Quite the handsome designer’s site. Really nice.

SimpleBits | Anatomy of an Icon

Anatomy of an Icon
A notebook entry from August 23, 2004
Since releasing some icons of my own, I’ve received quite a few messages asking “how do you create an icon?”. Well, I can’t tell you how to create an icon — but I can tell you the steps I take to create an icon. There may be easier ways. There may be better ways. Here’s a quick look at the methods and techniques I used to create an icon from the Overcast set.