Need Favicon Inspiration ?

You are reading this page because you need some tips about Favicon design, right?

Ok. Here are two very important facts you need to know:

1. Keep your favicon simple. If there are too many details, they might not be seen, since favicon is only 16x16 pixels in size.
2. One or two colors work very well.

Favicon Design Types:

Simply Color

This is the easiest favicon to create. "Simply color" is a favicon that is made completely from one color. Thats 16x16 pixels of your favorite color!

Typography Star

Lots of websites use letters or numbers for favicon design. They are very powerful because they are short and extremely memorable. Playing with colors and fonts on different backgrounds will give you many beautiful favicons.

Shape based

Simple shapes are very effective for creating favicons. You can use lines, squares, circles or custom shapes on white or other backgrounds. Favicons below represent, Apple, Del.icio.us, Technocrati, Flickr and Myspace.

Square it!

Square Favicons make your favicon look bigger, because they fill all the space. You can create one color background and then play with your logo, shapes or anything you like.

Round it!

Rounded elements add dynamic feeling to favicons. From simple circles, to logos, letters and custom made shapes - they all add special look to your website.