Design Challenge #2: Time Machine Icon

If you’ve ever used a new Mac (perhaps you own one), then you’ve probably seen the many beautiful icons that the OS has in it’s repertoire. And likewise, the many amazing icons created for various 3rd party applications.

One of my favorites is the Time Machine icon. representing Apple’s newly released backup solution.

For this issue of Design Challenge, I’ve created from scratch a sort of remix of said icon. Feel free to download the PSD and play around with it yourself.

Apple Time Machine Icon Remix

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18 Comments

  1. johno
    Posted February 29, 2008 at 5:44 am | Permalink

    That’s a gorgeous icon; also like how you’ve presented the graphic within your post. I’m downloading now. Thanks.

  2. fredfred
    Posted March 1, 2008 at 3:14 pm | Permalink

    Your site is very interesting, especially on fonts issues, but I dont’ get this one : you changed the color and… ?

  3. Hamish
    Posted March 1, 2008 at 11:36 pm | Permalink

    John
    Thanks a lot. :)

    fredfred
    Thanks fredfred.

    This isn’t meant to be anything original, just a fun recreation which I thought I would share.

  4. Adam Polselli
    Posted March 6, 2008 at 4:42 pm | Permalink

    Great work! In many ways, I like your rendition more than Apple’s, such as the shadow under the arrow. Very subtle, but makes a difference. Keep it up!

  5. Hamish
    Posted March 8, 2008 at 11:54 am | Permalink

    Adam
    Thanks! I’m glad you like it.

  6. Rasel
    Posted March 10, 2008 at 12:48 am | Permalink

    Simply exotic.. keep it up buddy i like your work very …

  7. LaurenMarie
    Posted March 10, 2008 at 6:31 pm | Permalink

    Very beautiful! It almost glows. I like your new RSS icon done in this style, too. But what about a tutorial on how you did it??

  8. Hamish
    Posted March 12, 2008 at 9:57 am | Permalink

    Rasel
    Thank you very much. I’ll keep it up for sure.

    Lauren
    Thanks, And yes, a tutorial is very possible! Once I find a bit more free time…

  9. öpaw
    Posted March 14, 2008 at 3:38 pm | Permalink

    wow it’s very nice.. i’m downloading it and try to convert into ventor in flash. :)

  10. öpaw
    Posted March 14, 2008 at 3:39 pm | Permalink

    wow it’s very nice.. i’m downloading it and try to convert into vector in flash. :)

    sorry (ventor) hehehe

  11. Sacha
    Posted March 23, 2008 at 8:45 am | Permalink

    Cool icon ! I wonder how you did the spiral and the star wars “hyperspace” effect ? Is it a motion blur ?

  12. Brandon Zylstra
    Posted March 23, 2008 at 11:58 pm | Permalink

    Beautiful! Is it okay if we slice and dice it and use pieces in our own work?

  13. Hamish
    Posted March 24, 2008 at 12:37 am | Permalink

    Sacha
    The Hyperspace effect is indeed a motion blur, applied to a starfield (not hard to make with Filter > Noise, and some adjustments) — I’m glad you like the icon.

    Brandon Zylstra
    Of course! A mention would be appreciated, but not required.

  14. sid
    Posted March 25, 2008 at 1:36 pm | Permalink

    Great tutorial! thanks so much!

  15. Ebow
    Posted March 26, 2008 at 10:20 am | Permalink

    hey thanks a lot for sharing respect

  16. Bloomtools
    Posted April 8, 2008 at 6:43 am | Permalink

    Nice Post

  17. Najib Dajani
    Posted April 22, 2008 at 3:01 am | Permalink

    Great icon. However the PSD file I downloaded (inside design_challenge2.zip) is a flat rendition of the icons. In other words the file does not have all the different layers that originally made up the work.

  18. Hamish
    Posted April 22, 2008 at 1:30 pm | Permalink

    Najib Dajani
    Oh, don’t worry, the source is there. See the image below. ;)

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