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iConvert Icons converts and creates custom icons for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, and Android. More »

I looked everywhere for these icons. Turns out, they were on my machine all along, burried deep inside. I extracted each icon and threw them on a sheet in Illustrator for easy access. Each icon is sized proportionally so when you drag one into Photoshop as a smart object the icon defaults to it's actual size. If you own a Mac then you already have these icons on your machine here:

Icons from images and back Img2icns is an application to create icons from images or images from icons, keeping them organized for future use. Creating an icon is as simple as dropping one or more images into Img2icns and choosing an export format. Creating icons on Mac OS X was never so easy or so much fun, so start customizing your desktop just now!

A number of Snow Leopard users have been complaining of blurry and pixelated icons showing up in the Finder. A growing thread on the Apple discussion boards outlines this issue, where instead of the large and crisp icons that are so prominent in OS X, the system shows grainy and low-resolution versions of them, regardless of the icon size being used.

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icns2icon 1.0 beta 1 Makes '.icns' file contents visible in the Finder

Below is a collection of some of the finest icon-related software for Mac OS X. If your favorite program is missing from this list, drop us a note and we'll consider including it.

Here is my portfolio - a collection of icons I have created for Mac OS X and few Win XP applications. All icons are made in Photoshop with shapes and Wacom help.

Over the past few months, there’s been a lot of discussion about the new UI changes in Leopard. These mainly revolve around the dock [1] [2] and the menu bar which has recently been improved. Surprisingly, I have yet to see anyone comment on the new folders. Folder icons in Mac OS should serve the following purposes: * Fit in aesthetically with the other Apple-designed icons provided in the Leopard install * Make it very easy to distinguish between folders at a glance * Quickly describe the contents of the folder The new folders in Leopard fail on all counts for the four reasons listed below.

Changes to the Dock in Leopard do not follow the Human Interface Guidelines