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This is the final icon. It still registers in your brain as a "cloud" but it has significantly less lumps and details than stage 1 or the reference image. This icon was successful in achieving simplicity and slowly deriving from each stage.

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I slowly began to use less lines, but still trying to keep the cloud-like appearance

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I thought clouds would best represent “air”, as it is the first thing I think of when I hear the word

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I traced over the image, and added minimal shading as well.

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Describe how your icon abstracted conceptually and/or visually.  What was successful about your final stage?  What would you have liked to do differently or experimented more with?

My icon was abstracted both conceptually and visually. During my process to the final image I made each stage more closer to a simpler and abstract idea. The end result was to make the icon be more noticed more easily and I think that I achieved that. Although it does not have all the other details such as sparks and flames it still serves it purpose. In the next chance I want to try a more of an abstract approach to the icon like stage 4.I feel that simple abstraction has a more of a visual appeal and often times do not have as much detail as this final stage. Iconic abstraction is useful in everyday use of life. It makes life less complicated and more easier. An exit of an iconic abstraction can be a simple figure running out towards an arrow. This is interpreted as an exit, if this wasn't this would be a very complicated drawing that some may not understand. Iconic abstraction can sometimes be confusing at times, one icon can mean many things.

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During the first stages, I added color and tried to keep it realistic. But around stage 4, I started to stretch the mountain up and subtract color. I tried to add less detail for each stage. Mountains are also usually associated with snowy peaks. However, I think that I can try to make it more abstract while still retaining the resemblance. I think that the purpose of iconic abstraction is to create something that people can understand. And the process can also help artists understand what makes an object recognizable.

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this picture does not have the raindrop's shadow. Instead it is just the raindrop. Just filled it in with color.

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Stage 1 was the original photo. Stage 2 was the traced photo, and most realistic drawing in my process. In Stage 3, I removed all of the details on the plane except for the wings, so it looked more like an outline. Stage 4 was a big change from the airplane outline to a paper plane, and in Stage 5, I change the 3D paper airplane to a 2D view of the top of the plane.
What I think was successful about my final stage was that it was simple and represented air both as a simpler version of a paper plane, and as an arrow maybe to show the direction of the winds, which is often an important factor.
What I would have liked to do differently or experimented more with is with different paintbrushes and textures. Since I like to have cleaner lines and keep my art more simplistic, I used the basic paintbrush, but I might want to try experimenting with other ones.
The purpose of "iconic abstraction" is to simplify an image or concept and leave it more open for interpretation. This process is useful in design because it allows artists to create an abstract design that represents a more realistic picture, and the icon will still be easily received by an audience.

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colored in the raindrop. Added in the shadow of the drop to make it seem a little bit more realistic

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This drawing doesn't have much other "accessories". Less flames and more focused on the simpler and abstract idea.

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Made a jump towards making the fire towards the simple and abstract resemblance.

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A trace of the original drawing, less realistic but very detailed.

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trace of my image, not as realistic but high in detail.

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Something that was successful about my final stage is that I managed to make the final product much simpler than how it first began that I was able to continuously keep making it more simple throughout each stage.I would have liked to experiment with more non elemental things, like an animal or a person. Something I might've done differently is maybe trace the original picture instead of free hand drawing it for the second stage so that way it'll resemble the original picture better than how it came out.

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-adding more colors
I added light green from the earth and brown from the mountain because I thought it would represent earth more if I color it with the color of the nature. This drawing might be too detailed, but I thought this would show the theme "earth" if I add the mountain shape and the color.

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-combining with the earth
I combined the earth and the circle mountain so that it represents earth more

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-putting color on the mountain
I put the color on the mountain and made the shape circular shape but with the shape of the moutain

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-making abstract drawing of the mountain
I also imagined and drew a mountain in Hawaii. This was abstract and not very detailed.

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This was my original image. For earth, I wanted to make a leaf because I wanted to depict the natural side of the earth as in the plants, rather than traditionally displaying the ground and landmarks.

