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Atlas App icons

tahoe liquid glass icons

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2 Sept 2026
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Atlas

Im creating multiple variations of the Atlas app icon

  • Tahoe liquid glass version
  • https://www.fontshare.com/fonts/array - atlas logo font
  • Different colorful versions for example like arc
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    Different art styles, these are different from the mono tint that is user system wide customized these are separate styles with non transparent backgrounds
  • Gradients on the transparent part
  • Gradient on background transparent front icon composer does this itself
  • Neon
  • Fluted Glass
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  • I like the
    • 80s
    • metal
    • 1 bit
    • light speed
    • abberation
    • oops
      atlas-app-icon.png
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      The logo is just /// in a custom font
  • meaning i can change the font into a similar pixel / retro font for fun
  • im planning on using typographic animation 3d stuff to make fun graphics - show some sort of timeline thing like it being logged similar concepts

Dmg + dmg finder backgroud

  • Atlas uses create dmg for dmg complilation so i need to add a hidden background asset folder
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  • add a download sign on the dmg like calavry
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Ideas

  • using the same wireframe background from the github page and adding a text which does not describe what the app does cause people already be knowing, instead some bullshit like
    • enter new era of coding with agents
    • the right way

Sources

https://developer.apple.com/icon-composer/
https://www.figma.com/community/file/1645923469870515372/app-icon-template-ios-ipados-and-watchos-27
https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/app-icons
Apple guidelines for creating logos for ios27 with liquid glass ^