Style Not Substance

The results of Challenge #2x08, A Picture Paints a Thousands Words are:
( results )
Thank you, everyone!

I've also revealed the entries in the challenge entry post.

Now, discuss! How did you make your icons? Techniques, tips, difficulties?

Welcome to challenge #2x08, "A Picture Paints a Thousands Words".
For this challenge, each icon you make must be textless (no words), just images.

( more and rules and dates )
In short:
Due 17th of March, post entries here, don't show them elsewhere.

If you know any good tutorials for this challenge, please post a link.

And please pimp this far and wide!

Also, if you have any ideas for challenges you would like to see, don't hesitate to suggest them in the suggestions post. We want to offer challenges that YOU want to be challenged by.