An empty state is an afterthought for many designers. The thing you design last—if at all—because it’s a temporary or minor part of the user experience. However, it’s about time you stopped the name from fooling you and saw empty states for what they actually are – full of potential to drive engagement, delight users, and retain users at critical moments like when someone downloads the app, clears out their content, or runs into an issue. Enhance the experience of your users with this set of 12 empty state icons by Boris Kozelev, which will get the job done without you having to spare any extra efforts.