Making the right icon for Mac OS X application...

I have a few questions about making the right icon and whether the icon is perfect for OS X. For starters, what should I consider making. I know that's beating around the bush, but what make's a Mac OS icon good? Another would be, what would the sizes be. I know how to use "Icon composer", but my icons always seem very small in the dock compared to others.

etresoft wrote:
I think in 20 years I've only been able to make one halfway decent icon.
I think the problem is that it's actually art... it takes an artist like Susan Kare to make truly magnificent icons. And there's something to be said for simplicity, or at least economy of pixels.
http://www.kare.com/portfolio/03applemacicons.html

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