of how Microsoft creates icons.
"Iconfactory" is here.

Iconfactory
http://iconfactory.com/

Free icons are also distributed. Currently, 276 kinds.

Iconfactory: Freeware: Icon

There are various wallpaper as well.

Iconfactory: Freeware: Desktop

It seems like I have seen somewhere ... ....

Iconfactory: Freeware: Osaka

Iconfactory: Freeware: Neko Koneko

Iconfactory: Freeware: Mr. Tadakichi

Iconfactory: Freeware: Azmanga Kitty

Iconfactory: Freeware: Chiyo's Father

Iconfactory: Freeware: Chiyo

I remember this somewhere ....

Iconfactory: Freeware: Shinji

Iconfactory: Freeware: Let's Go Asuka

Iconfactory: Freeware: Rei in Pastels

Iconfactory: Freeware: Kaoru

Iconfactory: Freeware: Rei Swim

Iconfactory: Freeware: Misato

Iconfactory: Freeware: Rei

Apparently Japanese culture seems to be alive also in Windows.

Of course, there are also software that creates icons, although it is shareware.

Iconfactory: Software

Although it is the design of the important, you can see that various things are done when seeing the following page. It seems that I also designed icons such as XBOX 360 and RedHat or Macromedia's Studio MX 2004.

Iconfactory: Design: Icon

About XP is touched below. It took four months to redesign various things before giving up the first plan, and it took more than four months to create more than 100 kinds of icons. After all it takes time, it will be at this level project.

The official icon creation method by Microsoft is as follows.

Icon creation method for Windows XP

There are explanations on the following site which explained the above a little more easily and changed it easily.

Icon making creation stone - Surviveplus.net

in Note,   Software, Posted by darkhorse_log