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My boss told me to stop making custom icons for every project
I thought it was lazy advice, but after wasting a week on a set for a bank app, I just use a library now. Anyone have a go-to icon set for fintech stuff?
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danielm151mo ago
That piggy bank icon takes 20 hours to design right.
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morgan_jenkins901mo ago
Disagree completely. Custom icons build a real brand identity that users remember. A library just makes you look like every other app out there. That bank app could have had a unique piggy bank or vault icon instead of the same generic money bag everyone uses. You're not just picking pictures, you're designing a visual language.
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hart.zara1mo ago
Twenty hours for a single piggy bank icon is insane. That's half a work week for one tiny picture on a screen. Most apps don't have that kind of time or money to burn. A good icon library gives you solid, clear icons so you can actually finish the app and make it work right. Brand identity is more than just a custom drawing for every single button.
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