A website is a set of pages which contains various types of information, media, contents, pictures, videos, audio etc. It is operated by a web server that works on a network such as internet, through a uniform resource locater. All these websites form World Wide Web which is operated by a host. It also forms the part of information media. A person who wants to know about any organization, product or a person can visit his website and get the required information.

A website is prepared and formatted with HTML and XHTML.  Every website has its own icon. An icon can be explained as graphic symbol that is capable of representing any fantasy, desire, abstract movie or action.  But in technical language it represents the collection of data or program. An icon may look like a just a simple image but to design an icon specialized software are required to format them.  A website icon design should be eye catching and should provide enough information about the company which can be useful for those people who are visiting the website.

The icon should be simple and clear and should represent the entity of the person or thing or service for which it is designed.  Complex wordings, text, images should be avoided. It can be two dimensional or three dimensional as well. Various effects of colors and shadows can make it look more attractive and gorgeous. The size of the icon should be moderate. It should neither be minute nor should it be oversized.

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