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Louie Mantia, Jr.

@lmnt.me

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I write LMNT, design icons for Parakeet, make playing cards for Junior, and create fonts for Crown.

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Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 17/09/2026

Making Liquid Glass after-hours icons lately, just for fun. Here’s an interpretation of Panic’s Nova app icon. Read more here: lmnt.me/blog/sketchb...

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 17/09/2026

Making Liquid Glass after-hours icons lately, just for fun. Here’s an interpretation of Panic’s Nova app icon. Read more here: lmnt.me/blog/sketchb...

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 16/09/2026

Our app developer clients are so cool. I love that they let us make such fun things. parakeet.co/app-icons/

Parakeet: App Icons

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 14/09/2026

Design Drought lmnt.me/blog/design-...

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Luka Grafera @grafera.zone · 11/09/2026

Making a lot of really nice icons lately. 🔗 parakeet.co

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 07/09/2026

Still immensely proud of the work Luka and I did on Notion’s 876-icon set. From people, clothes, medicine, and science, to nature, animals, household, and food, to vehicles and places, hobbies and holidays, tools and office supplies, and of course, a bunch of arrows. parakeet.co/glyphs/notion/

Parakeet: Notion Icons

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 27/08/2026

We made a pretty cool Pasta icon recently: parakeet.co/app-icons/pa...

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Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 19/08/2026

Buy a new deck of cards, learn about the art, play a new game. www.junior.cards

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 19/08/2026

Buy a new deck of cards, learn about the art, play a new game. www.junior.cards

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Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 08/08/2026

👀 New app icon just dropped: parakeet.co/app-icons/op...

Opus Assistant App Icon

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 08/08/2026

👀 New app icon just dropped: parakeet.co/app-icons/op...

Opus Assistant App Icon

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 07/08/2026

I fuckin’ love drawing icons. parakeet.co

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 04/08/2026

One of my fav apps, Coax, just got a new look 😉 parakeet.co/app-icons/co...

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 03/08/2026

Omiyage lmnt.me/blog/omiyage...

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 29/07/2026

Read about our process creating five app icons: parakeet.co/blog/app-ico...

Parakeet Blog: App Icons for ATP

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 24/07/2026

🎙️ Inspired by the latest episode of @atp.fm 🚨 Squircle Jail Escape 📢 “An unauthorized shape is making a run for it!” 🚨 🏴 (From @lmnt.me & @grafera.zone) ⛓️‍💥 cottonbureau.com/p/AUGBHG/shi...

Three shirts (indigo, military green, gray) featuring an app icon squircle shape with a jail cell door ajar.

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 24/07/2026

People always ask me when I got into Disney. lmnt.me/blog/when-di...

When Did You Get Into Disney?

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 20/07/2026

🤬 Server Migration lmnt.me/blog/server-...

Server Migration

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 07/07/2026

We designed new Liquid Glass app icons for the hosts of @atp.fm. Read all about it! parakeet.co/blog/app-ico... #design #icondesign #apple

Parakeet Blog: App Icons for ATP

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Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 14/07/2026

“By popular demand!” The Shape of Apps: an essay about app icons, “Squircle Jail,” and where we go from here. parakeet.co/blog/the-sha...

Parakeet Blog: The Shape of Apps

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 14/07/2026

“By popular demand!” The Shape of Apps: an essay about app icons, “Squircle Jail,” and where we go from here. parakeet.co/blog/the-sha...

Parakeet Blog: The Shape of Apps

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 12/07/2026

🃏🎲 Get playing cards and dice designed by yours truly! Just $5 (deck) and $12 (box)! Reposting is very much appreciated. 😌 buyolympia.com/Artist/Junior

Fanned playing cards.

Fanned Japanese playing cards.

Wooden boxes containing playing cards and dice.

Two decks of playing cards.

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 07/07/2026

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Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 06/07/2026

If you’re in a Star Wars mood like me, these icons and wallpapers will look great on your Mac. ⬇️ Datatapes, Vol. 1: lmnt.me/blog/icons/d... ⬇️ Datatapes, Vol. 2: lmnt.me/blog/icons/d... ⬇️ Star Wars Factions (12 versions!): lmnt.me/blog/wallpap... ⬇️ Death Star (3 versions!): lmnt.me/blog/wallpap...

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 02/07/2026

An app icon for a Bluesky client. A geometric interpretation of a Cabbage Butterfly makes reference to the platform’s classic symbol, while giving a nod to the app’s Portland roots. #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/bu...

