I found this set of icon conventions while reading through an article about the design choices used in Twitter icons. What stood out to me was how icon elements such as stroke, corner style, padding area play a role in setting up a recognizable style and characteristic for the product. It strengthens the representation not through shapes or abstractions, but rather the manner it’s executed in and the properties it projects.
Article here: https://www.jreiss.net/#/twitter-iconography/
DSGN 264-401 | Fall 2020 