XP Icon Links

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Microsoft's XP Visual Style Guide

• Creating Windows XP Icons
  A must read for everybody who's going to make icons. Also, very useful to those who are going to order icons.


• Download Windows XP Design Guidelines
  Self-extracting archive, 5 MB
  An archive, which extracts html stuff on your computer for local browsing. Contains everything about icons, what the previous article contains.

Copyright Issues

• Microsoft Copyright Policy on Icons
  In short, you can't capture and use any Microsoft's icons in your applications, except provided in Microsoft Software Development Kits (SDK's) and certain other development tools.

Icon Editor Software

• Axialis IconWorkshop
  This icon editor works with different format, including Windows XP and Macintosh. Good icon management, great support of PSD files and tons of other features.
  
  If you can't see a multi-frame .ico file provided by a designer, download it!
  


• Icon Searcher
  An easy to user icon tool software for Windows platform, it helps you to fast scan of all local hard disks for icon images, The program handles lots of different file formats, all available icons from files to the user-friendly visual image list.

Free Icons

• Free Vista Icons
  VisualPharm has released some free icons for self-promotion purpose. Available in all sizes ranging from 256x256 to 16x16.


• Iconaholic
  I just love the urban ppl icons! Free icons.

Non-Related Stuff

Funky Street Girls This is the second business of Ivan, VisualPharm founder. A hip hop fashion boutique in the downtown of Moscow.

• Spillin' Media
  Spillin' Media is a Vancouver web design company specializing in high-end website and graphic design for both small and large businesses.

What's Next?

• Custom icons portfolio
• Portfolio of web design, illustrations and print design
• Custom icons pricing and FAQ