I Overcomplicated Popular App Icons

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The Process
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In this video, I use Photoshop to create 3 new app icons for popular brands! This is a whirlwind of painting, shading, and throwing together every texture under the sun. We've got some custom illustrations and a lot of photo editing tricks too!
My Tools
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Find Me Here
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Instagram: @thebrandonshepherd
Twitter: @designerbran
Discord: / discord
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[@BrandonShep]

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[@Gerald12450]

How long does it take to make these videos?

[@mohdsharifin]

Second!

[@HillelSabban]

Third I guess

[@erdmx.]

Your content is always great. I'm still looking forward to that design journey video you mentioned.

[@CheeseMiser]

They didnt have led on those types of radios

[@-mythic-]

"...to keep your goldfish attention spans hooked" "...since I know none of you ever touch grass yourself" "...assuming you have any friends yourself" brandon chill 😭

[@inkognito2072]

He's so subtle I didn't even notice the first one 😂

[@infamousaxolotl2067]

Didn’t notice last one

[@chem9160]

Dang Brandon😭

[@fayflurina3382]

i was about to comment the exact same thing whelp

[@steprockmedia]

I assume he's speaking from experience. One of us. One of us.

[@corruptix819]

4:14 "Since I know none of you touch grass yourself" Brandon is wilding today 💀

[@tschnitzl_9193]

The truth can hurt sometimes

[@vezern.]

buddy stop botting comments lmao

[@corruptix819]

@@vezern. I aint botting, I just like typing alotta comments :)

[@corruptix819]

@@vezern. TDS player? nice.

[@tomiwaaina5499]

Brandon choose violence today 😆

[@corruptix819]

Brandon's designing skills range from ultra minimal to realisitic.. What CAN'T this guy do?

[@thepetekidyt]

Make bad art

[@DoctorBugeater]

Taxes

[@FourByteBurger]

Probably can't operate a nuclear reactor....... Maybe

[@corruptix819]

@@FourByteBurger I can

[@corruptix819]

@@DoctorBugeater The IRS will never go for Brandon

[@Rain_boot]

4:01 This really does give old app icon energy. The nostalgia's real. 😭

[@monad_tcp]

that was from when companies didn't do their IPO, when they do it, they lose their soul, the flat design reflects that, its on purpose to make everything seems the same.

[@Ha77778]

😭 man👹

[@corruptix819]

3:55 "And with that our old spotify app icon has been transformed into a vintage radio so that you can listen to all of your favourite songs and ads through" Brandon knows our pain

[@boristheorange]

Stop commenting

[@yosefjimenez60]

@@boristheorange?

[@stormigopser5351]

a 6th comment for brandon i hope it spreads his cheeks! 😁😁

[@tkweavertom27]

@@boristheorange For real

[@zeleniatdq]

U got two hearts in one video… how does it feel? :)

[@akwright]

8:14 "...that is sure to bring all your friends around, assuming you have any in the first place." Haha, the sass in this video is next level! Excellent as always, Brandon!

[@Blue_axolotl440]

LOL fr

[@Boxscape_VR]

WAIT DISCORD'S ICON WAS A CONTROLLER???

[@DemonPig666]

I thought it was wumpus

[@Boltthe410]

It pretty obvious ngl

[@JamesR624]

@@DemonPig666 It was. I dunno where this guy is getting that it ever was a "game controller". Yes, Discord is primarily used for communication while gaming but I am pretty sure he just made up thsi part about the logo, or is just claiming his own interpretation is the actual story behind it. (it is not.)

[@AgentLaii]

It's not it's the discord alien said by the themselves

[@4rdency]

@@JamesR624 It took me 2 minutes to look up the history of Discord's logo and find that the icon indeed resembles a game controller. All it took was a little over 100 seconds to instantly prove your bs wrong 💀

[@stormzplays]

With the world slowly starting to hate on minimalistic designs, it is a matter of time where realistic stuff like Y2K or Skeumorphism will return back in principle in design. And you have perfectly captured the old and gold days of the old iPhone Icons and aesthetic.

