Thanks for starting this.
As a daily Jenkins user, I'm convinced there's a huge room for improvement re: UX.
However, I think the icon removal is misguided. Default Jenkins icons are dated and probably too bold, but we shouldn't get rid of icons entirely.
Menus change a lot in Jenkins (depending on context and rights). Having icons next to links makes it easier to spot the right action or menu item by scanning, instead of having to read it all.
In my opinion, the link you cite does not at all justify removing icons. It says that having
only icons (additionally, unclear ones) is an issue, with which I couldn't agree more.
To add more feedback:
- I love the new console output.
- I think the font-size is better.
- I like the more-roomy build history better.
- I think you could replace the dated build-status and build-weather-report icons to something more modern and better-looking