A note on sparkles: at Google we’ve had two sparkle icons that I believe at least served as inspiration for this whole wave. Magic wand with sparkles and just sparkles, both used to indicate “auto” / “AI magic”, and later also indicated personalized elements from time to time. Also here’s an article pointing to potential direction of google photos https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/the-unstoppable-rise-of-spark-as-ais-iconic-symbol-ca663162cccc. Happy to chat sometimes about it more.
A note on sparkles: at Google we’ve had two sparkle icons that I believe at least served as inspiration for this whole wave. Magic wand with sparkles and just sparkles, both used to indicate “auto” / “AI magic”, and later also indicated personalized elements from time to time. Also here’s an article pointing to potential direction of google photos https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/the-unstoppable-rise-of-spark-as-ais-iconic-symbol-ca663162cccc. Happy to chat sometimes about it more.