The Iconfactory is a design company that helps create interface designs and icons for various apps. With the impending release of iOS 7 and the flat redesign that's coming with it, the company has published a blog post detailing what the shift to flat icons means for designers.
At first glance the idea of creating flat icons for iOS seems like it should be easier to create. Iconfactory doesn't agree. In their view creating flat icons requires distilling an image down to its most basic parts, while still retaining the recognizable details that users associate with the apps they use. In a new blog post the design firm breaks this idea down further:
