The post title shown in the editor UI should not use the Verse block icon

[afercia]

Description

Splitting this out from #62136 (comment)

Icons should be used to uniquely identify features and controls of a user interface.

It appears that's not the case for the 'verse' icon. After recent changes to the editor top bar and the Post settings panel, the verse icon is used in association with the ppst title shown in the UI. And it is still used for the Verse block. I'm not sure that's ideal, under all aspects.

Does the Post title shown in the UI need an icon in the first place?

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Step-by-step reproduction instructions

• Create a new post.
• Add a title and a Verse block.
• Open the List View and the Settings pane > Post tab
• Observe the verse icon is used in a few places to identify different features and concepts.

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Please confirm that you have tested with all plugins deactivated except Gutenberg.

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[richtabor]

Perhaps verse should have a different icon? They certainly shouldn't be the same.

[afercia]

Just adding that the verse icon is used also for the 'Add citation` button in the Quote block, which doesn't help with creating a cohesive visual language:

[afercia]

One more usage of the verse icon is for the 'blog page' in the link suggestions:

[afercia]

One more usage is in the 'Add new template' modal dialog, when the 'blog home' template is missing:

[karthick-murugan]

@afercia - You mean here to change the verse icon with another icon or to remove the icon from the block?

[afercia]

To me, when it's not possible to craft an icon that is meaningful and unique for its intended usage, that icon should not be used in the first place. Instead, it seems that sometimes the editor design adds icons just because the design system wants it. I'm not sure this is ideal. Personally, I'd just remove the icon.

Noting that the icon has been already removed from the document bar? It is still used in the settings panel post card. Screenshot from current trunk:

[karthick-murugan]

@afercia - Can I work on removing the icon from settings panel post card? Is there any where else should also be removed?

[afercia]

@karthick-murugan there's no need to ask, any contributor can propose a change and submit a PR.
However, I'd suggest to ask feedback from @WordPress/gutenberg-design to get to some agreement before any coding.

[jasmussen]

The goal of any icon is to visually represent a subject matter. In the case of posts, the verse icon actually represents this better than the pin, which is commonly used to imply sticky, whether stick to the top, or CSS position: sticky. On the contrary, I would recommend we stop using the pin for posts, use this icon for posts, and design a new icon for Verse.

[afercia]

Whatever the icon is, I would argue it's totally unnecessary in the post card.

[t-hamano]

I think the fundamental problem is that the verse icon is used in other contexts and is not unique.

We may not be able to change the design of the verse icon itself significantly, because some developers may already be using this icon.

With that in mind, I think we need new/different icons for at least these two things:

• Blog home
• Quote block > "Add citation" button

Can we discuss this issue again after we resolve the issues with these icons?