Although I am certainly not a designer, I love and appreciate good iconography, typography, and other graphical elements. The beauty of the OS is just one of many factors that pushed me over the edge to embracing life as a full-time OS X user in the first place.

That said, the process of actually creating my own icons has always struck me as arduous and overwhelming. I'm actually pretty good at Photoshop, but I can't draw a straight line to save my life and that has always scared me off from investigating any further into icon creation.

That's why I'm so excited about the new project from icon designer extraordinaire, Sebastiaan de With. Icon Resource is a new site/service that features high quality screencasts that teach the and explain how to create modern icons using Photoshop. According to Sebastiaan, the screencasts aren't aimed at designers, but instead "intermediate computer users," which makes it perfect for someone like myself.

For € 95 (about $150 USD), users can get a complete IconResource pack that contains screencasts covering not only the history of icon design and icon standards and guidelines, but the entire icon creation process from beginning to end. The screencasts are available in HD or in iPhone/iPod size for portable watching. Additionally, Photoshop files for each tutorial are included and Sebastian offers written documentation as well.

The price point might be a turnoff to some users, but the price is actually on-par with what I have paid for tutorials/books for other design/graphic oriented topics in the past. Sebastiaan has a preview video available on his site, so if you are interested in icon design, check it out!