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3) Making sure no folders are selected in your asset catalog, press the + button and select 'App Icons & Launch Images New tvOS App Icon and Top Shelf Image'. This will create a new 'Brand Assets' folder containing your App Icon and Top Shelf image wells. 4) Rename the 'Brand Assets' folder to whatever name makes sense. Ayecon is a useful developer tool for anyone that makes apps, allowing you to quickly and easily generate all required icon sizes, and the respective assets catalog.

Introduction

The UWP Visual Assets Generator creates all the visual assets needed for an UWP app. You can also choose the width of your icon within the asset.

Key features:

  • Uses SVG by default to avoid scaling problems.
  • Type of asset can selected, you can use different icons for every asset type.
  • Generated files can be added automatically to project and Package.appxmanifest.
  • You can fine-tune the width of the logo.
  • Generates files for every scaling or size, not only the recommended ones.

Using the UWP Visual Assets Generator

  1. Create Logo
    Preferred format is SVG because it's a vector format and has no problems with scaling. The logo should be square and should have no additional space around it. You could use Inkscape (Freeware) or Adobe Illustrator to create a logo.
  2. Add logo(s) to your project
    You can simply drag and drop the file(s) to your Assets (or another) folder.
  3. Open the Tool Window
    View -> Other Windows -> UWP Visual Assets Generator
  4. Refresh Project List
    Click refresh and the list of projects is updated.
  5. Select Project from the List
    This is important because the Package.appxmanifest file in the selected project will be updated.
  6. Select the Input File
    Select the file you want to use for the visual assets. Supported formats are SVG (preferred), PNG, GIF and JPG.
  7. Select the Output folder
    The output folder will be predefined with the Assets folder whenever you choose a project. But you can also change the folder. It's a good idea to choose a seperate folder if you have also other files in your Assets folder.
  8. Select the Asset Type
    You can generate all assets or only spefific ones. So you can also use different icons for different asset types.
  9. Fine Tune the Icon Width
    The icon width is preset to the defaults defined by Microsoft. If you want to use another size, expand the width settings with 'Width of Logo in Asset'. You can change the width for every individual asset type.
  10. Select small logo format
    Select if you want plated or unplated small icons (app list, taskbar, .).
  11. Generate
    Click the 'Generate' button and your assets will be created. If you selected 'Add to Project and Manifest' the generated files will be added to your project and the Package.appxmanifest file will be changed.
  12. Check the Result
    Open the Package.appxmanifest and select the tab 'Visual Assets'. If you see no red cross everything should be ok. If not you have propably additional image files and Visual Studio can not decide which one it should use. Run the app and check the different logos (tile, applist, task bar, splashscreen).

Version History

  • 1.6
    • Fix for VS2017 final release
  • 1.5
    • Support for VS2017 added
    • Images for Badge logos will be checked for correct colors

Known Issues

  • Inkscape sometimes generates SVG files which produce undesired results after conversion to PNG. Especially text is problematic. I have to do further investigations how this can be avoided. BTW Illustrator files are ok.

Additional Resources

  1. Guidelines for tile and icon assets
    Detailed documentation from Microsoft about tiles and icon assets.
  2. Inkscape
    A free vector graphics editor, available for Windows, OS X and Linux

Icons made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com is licensed by CC 3.0 BY

App Icon

Every app needs a beautiful and memorable icon that attracts attention in the App Store and stands out on the Home screen. Your icon is the first opportunity to communicate, at a glance, your app’s purpose. It also appears throughout the system, such as in Settings and search results.

Embrace simplicity. Find a single element that captures the essence of your app and express that element in a simple, unique shape. Add details cautiously. If an icon’s content or shape is overly complex, the details can be hard to discern, especially at smaller sizes.

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Provide a single focus point. Design an icon with a single, centered point that immediately captures attention and clearly identifies your app.

Design a recognizable icon. People shouldn’t have to analyze the icon to figure out what it represents. For example, the Mail app icon uses an envelope, which is universally associated with mail. https://cooljfile944.weebly.com/screens-4-4-4.html. Take time to design a beautiful and engaging abstract icon that artistically represents your app’s purpose.

Keep the background simple and avoid transparency. Make sure your icon is opaque, and don’t clutter the background. Give it a simple background so it doesn’t overpower other app icons nearby. You don’t need to fill the entire icon with content.

Use words only when they’re essential or part of a logo. An app’s name appears below its icon on the Home screen. Don’t include nonessential words that repeat the name or tell people what to do with your app, like 'Watch' or 'Play.' If your design includes any text, emphasize words that relate to the actual content your app offers.

