This is a script-fu for The Gimp that will help you to create icons with iPhone style. Install it in the .gimp/scripts directory of your profile, and reload The Gimp. Then run it in File / Create / Buttons / Simple iPhone icon….

This script-fu was created with the instructions on http://userlogos.org/node/6888. Here is a sample output :

Download this script : iphone-fu.zip ; or use the code below.

(define (script-fu-iphone top-color bottom-color tg-webclip)
  (let* (
        (img-width 125)
        (img-height 125)
        (img (car (gimp-image-new img-width img-height RGB)))
        (drawable (car (gimp-layer-new img img-width img-height RGB "Round Rectangle" 100 NORMAL-MODE)))
        (drawable_ellipse (car (gimp-layer-new img img-width img-height RGB "Blank Ellipse" 20 NORMAL-MODE)))
 
        )
 
    (gimp-layer-add-alpha drawable)
    (gimp-layer-add-alpha drawable_ellipse)
 
    (gimp-context-push)
    (gimp-image-undo-disable img)
 
    ; Begin
 
    (gimp-image-add-layer img drawable 0)
    (gimp-edit-clear drawable)
 
    (gimp-round-rect-select img 15 15 95 95 20 20 0 FALSE FALSE 0 0)
 
    (gimp-context-set-foreground bottom-color)
    (gimp-context-set-background top-color)
    (gimp-edit-blend drawable 0 0 0 100 0 0 FALSE FALSE 5 5 FALSE 75 100 75 25)
    (script-fu-drop-shadow img drawable 0 4 5 '(0 0 0) 40 1)
 
    (gimp-selection-all img)
    (gimp-edit-copy drawable)
    (gimp-image-add-layer img drawable_ellipse 0)
    (gimp-edit-clear drawable_ellipse)
    (gimp-floating-sel-anchor (car (gimp-edit-paste drawable_ellipse FALSE)))
 
    (gimp-ellipse-select img 0 0 125 67 0 TRUE FALSE 0)
    (gimp-round-rect-select img 15 15 95 95 20 20 3 FALSE FALSE 0 0)
    (gimp-context-set-foreground '(255 255 255))
    (gimp-edit-bucket-fill-full drawable_ellipse 0 0 100 255 FALSE TRUE 0 0 0)
 
    (gimp-image-merge-visible-layers img 0)
 
    ; Create new image for web stuff
    (if (= tg-webclip TRUE)
      (begin
        (gimp-image-crop img 95 95 15 15)
        (gimp-image-scale img 59 59)
      )
    )
 
    ; Done
 
    (gimp-selection-none img)
    (gimp-image-undo-enable img)
    (gimp-context-pop)
 
    (gimp-display-new img)
  )
)
 
(script-fu-register "script-fu-iphone"
  _"Simple iPhone icon..."
  _"Create a simple iPhone icon"
  "Remi Peyronnet"
  "Remi Peyronnet"
  "August 2009"
  ""
  SF-COLOR      _"Top color"   '(0 255 127)
  SF-COLOR      _"Bottom color"  '(0 127 255)
  SF-TOGGLE     _"Finalize for WebClips"                   FALSE
)
 
(script-fu-menu-register "script-fu-iphone" "<Image>/File/Create/Buttons")

To create a webclip icon, you do not need to use the above method. Just provide a “raw” image, and the iPhone will provide a mask to give the iPhone look. See sample below.

The image will become

To include one in your own webpage, use the code below in your head section. The image should be a 59×59 pixels png file.

<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/customicon.png"/>