2D icons as well as other objects are notable for their flexibility. This is achieved by the peculiarity of rendering them at different resolutions suitable for various output devices.
2D Icons items:
- raster pictures (digital graphics);
- styled text as a typeset for 2D Icons;
- vector models (geometric graphics).
All these items can be managed by 2D transformations such as rotation, scaling or angular position etc. Meshing simple models you will get more complex ones.
Due to the layers technique 2D icons can create the illusion of all 3D characteristics such as shadow, reflection or highlighting. The layers really should maintain the definite hierarchy and order carefully.
2.5D Icons versus 3D and 2D Icons
2Dicons are also well known as 2.5D models. This technology enables web-designers 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 famous graphics editors.
2.5D is a synonym to pseudo 3D. It means "two-and-a-half-dimensional" graphics. Models which were built with a help of with 2.5D technology appear to be tridimensional while in fact they're not.
This technology used for designing 2D icons is often attained by the special lighting effect. 3D illusion is reached due to the virtual light source to the left or to the right side and above the users monitor.
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