2d Web Icons

2D icons along with other objects are well known for their flexibility. This is achieved by the peculiarity of rendering them at various resolutions ideal for various output devices.

2D Icons items:

• raster pictures (digital graphics);
• styled text as a typeset for 2D Icons;
• vector models (geometric graphics).

These items can be managed by 2D transformations for example rotation, scaling or angular position etc. Meshing basic models you will get more complex ones.

As a result of layers technique 2D web icons can create the illusion of all 3D characteristics such as shadow, reflection or highlighting. The layers should keep the definite hierarchy and order carefully. This makes modifying 2D icons and related objects easier.

2.5D Icons

The layered 2Dicons are also known as 2.5D models. This technology provides web designers ability to work with any layer without the need of touching the others. This type of 2D object creation is preferred by the most of the well known graphics editors.

2.5D is a synonym to pseudo 3D and is interpreted as "two-and-a-half-dimensional" graphics. Models that were created with a help of with 2.5D technology appear to be tridimensional but in fact they're not.

This technology used for designing 2D icons is often achieved by the special lighting effect. 3D illusion is achieved due to the virtual light source to the left or to the right side and above the users monitor.