I confess that I should be doing homework.
I've been lurking around this place for a while but actually just got the courage to apply ^^;; I don't have a seperate icon journal yet, so all my graphics are posted on this one. I do make icons quite often, however ^_^
( For your grading... )
( For your grading... )
Cut-outs: The 1st and 2nd are my favorites- they're simple but nice. My least favorite is probably the 4th one as I felt it was a bit choppy. Otherwise, I like what you've done with your cut-outs in general!
Text: Possibly your weakest point. I would suggest some additional experimentation with placement, other fonts, and the way they flow. Currently, they don't fit smoothly with your icon, and it seems you're sticking to a lot of the same ones and style. I think the 3rd one's tiny text placement looks awkward- perhaps it's the length of the first line. The "doll" also looked a little off. My least favorite of these is the 4th one. The text placement, spacing, and even the size difference just doesn't flow right. I find the tiny text placement and the different spacing width between each line of text quite distracting.
Free Choice: These are some of my favorites of your batch. The colors are nice. I have to add a gripe about your tiny text placement for the 3rd icon though- it's a bit weird sitting so far away from "illusion" and stuffed at the bottom.
Overall Impression: I have to admit that I was about to say yes until I took a look at your journal- and since this community judges the journal too, I ended up being stumped for a while about my final verdict. The quality of your icons there are nowhere near the ones you've presented here. But from what I see here, I think you've improved a whole lot and look like you're on your way in becoming even better. I imagine that in the very near future, I would give a Yes without any hesitation. While the icons you've posted here and definitely some of your best, I would be more comfortable if I saw more consistency in the quality at your recent icon batches over at your journal. The main problems I see are definitely text- and also your use of textures in some areas in that they kind of drown out some of your icons, while a few of them also clash. I also feel compelled to mention that this icon seems to have the aspect ratio a bit off. I could be wrong but it just looked that way. ^^;
Favorites (I tried to pick ones outside of your app to give you an idea):
1 / 2 / 3 / 4
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