Decided to compile a display of some 70 or so icons of the typical apps we have on our smartphones for visual comparison and further design appreciation. Seeing these icons so much on a daily basis on our phones, we take for granted the effort put in to make a good icon--there are a LOT of bad app icons out there, given the number of apps on the market.
Having a solidly constructed, minimal, and appealing icon to press at your thumbs really does add to the experience of using the app. The branding power that these applications have in our heads is ingrained and wired into us, where Google obviously takes the cake here with their product application icon design.