[@corruptix819]

❌ I Made App Icons ULTRA Realistic ✅ I Made App Icons ULTRA Vintage

[@Seed]

Can we download these? I want to change the app icons to actually be these!

[@R0bot4]

Well he has them in the videos against a completely black background, so it should be quite easy to simply make a screenshot and go from there

[@xdn_yt]

I need them!!

[@AderitetheOreWing]

@@R0bot4 Yeah, but how moral would that be?

[@R0bot4]

@@AderitetheOreWing why?

[@kanna420]

hi seed

[@cliffpeterson2832]

this is all we’ve ever wanted. more brandon shepherd content!!

[@nartyrone]

real

[@Mashups57428]

Same!

[@mrunankBathe]

Yes!

[@SlashDoBeSlashing]

YOU FINALY POSTED!! YESSSS

[@BrandonShep]

I posted a vid last week too! Did you see it? 👀

[@itssayaboilastname9195]

I didnt, I’ll go back. Love this style of video

[@SlashDoBeSlashing]

​​@@BrandonShep Oh, I didn't notice you uploaded!

[@byronchamorro8826]

@@BrandonShep yes, but we can't get enough of your stuff my dude!! You're the GOAT

[@nyomibeatty569]

​@@BrandonShep idk

[@pbjellysand]

4:10 that was so uncalled for you didnt have to call me out like that 😭😭

[@Halladar]

Way too underrated tbh

[@mathislacroix5177]

I’d say underrated is like a channel that has less than 50k subs

[@Stepeeeeeeno]

I used this video as a timer for my cookies. L-...Like they are supposed to be in the oven for 10-11 minutes so this is perfect.

[@Noah-A1634]

These icon designs honestly made me shed a tear at the nostalgia they have brung me, I remember the 2010's were just starting to begin, and I'd play Angry Birds on my Aunt's IPad, and in the process, just admiring all those incredible app icon designs while she flipped through her home screen; amazing Job at these!

[@Thefunnyguyhehe]

You could have integrated your sponsor a lot better by making their logo realistic while talking about it.

[@JJustMax]

Very true

[@shonthelawn]

Your skills at highlights and shadows is so next level. Also it killed me that the spotify lines were slightly rotated instead of perfectly straight.

[@Kayzewolf]

As someone who was an app designer in the skeuomorphic age of design, it was great seeing such detailed design again! Though, better than a lot of what was seen then.

[@paulh2343]

Brandon single handedly bringing back skeuomorphic

[@damondelegomaniac]

HE'S BACK HE'S FRICKIN' BACK

[@teenyweenykiwi]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who misses the dimensional skeuomorphic app designs. I like how the methods you used are relatively simple but create a very convincingly dimensional object.

[@timon-emch]

Brandon, your understanding of lighting is incredibly impressive. I'm floored by how you recreate reflections and shadows

[@whyareyoutaggingmeha]

You know a channel is really good when you end up watching all of its content in a day , insane talent , great inspiration for me as a part time freelancer

[@DonutKingAlsoKnownAsDonuto]

DUDE I Never knew Brandon shepherd would upload so fast again! Keep up the good work!

[@BrandonShep]

There's a first time for everything lol

[@user-dg4sy2cc4w]

Reall

[@hayvan5731]

You just can't stop impressing me with your editing, art, ideas, videos, photoshop skills- literally everything else. You are so freaking talented and you can't stop showing me. I love it.

[@KrisET]

Love this idea! I'd love to see more of this series! Old app icons are my favorite kinds of design

[@RIZZLR7]

How does he not run out of ideas?! 😭

[@Impactproductions_beats]

because brain

[@Adityakittoo]

Discord one was Incredible !

[@t.pisani8239]

Really impressive how well you use lighting to make everything look realistic. All my digital work tends to look very flat.

[@FisayoFosudo]

You’re such a great designer and you explain so well. I love all your videos and I think I’ve binged everything 😅

[@chloecooper4520]

How come NO ONE has seen this comment yet??

