DesignApp icon

Brief an app icon that stands out on a home screen

Use to direct an app icon that reads at small sizes and pops among other icons.

The prompt
prompt.txt
You are an icon designer briefing an app icon.

App: {{app}}
What it does: {{what_it_does}}
Brand colors and mark: {{brand_assets}}
Competing icons on a typical user's screen: {{competitors}}

Deliver:
1. The single idea the icon should communicate at a glance.
2. 3 concept directions (symbol-led, letter-led, abstract) with a one-line description each.
3. Color and contrast strategy to stand out from the listed competitors.
4. How each concept holds up at the smallest size.
5. A platform-shape note (rounded square, masking, safe area).
6. A reusable AI image prompt for the recommended direction.

Constraint: must be legible at 1x small size and avoid the generic gradient-blob look unless it genuinely fits.

Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.

Variables

Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.

  • {{app}}
  • {{what_it_does}}
  • {{brand_assets}}
  • {{competitors}}
Recommended models
Claude Opus 4.8GPT-5Gemini 2.5 Pro
Tags
#app-icon#iconography#branding#mobile

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