I chose to do a reverse engineer post on an icon set from Iconshock, the ones that I chose to review were the glyph icons. 

One of the most apparent design aspects that jumped out to me was the color. They kept it very consistent by just using black and white. It gives it a classy look even though it is absent of color. It gives each icon a clean cut look. 

Another design principle that I noticed was that the designer kept great repetition throughout the set. Any object that had a rounded corned was done exactly the same for similar objects. Almost every icon had a rounded edge. The shape was very consistent. This all goes together because each icon is about the same size and they keep a pattern going throughout. 

Another design element that I noticed was that almost every icon has a slight opening at one of the edges of the object. This shows great consistency, and is also a very simple yet clean cut look by giving a sliced look on the stroke. 

While watching a podcast that was done with Kyle Adams (Icon Designer) he shared points about communicating with the person that you are working for. This set specifically is all related under the topic of Glyph Icons. The employer must have asked for a simple clean cut look, and that is what they delivered through these icons! Kyle also shared that you must understand your audience and set goals. He said that we should not make things too complicated or have items that are unrelated to the subject. Sketch a lot and make sure that what you are delivering to your employer is what they are asking for.