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Ask HN: Where to find good icon sets?

16 points by msencenb ↗ HN
Hey guys,

Just wondering if you guys have any good resources for where I can buy or would find good web icon sets? I generally use themeforest for templates but would like to be able to customize a little more with more icons. Any help would be appreciated :)

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jtardie
I think Helveticons is a popular set. Otherwise, I'm not quite sure.
jarek-foksa
- Some of the best icon designers are publishing their free sets on Smashing Magazine: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/tag/icons By following the links under each posts you will stumble upon additional commercial sets.

- There is ThemeForest's sister website called GraphicRiver.net which focuses on stock graphics.

- Also don't forget about istockphoto.com and fotolia.com, besides stock photography they are also offering many icon sets.

calbear81
For app design, we use GlyphishPro
proexploit
I really like: http://www.iconsweets.com/ & http://www.iconsweets2.com/ but most of these are good suggestions. Download them all and start keeping them in an Icons folder and use what you like with each project.
iconfinder
You could also just bookmark the two icon sets here:

http://www.iconfinder.com/search/?q=iconset%3Aiconsweets http://www.iconfinder.com/search/?q=iconset%3Aiconsweets2

It's probably easier.

proexploit
Not only did I not know they were available on IconFinder, but I would still bookmark the author's site as it's easier to get a look at the icons and they've got a PSD in the download that's very helpful to me. Your site does have individual downloads but 90% of the time I want them all.
maguay
I really like using the Pictos icon font (http://pictos.drewwilson.com/). This icon set has already been mentioned, but it should be noted that there are 3 icon image sets and then the font. The font can be used as an @font-face font on your site, which is a lightweight and very scalable way to add icons to sites and webapps. Plus, having the font icon in Photoshop makes quick mockups so easy!