VisCom2: "Ascending Everest" Crit Stuff

So for my icons, I've decided to keep with a simplified geometric style using a series of highlights to create a cohesive series.  The title, "Ascending Everest" speaks for it's narrative, a treacherous climb to the summit of the worlds toughest mountain.  Each icon has an enphasis on an upward diagonal movement, not only to have more similiarities across the board, but to really give that sense of climbing and getting to greater heights.  I think it makes them more dynamic as well. All the icons also share a series of gaps, to keep them from feeling too solid or dense.

The series turned out well in their black and white forms, but there are a few icons I'd like to see improvements on.  The crampons/ boot icon is nice, but still seems to be lacking something, and the flag looks somewhat like a pencil.  Not sure how to solve the flags problems.  I also think that the backpack could use something still.  The backpack was by far the icon that needed the most iterations and work, and it still isn't up to par with my expectations. 

The project has been a great one, and I look forward to translating them into color.


Here are the Icons individually:

Here they are as a set.

And here is a sample of the linear documentation/ process of creating the Ice Axe icon.