Burnside App Icon

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 02/07/2026

A few months ago, Luka and I made a new logo for Hammacher Schlemmer. I did a little interview with them about it, which has some peeks into @parakeet.co's process of making a logo for a company that has nearly 180 years of brand history. gnomenclature.hammacher.com/p/our-new-lo...

gnomenclature.hammacher.com

Our new logo and how it got that way

An interview with designer extraordinaire Louie Mantia about our new wordmark

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 30/06/2026

An app icon for a weekly photo journal used to organize and share memories. The materials that form the initial evoke the nostalgia of 80s/90s VHS covers. Check out the fun alternates! #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/re...

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Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 16/06/2026

In a blog post from @parakeet.co, Luka and I detail the new features of Icon Composer 2 while making five sample app icons. These files are also downloadable, so you can open them in Icon Composer 2 to learn more. parakeet.co/blog/liquid-...

Parakeet Blog: Liquid Glass App Icons

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 30/06/2026

Would be so cool to work on movies again. That was so fun.

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 29/06/2026

An app icon for a calendar that displays your schedule on a 24-hour clock face. The concept is visualized as a window pane, with each quadrant depicting a corresponding time of day. #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/pi...

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 29/06/2026

🥚 Tamago Sando lmnt.me/blog/tamago-...

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 29/06/2026

I love this guy’s argument so much that I had to, well, you’ll see—

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 26/06/2026

An app icon for a simple word game. The symbol mirrors the game’s pentagonal arrangement of letters, with radial starburst designs for en energetic, retro vibe. #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/ne...

Next Letter App Icon

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 25/06/2026

An app icon for an organizer focused on personal relationships. A pair of woven friendship bracelets and a string of beads forming the app’s initials are painted in warm, dimensional detail. #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/fr...

Friendzone App Icon

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 24/06/2026

An app icon for a book collection organizer, featuring a fleur-de-lis printed in ink on toothy paper. Irregular edges and strong texture give it a tactile feel. #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/st...

Storylines App Icon

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 23/06/2026

An app icon for a traveler’s to-do list, featuring an iconic foil-stamped passport and checklist in a subtly leather-textured sleeve. Purple matches the app’s tint color. #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/ba...

Bag Check App Icon

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 22/06/2026

An app icon for a standalone music player that lives on your Mac’s menu bar. Brushed metal and sharp, glossy reflections embrace nostalgia for Mac OS X Aqua. #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/co...

CoverSutra App Icon

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 19/06/2026

An app icon for a QR code generator, imagined as a friendly, colorful character. Just look at this sweet face! #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/qe...

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Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 26/05/2026

Each frame of my 24-hour dynamic Death Star wallpaper: lmnt.me/blog/wallpap...

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 18/06/2026

An app icon for a journal that works like a messaging platform. Stacked dynamic chat bubbles, all originating from the right side, represent a conversation with yourself. #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/mo...

Monologue App Icon

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 17/06/2026

An app icon for theatergoers to track their theater trips, using a pair of soft-shaded spotlights to subtly form the app’s initial. Just the right amount of clever! #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/me...

Mezzanine App Icon

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 16/06/2026

In a blog post from @parakeet.co, Luka and I detail the new features of Icon Composer 2 while making five sample app icons. These files are also downloadable, so you can open them in Icon Composer 2 to learn more. parakeet.co/blog/liquid-...

Parakeet Blog: Liquid Glass App Icons

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 16/06/2026

In the Battle for Attention lmnt.me/blog/in-the-...

In the Battle for Attention

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 15/06/2026

An app icon for a window manager, featuring a vibrant abstract symbol representing apps in motion. The fiery color palette and molten texture evoke the name, without being literal. #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/ph...

Phoenix App Icon

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 14/06/2026

Made the Flat Meat Fry from The Mandalorian and Grogu! lmnt.me/blog/photos/...

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 12/06/2026

An app icon for an SVG optimizer by @lmnt.me, borrowing the rabbit glyph from our stock icon set Primaries, and Covik Sans from OH no Type Co. Fuzzy static and irregularities in the glow bring it to life. #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/wh...

White Rabbit App Icon

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 12/06/2026

I wanna make your app icon. Shoot me an email, describe what you’re looking for in your own words, and let’s make it happen. parakeet.co/app-icons/

Parakeet: App Icons

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 11/06/2026

An app icon for a recycling schedule tracker, featuring a recycling symbol formed by bending branches, set in vibrant natural colors. Earthy, lively, groovy! #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/bi...

Louie Mantia, Jr. @lmnt.me · 11/06/2026

For EPCOT nerds only: lmnt.me/blog/wallpap...

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Parakeet @parakeet.co · 10/06/2026

An app icon for a Metal pixel shader, with bright RGB lights blending and bouncing off each other. A rainbow of crisp reflected light around the edge of the icon is where the magic happens. #design #icondesign #appicon parakeet.co/app-icons/pi...

Pixel Boy App Icon