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2.5 Making icons with Boolean operations

Time to play around with Boolean operations! Duplicate the Sketch document below in your Workspace and open it in the Mac app. Inside, you’ll find a set of example icons, along with different shapes. It’s down to you to use those shapes to recreate the icons using Boolean operations.

Some UI in this video is outdated as of September 2024 — no worries, this doesn’t affect how things work. We’ll share an updated version soon!

Lesson files

  • How do you duplicate a document?

    To duplicate a document to your Workspace, click on Three dots in the top bar and choose Duplicate to My Drafts. Have fun!

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Joseph brings over a decade of product, design, and education experience at companies like Sketch or InVision.

While designing in-flight entertainment software at Fuse IFX, he migrated his team to Sketch – a tool that would go on to change the way he works. Eventually, he founded LearnSketch.com as a side project to share his knowledge and passion for the tool.