[@AgentLaii]

The subtle roasts kill me 💀

[@FourHand]

WE NEED PART 2 OF THIS

[@jakedastenjako]

the doordash icon actually looks PRISTINE. I SWEAR they would get so many more orders just because they're teasing you with the fries and chicken nuggets in this icon

[@designsbypab]

Yes!! And from time to time they can be switching out the food items when running promos

[@royalminstrel]

Wow, two videos within a week! Dare to dream of an expanded video schedule. I love your videos...so creative and well-executed. And you talk through them very well, taking you from just a talented artist to also a talented KZbin personality.

[@taraktaras7327]

he absolutely ANNIHILATED us this episode like chill

[@StolenCow]

This guy is so talented at making these!

[@nannimwuyep]

Your attention to detail is just insane!!! Another awesome work, Brandon.

[@Sleezy.Design]

Your creativity and skill is amazing! You make your art look so effortless, you're a true master at this craft! One thing though, and this is not a critique. Did you know that app icons are no rectangles with rounded corners? They're 'squircles', the sides are actually not straight. They're bent ever so slightly, this makes them look more organic on your phone screen. This blew my mind when I first read this!

[@The-Averymations]

Wow. Every time I watch this I'm astounded by this work. It honestly really impresses me how he can make super realistic logos, or super simple logos. This channel always finds ways to impress me.

[@exFAT.]

Your attention to detail is so mesmerising. I really miss the old skeuomorphic style of iOS 6 and prior, so I could watch these all day. Please do more!

[@paulapana6241]

Hey, Brandon, please make a tutorial on how you make these highlights and shadows look so realistic. You're a legend, man!

[@kapoink835]

This is freaking epic!! I love finding underrated channels to binge watch. Feels almost like I'm rectifying an error in the matrix. Keep it up Brandon, and I will too!

[@OliverDobrowolski]

10:01 "as you know an empty bag is a sad bag" 10:06 "I'll give this little nug a snuggly home" this is the Brandon Sheperd version of happy little trees

[@lucii_tan]

I ABSOLUTELY miss that Frutiger Aero vibe app icons had back then (not a hater of modern designs, I just prefer how icons looked like back then), so this video made me very happy!!

[@_marlon]

More app icons. This was incredible! That Discord one was amazing!!

[@rosycspencer]

This was so very entertaining to watch. I love your style or showing design. Hey, if you have a course on how to add shadows to items to make them look realistic, let us know.

[@peanutthesausagedog2633]

I’m obsessed with the discord app redesign! I don’t have the app but I would download it based on that icon alone! Great job!

[@MinyMiny]

his humor is great- he just straight up insults you in such a mild mannered friendly tone that you don't even notice until later 😆 Anyways, super love the discord redesign- the added "stickers" make it super cute!

[@srkdudes9434]

Keep creating man. I love watching your videos..we need more content like that...

[@nuadu03]

I will never be able to do this, but these videos are so freaking entertaining! To come up with these ideas and make them out of nothing is amazing, truly!

[@corruptix819]

Man, why are Brandon's videos so satisfying? We need more! :)

[@pakhannna]

absolutely stunning work ❤

[@ideac.]

this video is making me feel nostalgic, i miss when app designs back in the early, mid 2010s were in that style

[@DarkChaosMC]

As someone that uses photoshop myself I have a couple questions, for your rim lighting and shadows it seems like it’s just a predefined curved that already snapped to the box, and I’ve literally never seen you use the paint bucket tool. Good video, as I assume that’s just for retention cause it’s something to look at.

[@wendystar9068]

I personally like minimal logos, but it is these videos that help teach me photoshop and graphic design

[@DervinPlayz]

You should do turning brands into apps next!

[@Bryce_the_Woomy_Boi]

Back to how it should be, not flat and boring.

[@nataliaclaudio589]

2 videos in less than 2 weeks?! Yesss!!!! 🎉

[@skilletoif4]

This video was great. I would love at the end a before and after of all the app icons

[@festyhand]

honestly this is really impressive! discord looks cool, fits the vibe of the app very well!

