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Geometrical Design Secrets

Geometrical Design Secrets

If you want to grow your creative network, learn new design skills and, get the support and inspiration you need to reach your goals, then join the community, share your experiences and reach out for help whenever you need it. Our Geometrical Design Secrets community is what we make of it together.

Chris Heath April 19, 2021 Design, Golden Ratio, Icon Design, Logo Design, Surface Pattern Design No Comments Read more

The Apple Park Logo – How to Build using the Golden Ratio

The Apple Park Logo – How to Build using the Golden Ratio

Apple Park Logo On seeing the Apple Park Logo  and it’s arrangement of concentric rings, I figured it would be based on Apple’s grid system. Jony Ives mentioned the grid system when unveiling iOS 7 and the iOS icon grid.…

Chris Heath September 5, 2018 Design, Golden Ratio, Icon Design, Logo Design, Skillshare 1 Comment Read more

How to Build Apple’s iOS Icon Grid

How to Build Apple’s iOS Icon Grid

I thought I’d share how to build the iOS Icon Grid by way of a simple animation. This is the same method that is described step-by-step in the book ‘Icon Design‘. Phi – Golden Ratio Phi (golden ratio) plays an important…

Chris Heath February 6, 2017 Design, Golden Ratio, Icon Design 3 Comments Read more

Coming Soon – ICON DESIGN UPDATE – Sneak Peek

Coming Soon – ICON DESIGN UPDATE – Sneak Peek

Icon Grids for iOS, OS X, tvOS and Apple Watch I’m really excited to announce the long-awaited update to Icon Design. With two new geometrically derived icon grids for OSX, a tvOS icon grid and two Apple Watch grids, you…

Chris Heath October 23, 2015 Icon Design 1 Comment Read more

iOS Icon Mask – Corner Curve Study

iOS Icon Mask – Corner Curve Study

When it came to writing the book ‘Icon Design – Designing Elegant Icons’, I needed to create an icon mask for presenting my icon designs. The only way I could think of doing this at the time was to take…

Chris Heath September 10, 2014 Icon Design 1 Comment Read more

iOS Icon Grid – A Simple Geometrical Analysis

iOS Icon Grid – A Simple Geometrical Analysis

The iOS icon grid beautifully expresses two ratios. These ratios are the golden section (1:1.618…) and the square root of two (1:1.4142…). Any grid that expresses the golden ratio and its related proportions will harmonise with this grid. The Golden…

Chris Heath February 19, 2014 Icon Design 1 Comment Read more

The iOS Weather Icon and the Golden Ratio

The iOS Weather Icon and the Golden Ratio

On trawling the internet for comments about the iOS icon grid and the golden ratio, I saw some comments about Apple not using its own grid. These comments come from overlaying the iOS icon grid on top of the icons…

Chris Heath February 15, 2014 Icon Design Read more

Icon Design - Available on iBooks

Want to create amazing icons? Learn how to harmonize your icons with IOS.

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From the Blog

  • Geometrical Design Secrets

    April 19, 2021
    If you want to grow your creative network, learn new design skills and, get the support and inspiration you need …Read More »
  • The Apple Park Logo – How to Build using the Golden Ratio

    September 5, 2018
    Apple Park Logo On seeing the Apple Park Logo  and it’s arrangement of concentric rings, I figured it would be …Read More »
  • Asymmetrical Drawing and Lettering with the Golden Ratio

    May 6, 2018
    The Golden Ratio is Not a Myth There is a lot about the golden ratio on the internet these days. …Read More »
  • Stencilling Auckland’s Historic Former Synagogue

    April 22, 2018
    Completed in 1885, Auckland’s Historic Synagogue (by architect Edward Bartley) was used as such until 1967. In the late 1980’s …Read More »
  • Design a Monochromatic Brick Pattern

    October 31, 2017
    Decorative Brick Pattern This is the third class of this Geometric Surface Pattern Design Series. In this class we explore …Read More »
  • Design a Simple Decorative Band

    September 22, 2017
    Decorative Bands Have ever struggled with designing a decorative band that looks balanced and in proportion? To be successful, a …Read More »
  • Design an Arts & Crafts Decorative Pattern

    August 3, 2017
    Arts & Crafts Class Now on Skillshare If you are interested to learn how to create an Arts & Crafts …Read More »
  • How to Build Apple’s iOS Icon Grid

    February 6, 2017
    I thought I’d share how to build the iOS Icon Grid by way of a simple animation. This is the same …Read More »
  • Stencilling Auckland’s Former Supreme Court

    September 20, 2016
    Constructed between 1865 and 1868 in the Gothic Revival style, much of Auckland’s former Supreme Court (now Old High Court) building …Read More »
  • Round Towels and the Golden Ratio

    April 27, 2016
    Designed for Kelly and Jo from ‘You, Me and the Dream‘, these round towels are based on the same proportional grid system …Read More »

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  • The Apple Park Logo – How to Build using the Golden Ratio

    September 5, 2018
    Apple Park Logo On seeing the Apple Park Logo  and it’s arrangement of concentric rings, I figured it would be …Read More »

Design Secrets Revealed! This book shows you how to design great app icons using the golden section. Specifically, it focuses on icons for the Apple platform, but the principles apply equally well to any artwork that would benefit from a geometric approach.

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What a great book. As an app developer your apps need a point of difference from the thousands of competing applications. With Chris's book and help we were able to give our the app the best opportunity of success.

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