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Why I Released Free iOS Icons When Others Made Thousands of Dollars

How to hit or miss a trend

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Burk
Oct 22, 2022
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It’s not clickbait. This really happened to numerous designers that were there at the right time. About 6 months ago, a trend hit the internet that made many people a lot of money: iOS 14 icons.

Here’s why I created my own iOS 14 icon packs, tried to sell them, and then decided to give them away for free.

Better Black icon pack by author, background phot…

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