Hi all.
Chiming in here. Such an interesting discussion!
What if one did a compromise to reduce clutter and still have the icons?
Simpler icons with black border, that is straight to the point. Less eye sore for sure. This might be used on other menu/basic icons, like view icons, import/export formats, render icon/ animation buttons maybe with color code on some.
Here’s a mockup. 
EDIT: Color coded. (Colors are not tuned)
