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Update #14: Glyphish has grown! Now 400 icons

Posted on October 17

Hello backers! I'm pleased to announce that since launching on Kickstarter, Glyphish has nearly quadrupled in to 400 insanely great icons – each one in two sizes, two colors, and vector format.


They're now used in many well-known iPhone apps, plus some big names like Google, Apple, Facebook, Twitter, WordPress, IDEO and CERN.

If you've found Glyphish icons useful, check out the latest and greatest. Upgrading to the new set of 400 is just $25 – a great investment to make your app or website beautiful.


Find out more and get yours at http://glyphish.com

Questions? Get in touch here.

Update #13: Missed out? Icons available again

Posted on August 14, 2010

If you missed out on the 2x icons earlier, they're available again on Kickstarter for a limited time.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jpwain/great-icons-for-mobile-apps
Spread the word!

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      Joseph Wain on September 6, 2010

      Gurpartap -- I sent you a Kickstarter message. Let me know that you received it!

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      Bob Smith on September 23, 2010

      Never got a message? Thanks!

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      Joseph Wain on September 23, 2010

      Sahil - doesn't look like you backed the project. Send me a message via Kickstarter, or an email via glyphish.com.

Update #12: Download links sent

Posted on August 8, 2010

Reward download links have been sent out.

If you have questions or comments or have trouble with the download, please feel free to contact me via Kickstarter or via the Glyphish website.

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      Joseph Wain on August 17, 2010

      Eric - I just replied via GMail. Let me know if any further trouble!

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      Rob Terrell on August 19, 2010

      Joseph, I never got the final download link. Can you resend? Thanks!

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      Joseph Wain on August 19, 2010

      Rob - sign into Kickstarter and click your Messages tab -- the download link should be in a message there. Let me know if that works for you.

Update #11: How to download the icons

Posted on August 6, 2010

Now that the project is wrapped up (thanks for your support!) pretty soon I'll be sending out download links to all backers. You'll get the link in an email message via Kickstarter, like this one.

Please check to ensure that your Amazon payment succeeded - if for some reason it failed, I can't send you the icons! Amazon support and Kickstarter support both have troubleshooting tips.

I expect to have download links sent out over the weekend, but possibly as late as Monday depending on how long it takes stragglers to resolve Amazon issues.

Best,
Joseph

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      Kevin Conner on August 6, 2010

      Thank you! We're all big fans :)

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      Joost Koehoorn on August 7, 2010

      My payment failed for no apparent reason the first time, I just tried it again which did work this time. Is that soon enough to get the icons once you send them? Or will there be a delay in receiving the download link because of the failure?

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      Joseph Wain on August 7, 2010

      Joost - should be all good to go. Emails with download links will go out Monday at the latest.

Update #10: Icons ready.

Posted on August 6, 2010

Grand total:
400 icons, 5 PSDs, 3 PDFs, 1 TTF

That's a lot of icons!

The final versions are done, packaged and prepared, and after a tiny bit of weekend beta-testing will be ready to send to backers. Monday at the latest.

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      Jeremy Debate on August 6, 2010

      Can backers get a 'preview' set? Was hoping to use these for some UI prototyping this weekend

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      Joseph Wain on August 6, 2010

      Yes, you can download a set with the basic 130 icons (no 2x size) from glyphish.com. Free!

Update #9: Font specimen is way cool

Posted on August 4, 2010

The new Glyphish font is pro! Take a look at this screenshot of the specimen PDF.

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      mohan (deleted) on August 5, 2010

      it very useful

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      Chris on August 5, 2010

      These icons look great! I love the way they look but I am a little naive.... what do I use the font for? :)

Update #8: Icons ready! Will be sent this weekend

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Update #7: Symbol icons ready

Posted on August 1, 2010

These new symbols icons are finally done – and they look good.

DID YOU KNOW:
Project backers get a total of 200 icons, each and every one ready to use in both 1x and 2x size, plus vector format, and absolutely no attribution required for their use. Plus: a sweet Glyphish font!

The set freely downloadable on glyphish.com set contains only 130 icons, and only in 1x size, the usage license requires attribution.

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      David Kaneda on August 2, 2010

      How do we get our package if we pledged $25? Does it happen once the kickstarter project ends?

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      Joseph Wain on August 2, 2010

      Yep - within a day or two of the Kickstarter project ending, all backers will receive an email with a download link.

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      Ralf Rottmann on August 3, 2010

      Can't wait to get a hold of the stuff! Keep up the good work!

Update #6: The final countdown

Posted on July 30, 2010

Just 7 days until this Kickstarter project ends and the super duper new 2x icons are published. Thanks for all your support thus far; I hope your apps totally rock.

REMINDER
These 2x icons and symbol icons are Kickstarter exclusives -- this is the only time they'll be available! So spread the word, tweet it up, tell all your developer friends.

It's the final countdown!!!
-Joseph

Update #5: Font done, big icons nearly done

Posted on July 25, 2010

Just 12 days remaining.

I'm really excited about the Glyphish font—it contains all 130 icons and the keyboard mapping is very slick. The 2x icons are nearly complete. Just need to get the new symbol icons prepared!

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Update #4: Glyphish font nearly complete

Posted on July 19, 2010

Good news: the Glyphish dingbat font is nearly finished.

The very first icons I ever made—age 12, using ResEdit on a Mac 128k—were imitations of Susan Kare's Cairo font. The influence on Glyphish is pretty clear :)

Thanks, Susan!

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      Alexander Marktl on August 5, 2010

      I cannot find the Glyph palette in Photoshop. Can you tell me where it is?

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      Joseph Wain on August 5, 2010

      Photoshop doesn't have one; that's a screenshot from Illustrator.

Update #3: Updated bonus set

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Update #2: Icons! Get yer 15 bonus icons!

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Update #1: Icon bonanza

Posted on July 9, 2010

28 days left, and over 300% funded! To celebrate, if the project reaches 300 backers, I'll send everybody an immediate bonus: 15 most-requested icons in 2x size.

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      Daniel Koye on July 9, 2010

      Congrats! totally awesome!

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