Create a set of icons for Sudoku techniques

  • Status: Closed
  • Prize: $125
  • Entries Received: 3
  • Winner: renzberboso

Contest Brief

I am create a website and apps to teach users different techniques for solving Sudoku. For reference, please see http://hodoku.sourceforge.net/en/techniques.php

I need a set of icons, one for each technique. They should be simple line icons, with simple colors. I know I am asking for a lot of icons, but you can re-use components and they should be simple.

Deliverables is a set of vector PDF files with proper transparency. Freelancer made "PNG, JPG and GIF" acceptable file types, but I want vector PDF.

Suggestion: MAKE IT SIMPLE. For example, use "o" to indicate naked single/pair/tirple etc and use "x" to indicate hidden single/pair/triple etc. See attached pen drawings for examples.

This is a list of techniques based on the above link:
Singles:
Full house/last digit, Hidden Single, Naked Single

Intersections:
Locked Candidates by Pointing, Locked Candidates by Claiming

Hidden Subsets:
Hidden Pair, Hidden Triple, Hidden Quadruple

Naked Subsets:
Naked Pair, Naked Triple, Naked Quadruple, Locked Pair,Locked Triple

Basic Fish:
X-Wing, Swordfish, Jellyfish, Large Fish

Finned Fish:
Finned X-Wing, Finned Swordfish, Finned Jellyfish, Finned Large Fish

Complex Fish:
Franken Fish, Mutant Fish, Siamese Fish

Single Digit Patterns:
Skyscraper, 2-String Kite, Dual 2-String Kite, Turbot Fish, Empty Rectangle, Empty Rectangles with only two candidates, Dual Empty Rectangle

Uniqueness:
Unique Rectangle, Hidden Rectangle, Avoidable Rectangle, Binary Universal Grave, Unique Rectangles with missing candidates

Wings:
XY-Wing, XYZ-Wing, W-Wing

Miscellaneous:
Sue de Coq, Sue de Coq Extended Type 1, Sue de Coq Extended Type 2

Coloring
Simple Colors, Multi Colors

Chains
Remote Pair, X-Chain, XY-Chain, Nice Loop, Grouped Nice Loop

Almost Locked Sets:
Almost Locked Sets, Singly linked ALS-XZ, Doubly linked ALS-XZ, ALS-XY-Wing, ALS Chain, Death Blossom

Last Resort:
Templates, Forcing Chain, Forcing Net, Kraken Fish Type 1, Kraken Fish Type 2

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Employer Feedback

“Great work. Christopher understood the requirements well and delivered exactly as required.”

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  • AlexMonty
    AlexMonty
    • 5 years ago

    Working!

    • 5 years ago
  • asik10
    asik10
    • 5 years ago

    #guaranteed

    • 5 years ago
  • asik10
    asik10
    • 5 years ago

    i'm working

    • 5 years ago
  • crazyyeditor
    crazyyeditor
    • 5 years ago

    Hello. How many icons you need in final? Do you need own icon for the every subgroup point?

    • 5 years ago
    1. riverpast
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      Yes I would like one for each.

      • 5 years ago
  • atifjahangir2012
    atifjahangir2012
    • 5 years ago

    link is not working..

    • 5 years ago
    1. riverpast
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      Worked now. It had an extra period at the end

      • 5 years ago
    2. atifjahangir2012
      atifjahangir2012
      • 5 years ago

      if you can inbox me we can discuss on this.

      • 5 years ago
  • mrBugagu
    mrBugagu
    • 5 years ago

    I can help you to make these icons, but the link does not work, and if you type in google names, it does not give anything necessary.

    • 5 years ago
    1. riverpast
      Contest Holder
      • 5 years ago

      Worked now. It had an extra period at the end

      • 5 years ago

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