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20 pointszeynalov14 comments

Is that new? I've been seeing it for a while now and still can't shake the feeling that the left hand menu looks like a stuck dropdown.

It is a stuck dropdown. If you make your browser smaller, it will turn into an actual dropdown. It looks like someone heard about responsive design, but didn't really understand why or how.

It's actually not bad - it's likely too complex to make it responsive all the way down to mobile, and they have a mobile site for that function, but it fits perfectly for those browsing on different screens.

I just wish they'd make it fixed width. The site's barren on my wide monitor.

I like the idea of the menu being responsive, but I dislike the drop shadow when it's open by default. The drop shadow makes it look too out of place.

I don't have a problem with the menu being responsive. It's just poorly designed and doesn't contribute very much.

I've been seeing it for at least a couple of months as well. I only see it every now and then.

Is it me or is the site even more cluttered than before with the new design?

I guess I don't see it. Screenshots anywhere for comparison?

Try using another browser or the private browsing mode. That can trigger it for me.

Here's a shot: http://imgur.com/FULDM

Thx for the tip. Private browsing works to see the new design

I had tried that and it didn't work for me; I suppose it's still random even for new visitors.

The amazon.com redesign has been in testing for months now and is still not universal.

Amazon uses "feature flags" which allow them to roll out new features or design changes incrementally (i.e. to a random x% of visitors).

I've seen this too. If I'm not logged in or using a different computer, I get the new design. When logged into my account, Amazon looks like it has for at least the last few years.

I actually prefer the "classic" Amazon look, because I prefer having the additional color. I'm so used to the old design, the new one looks too white to me.

I'm not sure about the menu redesign. Not having it show is a little cleaner. I use it a fair bit, but I may be strange. Having it show up if my browser is wide enough is a smart idea, but the drop shadow make it looks like a menu popped up because of my cursor. Since my cursor is somewhere else on the page, it triggers sort of a "why is that stuck open" note in my mind.

Once you get off the home page, everything looks basically the same as always except for the change to white.

Mine toggles back and forth, even when I'm logged in. I'm logged in right now and getting the old site.

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