2d Web Icons

2D web icons and other objects are famous for their flexibility. This flexibility is achieved by rendering them at various resolutions ideal for various output devices.

2D Icons may embody the following items:

• raster pictures (digital graphics);
• styled text as a typeset for 2D Icons;
• vector models (geometric graphics).

The above-mentioned items can be managed by 2D transformations for example rotation, scaling or angular position and so on. Meshing basic models you will get more advanced ones.

Because of the layers technique 2D icons can create the illusion of all 3D characteristics such as shadow, reflection or highlighting. The layers really should keep the definite hierarchy and order carefully.

2.5D Icons

2Dicons also are well-known as 2.5D models. This technology allows web-site designers to work with any layer without touching the others. This kind of 2D object creation is preferred by the most of the famous graphics editors.

2.5D is a synonym to pseudo 3D. This means "two-and-a-half-dimensional" graphics. Models created with 2.5D technology look like tridimensional while in fact they're not. The featured projection depicts both front and side views.

This technology used for designing 2D web icons is usually attained by the special lighting effect. 3D illusion can be reached as a result of virtual light source to the left or to the right side and above the users monitor.