Flat Icon Design is the most popular topic from around the design blogs and forums for the last couple of months.  The major mobile operating systems started to use or already using the Flat Design (WindowsPhone + Metro, Android, iOS7).
It seems that the Flat Design trend has already reached a new evolutionary level. Jeff Escalante, the one who initiated this trend discussion, called it Long Shadow Design. As he mentioned in a tweet, it started as a joke: “I actually can’t believe what’s happening now. It was a joke but its evolved out of my control…
So how can one create a great, trendy icon with flat style and long shadow? Follow this tutorial and learn to use the basic tools and the tools on the Pathfinder Panel.