free mini pixel web icons





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UPDATE: The zip file now includes the PNG and GIF formats. Start downloading!

I don’t know about you, but I had enough of those fancy “web 2.0″ web icons.  Sure, they get the attention of the visitors because of the stylish looks (bright colours, reflections and shadows), but do you really need these crying-for-attention icons? Baring this in mind (and the fact that I love pixelated icons) I designed my own icons for this blog, which you can now download for free.

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The mini-pixel icon set contains 111 icons, all inside a nicely constructed psd file (Adobe Photoshop CS4) and is completely free of charge. A few icons were taken from different iconsets (only copyright free icons) and adjusted to have a more pixelated look.  Just download it, change the colours to your liking and put it online. A simple thank you would be nice if you’re using the icons and post your url so I can have a look at the result.

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15 responses to “free mini pixel web icons”

  1. Wim Smits
    8:46 am on September 12th, 2009  

    Some really nice stuff Paul! I’ve downloaded them for future usage. Always can come in handy… I’ll let you know when I’m going to use them!

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  2. Paul Olyslager
    12:06 am on September 13th, 2009  

    You’re welcome wim, nice to hear that you like them.

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  3. favSHARE
    8:36 pm on October 6th, 2009  

    This article has been shared on favSHARE.net. Go and vote it!

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  4. nya
    9:57 am on November 10th, 2009  

    Any chance we get those in PNG formats? Thanks!

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  5. Paul Olyslager
    10:44 am on November 10th, 2009  

    @nya: Thanks for your interest! Well, PNG format comes in handy, I’ll work on that.

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  6. Icons Depot
    1:12 pm on November 10th, 2009  

    Thanks for this great set of icons!

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  7. Paul Olyslager
    3:47 pm on November 16th, 2009  

    @nya: I’ve updated the zip file with the PNG and GIF formats. Enjoy!

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  8. Scott
    2:24 pm on June 18th, 2010  

    Hi, nice set of icons, thank you.

    I’ll be using these for an upcoming project, so will send you the link once it’s live

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  9. Paul Olyslager
    9:03 am on June 19th, 2010  

    @Scott: You’re welcome Scott and good luck with your project!

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