Icon design is one of the most important skills a designer can have, because the principles used in icon design overlap so significantly with other fields such as user interface design, web design and logo design. Designing a good icon can be a lot more challenging than it seems, because the small size makes it hard to integrate the desired detail, but a certain amount of detail must be present in order for the icon to be convincing.

The best way to learn icon design is to practice and follow tutorials.  In the year 2012, there’s already been a lot of great new icon creation tutorials that you can follow, and they all show off some cutting edge techniques.

Here’s the best new icon creation tutorials so far in 2012.

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PSD files are a terrific resource for designers, because not only can they save you time on your projects, they can also teach you techniques and styles that you might not otherwise know. There are a lot of PSD files available on the web, ranging from icon sets to textures, layers, buttons and more.

In this post, you’ll find 70 free PSD files for web designers, web developers, and everyone else, that you can download and use in your designs. We’ve handpicked the absolute best PSD files on the web, so every resource you’ll find here is layered and organized with pixel-perfect details.

Download and enjoy!

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