KinetiCode AI · icon study

Helm108 — three ways to wear the mark

An SSH terminal that lets you steer AI coding agents on remote machines. Every direction below keeps the app's own identity — phosphor green-and-cyan on terminal black — and commits to it (an app icon doesn't switch themes). Tap a mark to vote; the home-screen preview follows your pick.

No vote yet — tap a direction to see it on a home screen.

Direction — the story

The Helm

A ship's wheel with a terminal cursor at the hub. You're at the helm, steering the agents. Most narrative; leans on the name.

84 · 52 · 36 px

Direction — the glyph

The Prompt

A bold ❯ chevron and a blinking cursor, with a faint echo for kinetic motion. Unmistakably a terminal; reads best at tiny sizes.

84 · 52 · 36 px

Direction — the callsign

The Callsign

An H monogram over a mono 108. Most brandable and abstract — grows into recognition rather than describing the app.

84 · 52 · 36 px

On the home screen

Helm108
📁
Files
⚙️
Settings

The short name Helm108 sits under the icon — iOS truncates anything longer, which is why the App Store title (Helm108: SSH AI Terminal) lives only on the store.

// what happens after you pick

  1. I turn the winning mark into a production 1024×1024 PNG (no transparency, no pre-rounded corners — iOS applies the mask itself).
  2. Drop it into the Xcode asset catalog as the single-size App Icon; Xcode generates every size.
  3. Iterate freely — spoke count, glow, weight, the exact phosphor mix — the mark is vector, so tweaks are cheap.

tip: judge the 36px column, not the hero — that's the size people actually tap.