Don’t include photos, screenshots, or interface elements. Photographic details can be very hard to see at small sizes. Screenshots are too complex for an app icon and don’t generally help communicate your app’s purpose. Interface elements in an icon are misleading and confusing.

Don’t use replicas of Apple hardware products. Apple products are copyrighted and can’t be reproduced in your icons or images. In general, avoid displaying replicas of devices, because hardware designs tend to change frequently and can make your icon look dated.

Don’t place your app icon throughout the interface. It can be confusing to see an icon used for different purposes throughout an app. Instead, consider incorporating your icon’s color scheme. See Color.

Test your icon against different wallpapers. You can’t predict which wallpaper people will choose for their Home screen, so don’t just test your app against a light or dark color. See how it looks over different photos. Try it on an actual device with a dynamic background that changes perspective as the device moves.

Keep icon corners square. The system applies a mask that rounds icon corners automatically.

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App Icon Attributes

Sims 4 for mac free 2019. All app icons should adhere to the following specifications.

AttributeValue
FormatPNG
Color spaceDisplay P3 (wide-gamut color), sRGB (color), or Gray Gamma 2.2 (grayscale). See Color Management.
LayersFlattened with no transparency
ResolutionVaries. See Image Size and Resolution.
ShapeSquare with no rounded corners

App Icon Sizes

Every app must supply small icons for use on the Home screen and throughout the system once your app is installed, as well as a larger icon for display in the App Store.

Device or contextIcon size
iPhone180px × 180px (60pt × 60pt @3x)
120px × 120px (60pt × 60pt @2x)
iPad Pro167px × 167px (83.5pt × 83.5pt @2x)
iPad, iPad mini152px × 152px (76pt × 76pt @2x)
App Store1024px × 1024px (1024pt × 1024pt @1x)

Provide different sized icons for different devices. Red giant trapcode suite 13 1 1. Make sure that your app icon looks great on all the devices you support.

Luxor hd 1 1 1 – addictive marble shooter game. Mimic your small icon with your App Store icon. Although the App Store icon is used differently than the small one, it’s still your app icon. It should generally match the smaller version in appearance, although it can be subtly richer and more detailed since there are no visual effects applied to it.

Spotlight, Settings, and Notification Icons

Every app should also provide a small icon that iOS can display when the app name matches a term in a Spotlight search. Additionally, apps with settings should provide a small icon to display in the built-in Settings app, and apps that support notifications should provide a small icon to display in notifications. All icons should clearly identify your app—ideally, they should match your app icon. If you don’t provide these icons, iOS might shrink your main app icon for display in these locations.

DeviceSpotlight icon size
iPhone120px × 120px (40pt × 40pt @3x)
80px × 80px (40pt × 40pt @2x)
iPad Pro, iPad, iPad mini80px × 80px (40pt × 40pt @2x)
DeviceSettings icon size
iPhone87px × 87px (29pt × 29pt @3x)
58px × 58px (29pt × 29pt @2x)
iPad Pro, iPad, iPad mini58px × 58px (29pt × 29pt @2x)
DeviceNotification icon size
iPhone60px × 60px (20pt × 20pt @3x)
40px × 40px (20pt × 20pt @2x)
iPad Pro, iPad, iPad mini40px × 40px (20pt × 20pt @2x)

Don’t add an overlay or border to your Settings icon. iOS automatically adds a 1-pixel stroke to all icons so that they look good on the white background of Settings.

TIP If your app creates custom documents, you don't need to design document icons because iOS uses your app icon to create document icons automatically.

User-Selectable App Icons

For some apps, customization is a feature that evokes a personal connection and enhances the user experience. If it provides value in your app, you can let people select an alternate app icon from a set of predefined icons that are embedded within your app. For example, a sports app might offer icons for different teams or an app with light and dark modes might offer corresponding light and dark icons. Note that your app icon can only be changed at the user’s request and the system always provides the user with confirmation of such a change.

Provide visually consistent alternate icons in all necessary sizes. Like your primary app icon, each alternate app icon is delivered as a collection of related images that vary in size. When the user chooses an alternate icon, the appropriate sizes of that icon replace your primary app icon on the Home screen, in Spotlight, and elsewhere in the system. To ensure that alternate icons appear consistently throughout the system—the user shouldn't see one version of your icon on the Home screen and a completely different version in Settings, for example—provide them in the same sizes you provide for your primary app icon (with the exception of the App Store icon). See App Icon Sizes.

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For developer guidance, see the setAlternateIconName method of UIApplication.

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NOTE Alternate app icons are subject to app review and must adhere to the App Store Review Guidelines.





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