Since all of the icons on this site are created by the same person, you get icons that have the same style, which is why they will work well if you use multiple icons on a single slide. The icons in the example above are all from iconmonstr. When you find an icon you want to use, make sure you select to download the SVG file, not the PNG file.
The icons are organized into categories and sub-categories that make finding the right icon from browsing quite quick. I usually use the function to browse the collection instead of searching because I find the search doesn’t work all that well. Source 1: This is my first choice for finding vector icons. Many of the Creative Commons licenses have one or both of these restrictions. So where do you find no-cost vector icons that can be used without restrictions? When I say without restrictions, I am referring to a license that does not require you to place attribution text on each slide using an icon, or a license that requires you to share your presentation publicly if you use an icon. Common vector file formats include EPS, SVG, and EMF. Vector files are far less common than image files. Because the file contains the information about each shape, you can separate the shapes and edit them. These files allow you to resize while maintaining quality because the information in the file allows for drawing the shapes at any size. Vector files do not store information about dots of different colors like image files do, they store information on the lines or shapes that make up the icon you see. Common image file types include PNG, JPG, TIF, or BMP.Īs Nolan pointed out in his session, your preference should be to find vector icons. If you resize a small image icon, it gets fuzzy, and as an image, you can’t separate the pieces of the icon to make changes. These images work well if you don’t need to resize them, edit them, or recolor them. Many icons you see are images, usually PNG images with a transparent background. It seems like icons are icons, but that is not the case. There are three areas I want to address in this article: what icons you should look for, where to find vector icons, and how to convert common vector formats for use in PowerPoint. Alter, animate, or distort the LOGOS or combine them with any other symbols, words, images or designs.Instead of creating icons on your own, which takes artistic talent, it is much easier to use ones that are available from artists who have shared their work under an appropriate license. Use the LOGOS in a way that would damage LinkedIn's reputation or goodwill in the LOGOS, or 5.
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