Style Not Substance

The results of Challenge #2x10, Curly-Wurly 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?

Apologies for the lateness of this, my hand is still not completely better.

Welcome to challenge #2x10, "Curly-Wurly".
For this challenge, each icon you make must have at least one spiral, whether in the background or the foreground, made any way you like, from gradients to brushes to fractal-generators.

( more and rules and dates )
In short:
Due 27th of May, 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 present challenges that YOU want to be challenged by.