Here's what I've learned (so far).
Fiverr
The cheapest place to do is fiverr.
Watch out! Not everything is $5.
They make you add this and that feature for extra $5~$20. But if you search carefully, some designers satisfies all your needs in $5.
Warning: Make sure you provide EVERYTHING you want your icon to be like. Don't expect them to read your mind and receive an awesome icon. Sometimes you have no idea what kind of icon is suitable. Even so, do some research because most likely they don't spend time to do research either. You end up, wasting your time and their time, and your money. (Been there, done that).
Provide either:
- A pencil sketch of expected icon (take a photo and send to the designer)
- A link or screenshot of an existing icon (maybe some other competitor icon) and tell them you want this style.
- A detail description. (Color of the icon, add a shadow effect or flat icon, etc etc)
You still have a chance to go back and forth and request modification until you're satisfied but you should provide detail expectation ahead of time so that you don't waste the designer's time.
In my experience, when I requested for an awesome icon and explained what my app does, they made me a crappy icon. I had to provide EXACTLY what to do, they did a good job.
In my experience, when I requested for an awesome icon and explained what my app does, they made me a crappy icon. I had to provide EXACTLY what to do, they did a good job.
It seems you pay hourly, I haven't done it.
You provide a description and multiple designers make an icon for you. You simply pick the best one and give the money to the winner. The benefit is that you can compare and pick the best icon that you like. Not cheap so I haven't done it.
Use license-free free icons. See my 'Where to get a free Android icons?'
Please add a comment if you know other places.
