Launcher Icon Design [closed]

I'm more than happy coding apps. I am, however, rubbish at icon design. I'm sure I'm not the only one for whom this is a problem - and yet all android devs need to create a launcher icon.

Does anyone have any good tips on knocking up simple but effective launcher icons?

Why are my app logos disappearing?

Part 1. Why Are Apps Missing From The Home Screen? Apps can go missing from your home screen due to many reasons. As for Android users, the commonest reason is that you (or someone else) removed the app icon from your home screen manually.

How do I make my app icons round?

Generate Icon Via Android StudioRight click on app > Go to Image Assets > Choose icon type and other properties > Click next and finish. Here you can generate all icon shapes and replace with new easily. If you choose icon type as adaptive and legacy it will generate both square shaped and round shaped.

Here's what I do: I created a simple square with a shady border and some gradient fill which looks something like this (that's not mine, just something similar):

Then I go to OpenClipArt and get some image that fits for the application and put it on top of the square. That way I can make sure I'm not using copyrighted material while still creating some ok-looking icons.