Glowing Blue Icon Design

Create this neat little icon.
Glowing Icon Design: Final

Step 1
Start with a large black canvas, or another dark colour, but black looks the best.
Make a new layer group with the title Icon.
Choose your ellipse tool and check anti-aliased setting.
In a new layer make a #009CFF circle. ( width: 101px x height: 101px)
Add the following layer styles:

Glowing Icon Design: 1.1
Glowing Icon Design: 1.2
Glowing Icon Design: 1.3

Result:
Glowing Icon Design: Step 1 Result

Step 2
Choose your polygon tool and modify the settings in Polygon Options.
Glowing Icon Design: 2.1
In a new layer make a black polygon. ( width: 75px x height: 75px)
Add the following layer styles:

Glowing Icon Design: 2.2
Glowing Icon Design: 2.3
Glowing Icon Design: 2.4

Result:
Glowing Icon Design: Step 2 Result

Step 3
Once again In a new layer make another black polygon. ( width: 75px x height: 75px)
Set layer blending mode to Lighten.
Add the following layer styles:
Glowing Icon Design: 3

Result:
Glowing Icon Design: Step 3 Result

Step 4
In a new layer draw a white circle on the center using your ellipse tool. ( width: 24px x height: 24px)
Set layers opacity level to 5%.

Glowing Icon Design: Step 4 Result

Step 5
Now just make smaller circles and set them up in a pattern design shown below.
Remember to make each circle in its own layer so you can have different opacity levels.

Glowing Icon Design: 5

Result
Glowing Icon Design: Final

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