This is my first post here at hip_squares. I love the concept of this place and I have finally found a couple of sets that I feel deserve some recognition. :)

darkangsty42 @ excellentnotion has posted some of the most beautiful and well made Beauty and the Beast icons I have ever seen here. The coloring is perfect and the breathtaking cropping makes this little old animated film ( Read more... )

hi everyone!

i just wanted to let you know that i've changed the rules here a bit, just to get things moving a bit more (i hope).
you may now rec just one set of icons per post if you wish.naturally, you're welcome to rec more (as i am about to do!), but if you have jut found one amazing set of icons that you want to tell the world about, you no ( Read more... )

hey everyone - i've got a whole bunch of new icons to recommend!
don't forget, your posts are welcome too!

if you click here you'll find some great harry potter icons by willowcanne. they're really nicely coloured, and make very good use of light textures. lots of them are reasonably minimal, but there are a few with some creative use of text and textures ( Read more... )

hi all - i hope you've had a great christmas and new year! i've gt a few recs to make:

objection_icons boasts some truly lovely icons, and this post is a really good example of the great icons you can always find there. the post features icons of sense & sensibility and keira knightley. they are richly coloured without being oversaturated, they feature canny use ( Read more... )

first up is a set of icons using the art of maxfield parrish, by sunlitdays. they are minimal in style, and really maintain the integrity of the original artworks. it's an unusual and gorgeous choice of subject, and the wonderful result can be seen here.

themurcurytree has made a set of lovely gone with the wind icons here at notley_abbey. there's very little use of text, the icons ( Read more... )

seechaos has made a set of dr who icons that are bright, vivid and beautifully contrasted. they're minimal, and mostly of rose. you can find them HERE.

binkablooms is a new icon journal, and has a large batch of bright icons of fruit. some are plain, some have text. i particularly like the plain ones for their nice cropping and bright colours. they can be seen HERE. ( Read more... )

this post has a distinctly, if not exclusively festive bent...

first up, well_of_desires has made a small post of muppet christmas carol icons HERE. they're bright, they're fun, and they're full of muppets. what's not to love. particularly good for those of you who, like me, tend to like the more minimal look.

secondly, sweet__tea has made a very pretty minimal set of ( Read more... )

offbeat_upbeat has posted a set of whimsical retro holiday stock icons, here. I love that these have such a fun holiday mood while being unique to most holiday icon sets you see out there. Well worth a look!

weapon_icons has a new batch of stock, music and Hot Fuzz icons up, here. The coloring on these is subtle and well-executed, the cropping wonderful. If you're a ( Read more... )

small_crime has a really stunning multi-icon post up, here. Featured topics include House MD, Heroes and Private Practice. The bright colors, dynamic cropping and use of negative space really make these icons pop. A really great example of how simplistic icons can be super-memorable.

girlyb_icons has an absolutely gorgeous set of holiday stock icons, here. You ( Read more... )

lux_decorus has made some marvellous gilmore girls and pushing daisies icons. the colouring is understated, the cropping is very good, and there's been minimal use of text and textures, but where it is used, it's in very good taste. find the post here.

i have two posts by willowcanne that i suggest you look at. the first is a lovely set of disney icons on which the ( Read more... )