Create Stylish Clipboard Icon

This step-by-step Photoshop graphic design tutorial involves designing  stylish clipboard icon.

Preview:

Stylish Clipboard Icon Design.

Step 1:

Let’s start out by creating a new file. I used a 400×400 pixels canvas set at 72dpi, and I filled my background with white. Now make a new layer set and name it ‘Clipboard’. In a new layer draw a light blue rounded rectangle with a very low corner radius, #477ED1 color shade and 119 x 141 px dimensions.

Step 2:

Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Inner Shadow, Satin, and Gradient Overlay blending options to the light blue rounded rectangle layer.

Result:

Step 3:

In a new layer draw a white rectangle with 103 x 128 px dimensions.

Step 4:

Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add a Drop Shadow, Outer Glow, Inner Glow, and Gradient Overlay blending options to your white rectangle layer.

Result:

Step 5:

Duplicate the white rectangle layer and rotate it to the left by a few pixels. On the layers window place the duplicate white rectangle behind the original white rectangle layer.

Step 6:

In a new layer draw a small gray rounded rectangle with a 10 px corner radius, #B2B6B9 color shade and 71 x 11 px dimensions. Then draw a smaller gray rounded rectangle on top of the first.

Step 7:

Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) add an Outer Glow, Inner Glow, Satin, and Gradient Overlay blending options to the gray rounded rectangle design from the last step.

Result:

Step 8:

Select the Horizontal Type Tool. Set the font family to Arial, regular, 6 pt, smooth and black color shade. In a new text layer type some random text on the clipboard.

Results:

Stylish Clipboard Design.