2d Icons And Models Information And Facts

2D web icons are actually well known for their flexibility. This is achieved by the peculiarity of rendering them at different resolutions ideal for various output devices.

2D Icons may include the next 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 for example rotation, scaling or angular position etc. Meshing basic models you will get more complex ones.

Because of the layers technique 2D web icons can create the illusion of all 3D characteristics like shadow, reflection or highlighting. The layers should maintain the definite hierarchy and order carefully. This makes editing 2D icons and related objects simpler.

2.5D Icons vs 3D and 2D Icons

The layered 2Dicons are usually generally known as 2.5D models. This technology allows site designers to work with any layer without the need of touching the others. The most of the well known graphics editors choose this kind of 2D object creation.

2.5D is a synonym to pseudo 3D and is interpreted as "two-and-a-half-dimensional" graphics. Models that were created with a help of with 2.5D technology appear to be tridimensional while in fact they are not.

This technology used for designing 2D web icons is often attained by the special lighting effect. 3D illusion can be reached due to the virtual light source to the left or to the right side and above the users monitor.