In the process of designing this blog I wound up with a number of thematic elements, and because I’m all about making the web a more magical place, I figured I’d share them. One theme that I ended up using only sparingly is what I would call a “Fiery Fairy Glossy Button Theme”. The idea was the same glowing trails that are found elsewhere on the site except they are “contained” inside of a glossy button. They’re kind of “Web 2.0″ and kind of “Disney”. The design for this site was most certainly inspired in part by Disney, and as much as I often have a love / hate relationship with Disney, I believe they tapped into something which is far greater than any single company could ever contain – the desire to experience magic. I love magic myself, but I think what we’re all really after is something supernatural which goes beyond our capacity to explain logically. Not sure if the icons themselves are capable of living up to the buildup I just gave them, but what the heck… they’re free! Not only that… they’re bursting with magic!
For your pleasure, I have enclosed 64px, 32px, 24px, and 16px .PNG images of each icon. This way you can adapt them easily to their environment, though they work best on very dark backgrounds.
I enjoyed reading your interesting yet very informative insights. I just love reading anything about eye-catching articles. Thank you for sharing and I am looking forward to reading your newest and most recent masterpieces!!! – Fairy