[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #50539: Explore a larger icon less WP Admin menu

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#50539: Explore a larger icon less WP Admin menu
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 Reporter:  youknowriad     |       Owner:  youknowriad
     Type:  enhancement     |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch       |     Focuses:  ui
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Comment (by johnjamesjacoby):

 > The menu items in WP-Admin feels too narrow compared to the standards of
 2020.

 I agree that `160px` seems narrow. GitLab uses `220px` fwiw. (Will attach
 a screenshot for comparison after commenting.)

 > The icons also make it feel too distracting and the icons doesn't add
 much value when the label is visible.

 I disagree that it is distracting. I also disagree that they do not add
 value. Take icons away from most of Gutenberg's UI and it becomes a dull
 and muted mess of words without boundaries or context.

 They are quantitatively high-value to more people than they are low-value
 to.

 > This ticket explores A larger (just a bit) icon less WP Admin menu.

 For the sake of transparency, Automattic-lead initiatives like FSE and
 WooCommerce are evident sources of inspiration and motivation for these
 concepts and their timing (and they are all under the same payroll).

 Comments from @youknowriad [https://make.wordpress.org/core/2021/05/10
 /css-custom-properties-project-update/#comment-41295 here] elude to the
 idea that these are not just concepts, but certainties that other
 initiatives should alter their courses for.

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 Injecting my feelings – removing these icons whitewashes WordPress Admin.
 It eliminates company logo-marks from highly visible UI. It nullifies
 hours spent creatively whittling away SVGs and icon-fonts to get them
 just-right. It's also boring, bland, lacking in personality, and makes it
 nearly unidentifiable as WordPress – it's just another rectangle now.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/50539#comment:16>
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