The Best Icon Sets for Minimal Style Web Design
With so many free icon sets available now, sometimes it makes more sense to not spend countless hours designing and creating your own. However, it’s important that you do find the right style of icons to match your design. In the case of minimal web design, it’s all about clean layouts, little use of color, and few design elements. This means that when icons are required, they should posses the same minimal design qualities. Here are some of the best icon sets for this type of design style.
Mono Icons
Pictodeck
The Webdesigner Sketchup Icons
Free Vector Icons
Pictoico
Token
Glyphish (130 Icons)
BrightMix
BrightMix
Pixelated
Two Tone Icons
Mini Icons
BackToPixel
Iconic
Kostenlose Icons
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Jan 21, 2010
Thank you so much for the consistent list of resources. You make finding things super easy.
Jan 21, 2010
Thanks. These lists are always great. Like Brendan said: “Makes finding things really easy!”
Jan 21, 2010
this site is the best site where you can found the most unique icon… this is it!!! i truly, truly found it!!
Jan 21, 2010
nice small icons i like it
Jan 21, 2010
Wow! That’s great collection. Thanks!
Jan 21, 2010
Wonderful! Exactly what I was looking for, at the perfect timing. Thanks for this collection.
Jan 21, 2010
I totally agree with minimal design qualities when it comes to icons and overall site design. These examples of icon sets are great. Checkout some more insight on icon usage within website design if you are interested!
http://www.microarts.com/culture/branding-insights/2009/10/making-your-web-icons-usable.php/?s=bl
Jan 21, 2010
Thanks for the links to the icons. I might need some of these for my next project!
Jan 21, 2010
Thanks, I’ll definitely try to integrate these into an upcoming theme.
Jan 21, 2010
Great compilation, thanks for putting it together.
Jan 21, 2010
The fourth set look perfect for our website’s redesign which we are currently still in the planning stage for. Very resourceful, cheers
Jan 21, 2010
What a brilliant resource, thanks for sharing!
Jan 21, 2010
the icons on the list are great and are not so great, i love the vector icons in grey
Jan 21, 2010
Wow. Pretty much any style of icon you could ever need. I still think it’s a good exercise for designers to take a stab at doing their own. Good learning experience.
Jan 21, 2010
Thanks! These classy minimal icons aren’t easy to find.
Jan 21, 2010
Great resource, thanks! Love the indented letterpress style icons.
Jan 21, 2010
very useful list! thanks for this.
Jan 22, 2010
Hello there!
I want to say thank you for this post.
Ive been searching up & down for minimalist icon.
Jan 22, 2010
Since I am primarily a web developer and rarely would ever call myself an actual designer, but WDL has been an integral part of keeping a well rounded life between the two!
Jan 22, 2010
Excellent collection! I particularly like Free Vector Icons with its de-bossed effect and the pixel one definitely communicates the “utilities” (those important navigational elements that you just can’t remove to make your site cleaner, less cluttered and minimalistic)
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Thanks and Regards
Noel for Nopun.com
a professional graphic design studio
Jan 22, 2010
Great list. I can’t even choose which set to use first :]
Jan 22, 2010
Minimal web design is usually the best way to go. Streamlined user interface, no questionable buttons or actions, and everything just seems much smoother and easier to use from a UI standpoint.
Jan 22, 2010
So minimalist design equals black and white??
Jan 23, 2010
Yes! This is what I looking for. My Biggest Thanks to author!
Jan 23, 2010
Very nice collection and inspiration for next works
Jan 24, 2010
These are perfect – I was just looking for icons exactly like these but was having trouble tracking them down. Good job, I’ve bookmarked this post and will definitely be coming back!
I agree that minimalist design is great – and icons like these can add a such an irrestible touch of simple style without being too flashy.
Jan 26, 2010
you’re missing http://helveticons.ch/
the set is not free, but very nicely done
Jan 26, 2010
Great collection! Lot´s of good sets for a minimal design and yes, the choice of icons very important for overall look and feel.
Jan 26, 2010
Thanks for sharing
Jan 26, 2010
Wow, ANOTHER fantastic list of icons that we already saw hundreds of times. I will spend six more hours choosing the right one for my next project!
And yes, can’t wait for ANOTHER fantastic roundup!
Jan 28, 2010
Thanks
Feb 11, 2010
Hey by any chance do you know where the Iphone Interface icon set is? It use to be here? Thanks
Feb 21, 2010
wow. you really did a great list. thanks
Feb 22, 2010
Just what I needed, thanks!!
Feb 27, 2010
Nice posting, Excellent one
Mar 9, 2010
Nice roundup, thanks for the effort, it’s a bookmark!
Mar 11, 2010
I am extremely grateful for this. The true spirit of sharing!
Mar 19, 2010
My Twitter post “OK, I know I said it before I never post this links. But this icons are sooo cool. Darn! Amazing!”
Mar 29, 2010
Hello,
Great set of icons just what I was looking for.
Apr 14, 2010
Great collection. You can add my free (CC-NC licensed) 244 black or white mono color icon set (made for Gentleface custom icons design. Icons are optimized for 16×16 pixel size and available in 16×16, 32×32 and 48×48 pixel sizes. Perfect for wireframes, toolbars or iPhone/iPad apps.
Apr 16, 2010
Great stuff. Bookmarked!
Apr 20, 2010
thanks ! love this minimalist way !!!
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Jul 30, 2010
Nice collection
Thank you