I think the contemporary design circles have forgotten what an icon is supposed to function as. It needs be unique (hence the term icon), unambiguous, and insta

I think the contemporary design circles have forgotten what an icon is supposed to function as. It needs be unique (hence the term icon), unambiguous, and instantly recognizeable. It also needs to embody its meaning using familiar/legacy semiotics - saving a file is a floppy disk even though we don't use those things anymore.