Not a fan of ISO 7000 then?
I view it as a clean version of skeumorphism.
For those, like me, who thought the pinnacle of Microsoft UI design was Windows 2000.
Below are some nostalgia screenshots.
https://www.howtogeek.com/676095/remembering-windows-2000-mi...
I found a pack containing ALL Windows 2000 icons on Archive.org:
Here's an archive that doesn't do that:
One of the ways we've hacked around this is by using web apps for things. On the web, icons aren't mandatory. Apps aren't started using icons but rather by selecting a bookmark or navigating using search/links. If an icon is supplied it's probably a tiny 16x16 icon of the type that's easy to make. There are no standard art styles and the low resolution means it's not critical to have one anyway.
If you imagine that before writing any HTML file you needed to supply a beautiful hi-res icon for it, well, there'd probably be either fewer web pages or way more people using stock icons that aren't really appropriate. But the non-icon oriented UX of browsers means it's not necessary.
[1] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spookyhous...
Most icons now look like blue-ish non-descript squares now, with no unique visual identifier for the purpose, leading to increased friction and search time for clicking.
Here's an archive that doesn't do that: