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Retro Toys: A Free Icon Set
Today we are glad to release “Toys”, a retro icon set that was designed by Helen Gkizi and released with Smashing Magazine for its readers. The set contains 9 “toys” icons (png, 128×128px) that may come in handy in a variety of settings – e.g. in projects related to children and family.
The files are transparent PNGs, and the source file (.eps) is included as well. As always, the set is completely free and may be used for any private or commercial project without any restrictions whatsoever.
Download the set for free!
- download the set (.zip, including .eps-source, 0.6 Mb)
- release post on Webtoolkit4.me
We express sincere gratitude to Helen for her great work. Please let us know in the comments if this release meets your expectations. And if not, please let us know what we could improve in the upcoming releases!
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May 10th, 2009 11:25 amIncredible – thank you! We just build a new site for families and mothers and these will certainly come in handy! Thank you, SM! :)
- 3May 10th, 2009 11:25 am
I would like to see some more icons for web applications. There icons are nice, but just nice. As the first comment says, I don’t know where I can use them, maybe on a kindergarten website.
- 4May 10th, 2009 11:26 am
Its nice to see new articles everyday but I agree with the previous comment on this one
- 5May 10th, 2009 11:48 am
It’s not like you have to use all iconsets you see coming by here. Just enjoy the goodies!
- 6May 10th, 2009 11:56 am
uh.. what ever happened to the portfolio icons that were supposed to be release?
(SM) They are still being designed.
- 7May 10th, 2009 12:14 pm
Do you people also search the Free section on Craigslist and send emails to the posters saying things like “Nice couch, but I don’t have any place for it in my living room. Please post a free TV.”?
- 8May 10th, 2009 12:26 pm
Really cute and might be useful for those handling site about families or babies. Another great share. Thanks to all you guyz
- 9May 10th, 2009 12:35 pm
Thank you, they’re beautiful! :)
- 10May 10th, 2009 1:26 pm
do you get some sleep sometimes ? or “SM” is not just fortuity !!!
cheers, you rock !
- 11May 10th, 2009 2:00 pm
I’m sure i’ll use these for something… thanks!!
- 12May 10th, 2009 2:03 pm
@Ed: What I’m meaning is that I expected to see content for general usage, not for particular one. For example: on how many web sites/applications you can use a set of icons like the ones from here, for example : Free icon sets , in contrast with this set. I just hope SM is going the right way.
- 13May 10th, 2009 2:52 pm
The zebra is absolutely adorable. :’3
- 14May 10th, 2009 4:28 pm
To those that want generic web icons : There are already a lot out there, more are not really needed. If you want more create them yourselves. While these are niche I think it would be harder to find an icon set that does this already.
- 15May 10th, 2009 5:25 pm
They are so cool thankx alot
- 16May 10th, 2009 5:35 pm
Sweet! I just designed a website for a daycare and these will come in handy!
Thank you so much! - 17May 10th, 2009 6:01 pm
These are so cool. They gave me a lot of ideas for more antique toy icons. I love Smashing Magazine!
- 18May 10th, 2009 7:14 pm
Really pretty and nice.
All of them remind me of my child age.It will come in hand when I need something for childrens´ site.
Thanks a lot!
- 19May 10th, 2009 8:16 pm
This is perfect. This doesn’t need to be an icon. instead of that we can use for another purpose. (person who can think can use this very nicely)
So thank you soooo much. This is really a cool set of toys.
- 20May 10th, 2009 9:56 pm
lol these made me laugh, really cute pack. Certainly appreciate all the hard work gone into these!
- 21May 10th, 2009 10:28 pm
I think it’s hilarious that people have the nerve to complain about free stuff.
haha oh well i suppose some people just have to complain about something.
Any ways, thanks for the sweet icons. And in the case that i never use them, they are a great inspiration and very well done. - 22May 10th, 2009 10:46 pm
pretty stuffs! since the eps file is included, with a little more imagination, they can be more than icons. and i agree they are great inspirations as well. a big thanks to Helen and SM!
- 23May 10th, 2009 10:50 pm
Any chance we could have acorns riding antique toys? Could be handy.
- 24May 10th, 2009 11:14 pm
Love them! Specially the red airplane is cool!
- 25May 10th, 2009 11:40 pm
lovely! perfect for my project. Thanks a lot Helen & SM!
- 26May 11th, 2009 12:45 am
Jack Griffiths – you are a douche.
Great icons btw, thanks very much for that :)
- 27May 11th, 2009 1:12 am
These icons are great! Thank you SM and Helen for this nice set!
Cheers,
Patrick
- 28May 11th, 2009 5:26 am
Great job! thanks!
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- 30May 12th, 2009 4:57 am
Damn, Ive just completed a playschool site that these icons would have been perfect for. My personal Favorite is the Zebra.
Thanks
- 31May 12th, 2009 10:10 am
Why would you consider these retro toys?
I grew up with these toys (I’m 20) and my sisters child still does (about a year old) and we’re not some end-of-the-world family (yes we do have computers and a tv :P!).
Do kids nowerdays need to grow up with a PSP?
Does a 7-year old need to have an iPhone?Anyway thanks for the icons!
- 32May 12th, 2009 11:28 pm
These are fantastic, thanks!
- 33May 13th, 2009 1:44 pm
I think these are adorable. I may have to mock-up a site just to use them!
- 34May 14th, 2009 7:54 pm
great looking icons. they look very high quality – could think of some nice uses
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- 36May 17th, 2009 2:00 am
thank you so much, smashing mag & helen!
- 37June 5th, 2009 9:44 am
I’m lovin’ the chubby airplane.
- 38June 9th, 2009 11:10 am
Cool set!!!
Who wants another nice set of high quality icons, please welcome!)))
Here is one nice set of FREE LED Icons:h t t p ://led24.de/iconset/
It`ll be good if you put it to your collection!
And for all: enjoy it! I`ll be glad!
Best wishes!P.S. It`ll be great if you save my link to LED Icons ;)
- 39July 11th, 2009 12:48 am
These are really cute!
I would really love these are folder icons; are there any tuts that will show me how to covert them? Thanks!
- 40July 20th, 2009 6:37 am
I don’t really like them. Mkay.
- 41August 11th, 2009 8:00 am
Cool icons thnx, abilitron.blogspot.com
- 42September 13th, 2009 7:37 pm
Interesting post. I don’t know where such icons could be used though.
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1st Comment.
Anyway, This doesn’t meet my expectations. How I could integrate these in my website, I don’t know.
I’d like to see some icons that I can use for my mac, or basically, some icons I can use on my website.
I don’t think I can find a use for these, sorry.