Web 2.0 style, which is/was great in its own right, gave us a lot of slick glossiness that was almost too perfect. It’s only natural that a new style would emerge, one that would act as a counterpoint to all that.

That’s where these sketch icons come in. They’re the perfect contrast for any Web 2.0 design you may have, and they’ll fit right in with anything you’re working on that needs a more organic feel.

About the hand-drawn icons

These were all drawn by me. On paper. With a pen. Then I scanned them in and cleaned them up (but not too much) in Illustrator.

Each icon is a jpeg and comes in two sizes: 48×48 and 96×96 pixels. Each is dark greyish on a white background. You want more info than that, you’ll just have to download them!

I hope you enjoy these and are able to add some human touch to your design projects. And when you do use them, feel free to send me a link and I’ll feature your work (if it’s awesome).

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Just when you thought nothing new could be done with RSS buttons, I’ve gone ahead and proved it by making one of my own.

It’s just like all the other RSS buttons out there. Only different.

This one was lovingly crafted by myself, in the forge of Cinema 4D. It’s got reflections, glass-like finishes and an oh-so-jaunty angle to it. It oozes raw sex appeal and screams “Click Me! Click Me!” which is just what you want for an RSS icon.

There are two versions available in the zip file available below: one RSS icon with a dropshadow and one without.

Both versions are in .png format with transparent backgrounds, so they should work on any sort of background.

And they are both large, like the big one above. If you need a bigger one, uh…you’re out of luck. One solution would be to just make your website smaller instead.

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