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Hi friends!! I'm in the midst of designing the icons for the $2 tier reward for this month, but I'm a bit stuck...this is my first time designing icons like this, and I can't decide if I want to do thicker black outlines for a more traditional "icon" look?? if that makes any sense, I'm thinking of the item icons from Paper Mario 2 as a specific inspiration point!! i mean look how well done these are: 

So, I'm debating between the thicker black outline, or going with a colored outline...or maybe I should combine the two where the outer line is black, but any interior linework is colored. HRM please let me know what you think !! 

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RZD

Omg, the colored outlines are darling in my humble opinion!

Mahiah

hmmmm i like the colored outline!

Mariah Bolda

I like the thicker black outline! I think both look great but I agree with you about the more traditional outline look being nice

Josi

Loveee the one with the thick outline ! ♡

claire ʕ·ᴥ·ʔ

the thicker outline makes it pop! it would look really nice on busy desktop wallpapers. :3

Finlay

i kinda like the thicker black outline!

Cass

I vote for the black outer line and colored inner line option, best of both worlds!!

Bucky

i like the thicker outline with the yellow sparkles !

trisha hartley

combine the two where the outer line is black, but any interior linework is colored !! love that idea !

Megan Beretta

I like the thick outline better, but honestly they are both cute and I would be thrilled to use either❤️

Nubia Gonzalez

I would love to see how it would be combined, I think it would look so rad!!!

Ashley Itliong

I think the thick outline ensures that it’ll stand out against any background!

Eileen Morley

AH I have to say colored outlines. Black isn't bad, just personally not a fan

Cata Mari

I think the black outline will help the icons pop a little more against the desktop. I do like the idea of outer lines black and interior linework colored though (like with the right strawberry icon).

OJ

I think the thick lines definitely help it stand out more!!

Emma Sewell

love the idea of coloured inside and black outline! ❤️

ghoulboss

To me the colored line one looks best :)

Anahi Florez

The colored outline is so cute! Maybe a little thicker like the Mario icons!

Marlee

OMG so cute! Yes to colored outlines says I! 👩🏻‍🎨

Victoria

Aesthetically I like the thinner line but I think the thicker outline will read better as an outline

Roseann Rosillo

I think I prefer the dark outline for sure! I like how the details are Not darken like the lil sparkles on the strawberry.

Porter

I definitely like the thicker outline. Makes it feel more like a "clickable" icon than the thinner one.

Sam Urena

Maybe a third, thick colored outline option? The thickness makes the different sections pop, but I think the color outline looks the best

Lili

They both look really good, but I like the colored outline a little more!

Tacoroach

Love the colored lines but I'd love to see the outline be a bit thicker.

anna bee

love the thicker line!!!!! feels very 90s microsoft

Bex Nissen

I like the idea of the outer line being thick and black, and any inner line work being colored.

Julie Birge

i think the colored outline is so cute!

Allison Crowell

I like the thicker black outermost outline with black linework.

Daria

I love the coloured lines a lot!!

Kailyn Knight

I like the thicker lines! But the combination of the two sounds great as well 🥰

Sydney Kim

I think a combo would be awesome!

Kaela See

I love these! The black outline are great!

Amy Peel

I like the thick!

Joan Zheng

I prefer the colored outlines!

Nicole Josephine

I think I like the coloured lines :) but both are super cute !!

Grace Martin

I prefer the colored outlines but the icon doesn’t pop as much. What if you went with thicker colored lines?

tiara rene

i like the colored outline because it seems more *on brand* with your art!! but mayb a lil thicker to make it pop :)

Iona M Jones

I really love both!! But I do love the coloured lines, it's more true to your style! : )

Elizabeth Aman

These are adorable! Def a fan of the thicker outline.

Roisin Kierstead

I think thick outline of any colour will help the icons stand out from people’s desktop screensavers. You could have a thick white outline almost like the “cutlines” around your stickers!

B Grace

woulr these also work on a windowd pc?

B Grace

these are so cute btw im excited to see the rest of them

Eliza

I like the colored outline more, but black outline would be the one I'd go for use, it's better visible

Javi Infante

Hey! I think they're both really cute, but definition-wise I think the one with a more distinctive outline is better suited for an icon (it makes it stand out more). Also, the thicker darker outline (regardless of the color, notice how the mario icons' outline color sometimes vary but it's mostly from black to another dark color) would give your icons a more cohesive look overall :)

Luna Robinson

I love the one with the coloured outline, but I think that having the black outline makes it more visible! I love each of them really...

cheyenne barton

yes, they'll work on any computer!! you may just need to look up a tutorial on changing windows icons :D

Sarah Chilby

I like the black outline for visibility :)