Personally, I'm a bit tired of standard icon sets like silk too. Also, I generally enjoy more simple, stylish icons like those found at jQuery UI:
http://jqueryui.com/themeroller/
(scroll to bottom to see the icons)
I find icon sets like these to be more consistent, easier on the eye, easier to integrate into a site's color scheme. Icon sets like silk scream too much colour and confusion in my opinion. This is not to say there's anything wrong with silk, in the end it's about what users like the most. The jQuery UI set is quite limited in quantity so often I create customized extra icons by reusing the icon template and then using an icon search engine to fill in the actual "glyph":
http://www.iconfinder.net/
http://www.iconlook.com/
It's a lot of effort providing a consistent and customized icon set per application, but when worth it, I go for it. It is that extra touch that makes the difference between good and great design.
Personally, I'm a bit tired of standard icon sets like silk too. Also, I generally enjoy more simple, stylish icons like those found at jQuery UI:
http://jqueryui.com/themeroller/
(scroll to bottom to see the icons)
I find icon sets like these to be more consistent, easier on the eye, easier to integrate into a site's color scheme. Icon sets like silk scream too much colour and confusion in my opinion. This is not to say there's anything wrong with silk, in the end it's about what users like the most. The jQuery UI set is quite limited in quantity so often I create customized extra icons by reusing the icon template and then using an icon search engine to fill in the actual "glyph":
http://www.iconfinder.net/
http://www.iconlook.com/
It's a lot of effort providing a consistent and customized icon set per application, but when worth it, I go for it. It is that extra touch that makes the difference between good and great design.