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'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.
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 50.3 ms ] threadI just wish they'd make it fixed width. The site's barren on my wide monitor.
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 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.
Here's a shot: http://imgur.com/FULDM
http://imgur.com/xNhHW