Today we have a small Christmas present for all you freelance developers and designers out there. Crafted by our friends IconShock.com, we have an exclusive icon set designed to keep your desktop organized by having tailored folders for all your freelance needs. Within the download package you will find a code folder, resources folder, clients folder, docs folder, ideas folder, inbox & outbox folders, an important folder and finally a blank folder allowing you to create your own. All of [...]

This is now our fourth year rounding up the the best icon sets for web designers and developers. And what another fantastic year 2011 it has been! You’ll love this selection. All of the icon sets below have been split into several categories: Glyphs & Pictograms, Mini Sets, General Sets, Ecommerce Icon Sets, Mobile Specific Icons and finally, a selection of high quality and versatile Social Media Icon Sets. If you feel we have missed out any icon-set from this [...]

Our social bookmarking services icon set articles has now become a yearly tradition for us. This is our third edition (you can also view 2010 and 2009) and our best by far. All of social icon sets below are of the highest quality and have all been designed with versatility in mind and will fit in with the style of most websites. Go on, give them a try, you’ll love them :) You may also like: 50 Social Service and [...]

Once in a while we do like to highlight some of the latest and greatest free icon-sets that are available. And we do have an awesome and varied selection for you today, you’ll love it. As well as a great selection of perfectly designed all-round web design sets, you will also find some specialized sets for ecommerce, mobile and social media. You may also like: The Top 50 Web Development Icon Sets from 2009 → Top 50 Web Development, Design [...]

Its been a while, but today we have another exclusive free icon-set for you. Yet again, our friends from Iconshock.com have exclusively designed this set for Speckyboy readers. The set is called the ‘Multimedia Icon Set’ and, as the name suggests, contains 14 multimedia icons in PNG format. You will also find included in the download the AI source files. Multimedia Icon Set Preview: Download the Icons Within the Multimedia Icon Sets ZIP package you will find the 14 PNG [...]

For the countless graphical user interfaces developed over the past 10 years we’ve seen numerous collections of icon sets. Icons are essential behaving as the life-blood and driving force behind any well constructed interface system. Stemming back into the days of Windows 2000/XP we have seen icons become more prevalent in our digital nature. Not only have we seen an explosion in software but also with Internet applications. Graphic designers are now able to access hundreds of tutorials on graphics [...]

Once or twice a year we like to take a look at what new icon sets are freely available for designers and developers. We have found a nice selection for you covering most aspects of web, mobile and app development. You will love them! You may also like: The Top 50 Web Development Icon Sets from 2009 → Top 50 Web Development, Design and Application Icon Sets from 2010 → 50 of the Best Ever Web Development, Design and Application [...]

Its that time of year again where we take a look at the best and freely available icon sets for web and application developers. Its been a tremendous year, with many new high quality sets being released, all perfect for your next project. The icons have been split into several categories, starting with the Awesome Packs, which is a round-up of our favorites, followed by the General category (which is a selection of multi-purpose sets), the Mobile developer category, the [...]

This post is a little bit early, but it is best to be prepared – Christmas is coming and if you're looking for something to bring some Xmas cheer to your website this year you will be glad to know that there are a lot of social media icon options to choose from. What better way is there to say Merry Christmas to your readers. In this post we have collected a selection of Christmas related social bookmarking icons, such [...]

Projects can get overly confusing if we let them slip too far. This has become circumstance time and again, most commonly among the freelance designers of the world. Web projects are no different and require a strict level of discipline for project management. Graphics and icons are useful for spicing up the average website template design. However management of all these entities can grow out of control. On larger platforms things may seem unmanageable and lean towards chaotic clutter. Keep [...]

In this article we feature 25 multi-purpose pictogram and symbol sign icon sets that have all been stripped down to their bare essentials and presented in there simplest form and all ready for use. All of these icons are multi-purpose, meaning you could either use them within web design (the main focus of the round-up), poster design, logo design, banners… anything you want. They are flexible, meaning you can re-size them from 8x8px to whatever you size need. They are [...]

Today we have another exclusive free icon-set for our readers. Designed by our friends from Iconshock.com, the set is called The Speckyboy Toolbar Icon Set, containing 10 glorious and beautifully designed 256px icons in PNG format and are perfect for any web design project. Also included in the download are the AI source files. Speckyboy Toolbar Icon Set Preview Download the Icons This icon sets download package contains the ten PNG toolbar icons, the AI source files and are all [...]

As we like to do every few months, in this article you will find a comprehensive round-up of the best and freshest icon sets for web designers and developer. As well as the popular icon categories – general purpose developer sets, mini-pixel sets, pictograms and social media and service icon sets – we have also introduced a new category into this round-up: The Super Icon-Set. Perhaps this title is a little bit ambitious, but when you have a look at [...]