[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23415: Reducing visual noise within the admin

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#23415: Reducing visual noise within the admin
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 Reporter:  melchoyce        |       Type:  enhancement
   Status:  new              |   Priority:  normal
Milestone:  Awaiting Review  |  Component:  General
  Version:                   |   Severity:  normal
 Keywords:  ui-feedback      |
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 This closely relates to #23333 (New icons).

 There's a lot of visual clutter and noise in the admin (gradients,
 shadows, etc.) and not a whole lot of breathing room. We're moving towards
 new, vector icons, but they currently don't fit stylistically within the
 admin.

 I've taken an initial stab at playing with a flatter, less cluttered
 dashboard screen: http://f.cl.ly/items/3Q0e0y1E1X231K1s3i0M/wp-flatter.png
 (Ignore the font — I was playing around with Open Sans, but I think it
 makes sense to stick with just "sans-serif" as our generic font stack.)

 You can see a comparison of the current navbar with icons vs. new icons
 and a flatter, more spacious navbar:

 [[Image(http://f.cl.ly/items/2A3z2X1W3i3L0p2w0635/menus-compared.jpg)]]

 How do people feel about the direction we're moving in?

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