[@LushGreen]

You alway manage to inspire me to get back on photoshop and be creative

[@dier7144]

Over 1,000 views per minute on average is actually great for a channel at only around 500,000 subs. Deserved, very enjoyable content and useful when designing, keep it up!

[@TheBlaskar]

Actually jaw-dropping work. I’m stunned

[@anaghalitexd7262]

I can just listen to you and fall asleep and love rewatching your vids while sleeping already rewatched 4 times most probably goin for my 5th

[@txikitofandango]

I always interpreted th e spotify logo as radio waves, not sound waves, but yeah, nice work! Reminds me of the beautiful "maximalist" icons on weloveicons before everything went flat and sad

[@ZackPennington]

So good as always! You should switch the joystick and buttons though because joysticks are usually on the left.

[@user-vn3dg9lp2g]

This is the best realistic version of spotify logo I have ever seen in whole my life 😍❤

[@RIZZLR7]

BACK TO BACK VIDSS LATELY 👏!!

[@avery581]

Love this & how you talked through the process!

[@2MinutesScienceChannel]

*Best* design channel ever!! Love your content

[@user-ik4lm8yl9p]

Dude. You are awesome. Those skills and creativity of yours...❤

[@VanguardSupreme]

Truly a man after my own heart. These logo complexifying videos are always a banger.

[@Squishyslugsmoothie]

Video idea: A healthy food and a junk food if they had a collab: For example, Lucky charms and Cheerios (I couldn’t think of anything else)

[@specimen2635]

this is the definition of good designing

[@jpendowski7503]

Love the realism. You explain and execute so well. Thanks.

[@FireJojoBoy]

Man I love your realistic artstyle, it's so good loocking that I wish this would become mainstream again

[@gisela_oliveira]

modern icons are so simple anyone can remake them; I literally did all the main social media logos for a calendar back when I was working for a local shop. I couln'd find them in a vector format or good quality PNG, so i just did myself, in CorelDRAW.

[@firmestash7679]

Love your work, I’m gonna be a graphic designer myself and this has got me going, keep it up 🎉

[@artloveranimation]

I wish we could have creative app design updates like these, I love all of these and want them on my phone haha

[@Harljuan]

This is so awesome! We've never gotten videos this close together

[@udayjeetsingh1235]

Ngl they all look better then the current design. Amazing work!!

[@dihboas]

YES! Bring back ultra realistic app icons, those were so fun

[@Derny_Boy]

How does one even do shadows this detailed and incredible wtf😭

[@MossyStone777]

Brandon is an amazing designer and so entertaining and funny, what can’t this guy do?

[@beserkcheeto1512]

Early 2010's Apple UI has a special place in my heart even though I use androids now. They hit me hard with nostalgia.

[@colbypaul2245]

Man every time see your videos it puts a smile on my face for the rest of the day so more joyful again thank you and my I just you phenomenal job making apps more realistic then what it is now if you ever do this video again I wonder what apps you would do next again phenomenal job man 😄

[@RedstonekPL]

btw if any of you like this style of icons, its called skeuomorphism

[@Octagongd]

The Spotify one was incredible, it looks just like something they would do back then!

[@d0s_reverse_card]

Brendon is one of my favorite KZbinrs he has so much talent!

[@TheTrueBloxxer]

This video perfectly explains why companies keep their logos simple

[@lao-ce8982]

Keep this upload frequency please!! I love your videos!

[@Galaxy-cat814]

Ok but the Spotify one if fire. This man has talent and is underrated for sure. Love him so much lol

[@masdzulfikar6201]

That sticker peeling is genius

[@oppre55]

Would you potentially put these up for download? would be so cool to see people using them! especially if this turns into a series

[@quadrillage3838]

Frutiger Aero and skeuomorphism NEEDS to come back

[@HyroOkami]

favourite yt channel currently! love you man

[@veryblocky]

Not a massive fan of these sort of skeuomorphic designs for apps personally, but you did a really nice job capturing that style!

[@digiscience3508]

I really get excited when you post a video I wish i could watch a new video every week