2D web icons are actually famous for their flexibility. This is achieved by the peculiarity of rendering them at different 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 such as rotation, scaling or angular position and so on. Meshing simple models you may get more complex ones.
As a result of layers technique 2D web icons can create the illusion of all 3D characteristics like shadow, reflection or highlighting. The layers should keep the definite hierarchy and order carefully.
2.5D Icons as the pseudo 3D kind of 2D Icons
The layered 2Dicons may also be known as 2.5D models. This technology provides web designers ability to work with any layer without touching the others. This kind of 2D object creation is liked by the most of the famous graphics editors.
2.5D is a synonym to pseudo 3D and is interpreted as "two-and-a-half-dimensional" graphics. Models created with 2.5D technology look like tridimensional while in fact they're not. The featured projection represents both front and side views.
This technology used for designing 2D web icons is frequently attained by the special lighting effect. 3D illusion can be reached due to the virtual light source to the left or to the right side and above the users monitor.
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