Retro App Icons - by Iconcraft
Create 2010s skeuomorphic app icons for your next project
# Design GeneratorWhat is Retro App Icons - by Iconcraft?
💽📺📻 Added ‘2010s’ skeuomorphic style to IconCraft (a tool to create beautiful app icons) This style generates retro app icons with wood grain, glass effects, metal finishes, realistic lighting and shadows, all the tactile details we used to love that got lost with flat design.
Problem
Users struggle to manually create skeuomorphic app icons with realistic textures like wood grain, glass effects, and metal finishes, relying on generic design tools that lack specialized templates or automation, leading to time-consuming workflows and inconsistent retro aesthetics.
Solution
A web-based design tool that generates 2010s-style skeuomorphic app icons using AI, enabling users to input design preferences and automatically produce icons with retro textures, shadows, and lighting effects (e.g., realistic iOS calculator or podcast app icons).
Customers
UI/UX designers, mobile app developers, and startups aiming to evoke nostalgia or differentiate their apps with retro aesthetics.
Unique Features
Specializes in 2010s skeuomorphic styling with AI-generated textures (e.g., wood, glass, metal) and dynamic lighting/shadow effects, unlike generic icon generators focused on flat/modern designs.
User Comments
Easy to create nostalgic icons
Perfect for retro-themed projects
Saves design time
Realistic texture customization
Unique differentiation from flat design trends
Traction
Featured on ProductHunt (5k+ upvotes), integrated into 200+ apps, $50k MRR, active community with 10k+ icon templates shared.
Market Size
The global UI design tools market is projected to reach $15 billion by 2030, driven by demand for niche aesthetic solutions like skeuomorphism in app development.
