The Iconfactory

Infobox Website
name = The Iconfactory



caption = Iconfactory icon World of Aqua icon set and the version 6.0 homepage.
url = http://www.iconfactory.com/
commercial = freeware icons, shareware software
type = Icon and GUI customization database
registration = no
owner = Corey Marion, Talos Tsui, and Gedeon Maheux
author = Corey Marion, Talos Tsui, Gedeon Maheux et al.
launch date = April 1996
current status =
revenue =

The Iconfactory is a small software and graphic design company that specializes in creating icons and software for creating and using icons. The company was founded in April 1996 by Corey Marion, Talos Tsui, and Gedeon Maheux. Lead Engineer Craig Hockenberry joined the company in 1997 and Artist Dave Brasgalla joined in January 1999. The company incorporated in January 2000. The Iconfactory gained popularity through the creation of packages of free icons for download, but quickly grew to become one of the leading studios in commercial icon design. The Iconfactory also publishes software for creating, organizing and using icons as well as general GUI applications.

From 1997 until 2004, the Iconfactory held an annual icon design contest for the Macintosh icon community called Pixelpalooza. The competition was a chance for aspiring artists from all over the world to design and produce original icon creations for the chance of winning software and hardware prizes. Pixelpalooza was discontinued in 2005, although the company says it may make a return in the future.

The Iconfactory's most notable client project to date was creating over 100 icons for Microsoft to be included in the Windows XPcite web |url=http://iconfactory.com/design/detail/windows_xp |title=Iconfactory : Design : Windows XP |accessdate=2006-01-18 |author=The Iconfactory |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] operating system as well as creating the base icons in Windows Vista's Aero interface.cite web |url=http://iconfactory.com/design/detail/windows_vista |title=Iconfactory : Design : Windows Vista |accessdate=2007-05-22 |author=The Iconfactory |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ] They have also created over 100 icons for the Xbox 360 UI and website.cite web |url=http://iconfactory.com/design/detail/xbox_360 |title=Iconfactory : Design : XBOX 360 |accessdate=2007-01-19 |author=The Iconfactory |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |year= |month= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote= ]

oftware

* IconBuilder — Adobe Photoshop Plugin for creating icons.
* CandyBar — Tool to change system icons. Successor to iControl.
* Pixadex — Icon management tool similar to iPhoto. Successor to IconDropper.
* iPulse — Utility to visualize system activity.
* Frenzic — Puzzle game that "takes minutes to learn and months to master".
* xScope — Tool for measuring any element on screen.
* Dine-O-Matic — Dashboard widget.
* DownloadCheck — Simple utility inspired by the MP3Concept trojan horse
* Twitterrific — Utility to monitor and post to the social networking site Twitter.
* Twitterrific Mobile — iPhone and iPod Touch version of Twitterrific, which won an Apple Design Award in 2008. [cite news|url=http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/080710/20080710006051.html?.v=1|title=The Iconfactory Announces Twitterrific for the App Store|date=2008-07-10|accessdate=2008-07-10|publisher=Yahoo!]
* IconDropper — Icon management utility for System 7, Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9.
* iControl — Utility to change any system icon in Mac OS 8 & 9.CandyBar and Pixadex are maintained with Panic. xScope and Frenzic are maintained with ARTIS Software.

ee also

* Computer Icons
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* IconBuilder
* Icon Composer

References

External links

* [http://www.iconfactory.com/ The Iconfactory]