I have had the great opportunity to work for one of America's largest and oldest companies - General Electric. Recently, (Probe Incorporated) upgraded the style of icons used in architectural diagrams. We are implementing a more contemporary infographic - like style. This makes for a lot less clutter in GE's diagrams and is much more colorful and stylized. I am using this style to represent major industry applications, as well, and so far we have all been very happy with the results: