Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
Tip
Always move from small sizes to larger ones.
This means that first of all the smallest icons should be created, then they can be
scaled up and the level of detail can be increased. So, create the iPhone icon of 60 x
60 pixels, try it on device, ask some people about their opinion, check all the details
again, make sure that is
your image
in 100 percent, and then finally start working on
the iTunes icon. It will require from you a lot more portraying effort, and proper high-
resolution textures and illustrations will be needed. But the effort is worth it because
there is nothing like a tasty, well-crafted, and beautiful artwork on your iTunes' page.
Yummy!
There are some naming rules for final files. The official
iOS App Programming Guide
from Apple in the chapter
App Icons
gives such a description:
•
Icon.png
: This is the name for the app icon on the iPhone
•
Icon@2x.png
: This is the name for the app icon on the iPhone with Retina
display
•
Icon-72.png
: This is the name for the app icon on the iPad
•
Icon-72@2x.png
: This is the name for the app icon on the iPad with Retina
display
•
iTunesArtwork
: This is the name for the app icon on the App Store
•
iTunesArtwork@2x
: This is the name for the high resolution app icon on
the App Store
