What are the specifications for Google Play icons?
Google Play icon design specifications. Apps & Games on Google Play are adopting a new icon system to better fit diverse developer artwork to Google Play’s various UI layouts, form factors, and devices, as well as to bring consistency and a cleaner look to Google Play. Uniformed shapes are visually more appealing and easier to digest.
What should the background color be for Google Play icons?
From left to right: original icon asset, new icon asset (recommended adaptation), new icon rendered on Google Play. If possible, pick a background color for your asset that’s appropriate for your brand and doesn’t include any transparency.
How are shadows applied to Google Play icons?
When adding shadows inside your icon artwork, consider consistency with the Android platform by following Google Material guidelines. Don’t. Do. Google Play dynamically applies corner radius. This ensures consistency when the icon is resized across different UI layouts. Radius will be equivalent to 20% of icon size. Don’t. Do.
How does Google Play work with game icons?
After the asset is uploaded, Google Play dynamically applies the rounded mask and shadow to ensure consistency across all app/game icons. On the left-hand side is your new icon asset. The following three images on the right-hand side show Google Play dynamic processing of the icon.
How big are the icons in Windows Explorer?
Pay special attention to high visibility icons, such as main application icons, file icons that can appear in Windows Explorer, and icons appearing in the Start Menu or on the desktop. Application icons and Control Panel items: The full set includes 16×16, 32×32, 48×48, and 256×256 (code scales between 32 and 256).
What’s the radius of a Google Play icon?
Google Play dynamically applies corner radius. This ensures consistency when the icon is resized across different UI layouts. Radius will be equivalent to 20% of icon size. Don’t. Do. Embedded badges take away from the artwork itself and don’t scale down well with the icon. Caution. Caution.
How to make icons work on Google Play?
The following three images on the right-hand side show Google Play dynamic processing of the icon. Utilize the full asset space as the background when dealing with minimalistic artwork. Use the keylines as guides for positioning artwork elements (i.e. logos). Don’t force your logo or artwork to fit the full asset space.