Icon Speedruns
Popularised by Marc Edwards and continued as part of the Aussie Designers Slack community of which we’re both members, icon speedruns challenge us to produce a specific icon or symbol as quickly, accurately and elegantly as possible, typically using Adobe Illustrator.
Over time my techniques for shaving precious seconds off each icon have improved significantly; through sharing tips and techniques with the community we’ve collectively figured out even faster ways of producing some of these icons.
The Woolmark logo Former logo for Canada’s National Arts Centre Former logo for Yamada Co Triquetra (Celtic knot) Biohazard symbol Handheld fan Penrose triangle Triple Penrose triangle Penrose Reuleaux triangle 7-blade camera aperture Cog Material Design screen rotation icon Universal recycling symbol Taiwan recycling symbol Green Dot symbol Cool S Infinity symbol Jack O’Lantern Volkswagen logo Mitsubishi logo Toyota logo Audi logo Equilateral triangle (without the polygon tool) Key Fountain Pen Nib Petolachka symbol by Stefan Kanchev Soccer ball Sun/brightness symbol Texim logo by Stefan Kanchev