Designer makes £77,000 from iPhone icons in a week

After the launch of iOS 14 in September, users discovered a work-around that let them completely redesign their homescreens, changing app icons to whatever they liked.

It inspired Traf to share a screenshot of his own minimalistic monochrome design on Twitter.

It was an instant hit, with users describing it as "clean", "slick" and a "dream aesthetic". For many, it was a first taste of smartphone customisation.

Since there was "no notion of what an iOS icon set should be priced at", he decided to charge $28 (£22) for the set.