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by Brett tom

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Here I attempted to recreate the original image, except with less detail. This image only needs to be a rough recreation of the original for my purposes.

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My icons abstracted the first cell images by being much less detailed, but visually it appeared to look a lot more like the general shapes from the images.  Something successful about my final stage was that I was able to make the final stage drawings still resemble the general shape of the first stage pictures even with much less lines.  I would have liked to make the stages gradually develop into a more emoji like state.  The purpose of iconic abstraction is to simplify a detailed and realistic image into a different art style in order to convey a different message.  This process would be very useful in design because it is crucial in design to use different art styles in order to display different themes and messages.

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this picture is only an icon for a leaf, it lacks in detail, but it represents a leaf in the fashion I wanted. It abstracted by becoming more simplistic, while still retaining the representation of a leaf. I would have experimented with using a wider color palette.

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Original Image

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-drawing the earth with detail
I drew the earth as detailed as I can first and this was my stage 1 drawing.

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Original photos

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5. Stylized icon/logo

I removed the base and drew the sparks in a circle.

I abstracted my icon conceptually by changing it from a fire to the sparks on a sparkler. I abstracted my icon visually by reducing the size and the shape the colors were in. What was successful about my final stage is how simple and complex it is at the same time. What makes up the icon are bunch of triangles, but the whole icon represents a sparkler. I would like to have experimented more with ways to represent a sparkler, other than triangles. The purpose of "iconic abstraction" is to simplify an image as much as you can to the point where anyone can understand the icon. This process would be useful in design because simplifying allows viewers to relate to it more and respond to it, which is important in design.

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4. Little Reference to the original image - more abstraction

I abstracted the fire into a sparkler by changing the base and making the fire into colorful sparks.

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3.Some reference to the original image - begin to edit and morph

I decided to focus on one portion of the fire and use no outlines.

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2. The realistic drawing with many visual details

I traced over the original image and added different colors to stimulate a fire.

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I simplified it more and made it look like an icon. I think I was successful in making it look more simplified and icon looking. I would have liked to work more with fill more because I didn't know how to do it. I would have also liked to have more gradual changes. I think the purpose of iconic abstraction is in a way to show how everything is simple. Everything is just based off a simpler version of it. I think abstraction is important for design because in a way simple icons can be perceived in so many different ways that it is good to use for things like road signs and for tourists. People from foreign countries will have an easier time reading a universal icon than a complicated picture.

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I just kept one third of the fire and erased the rest because I wanted it to focus on one section.

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1. The original picture

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I made the fire more simple with less curves and edges so it looks more cartoonish and simpler which an icon should look like.

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I removed the mixtape part and just kept the fire so it will be focused on the fire which is the main element.

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I traced the original picture and added a little of my own details.

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My icon abstracted by going from a ball of the sun to a less detailed more uniform pic of the sun to a drawn circle of orange with triangles to represent rays. My icon further did this by going to just a ball of orange lines bunched up to look vaguely like the su and its rays. I think it looks similar enough to look like the sun but still abstract enough to seem different. If I had to do this again I might try to do an actual fire rather then the sun.

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The Original Picture

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5. Stylized icon/ logo
My final icon was changed by the shape of the clouds and also including the wind. To me air would include clouds and wind so I took away the curves in the cloud and decided to turn it into the circle and play with the textures in illustrator. I also wanted to change the lines into curves to depict the wind blowing. I think what was successful was the morphing and the changing of the textures to create the final product. I think I would like to experiment more with line textures and alignment. Iconic abstraction is a useful skill because it brings different ideas even though the design can be very simple and small. It connects and brings everyone together.

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4. Little reference to original image - more abstraction

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My icon abstracted conceptually by transforming from a picture of the ocean, into a single droplet of water. My final stage was successful because it transformed from a large and specific picture to a small, simple and iconic abstract image. I would have liked to experiment more with how far away I could go from the original and find more ways to make it more simple and less like the original image.

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3. Some reference to original image -begin to edit and morph

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2. The realistic drawing with as many visual details

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1. The original picture