Review of mobile games icons designs: A study based on graphic designer knowledge

Abstract

With over one hundred thousand games apps, it's important to make a mobile game app stand out. The most basic way to do it is grabbing people attention through the icon. It's the first thing people see in apps store. It represents the face of the game. The mobile game app icon must communicate the right impression and the right message. This research studies the top grossing mobile games apps icons designs. Analyzing their forms, contents, and contexts to understand how they are designed.