User blog comment:Jamesb1/New design opinions/@comment-26402117-20161008151738

I rolled with the old one but thought it could do with a refresh. The header and footer feel much more at place, though I'd want a background and new sprites to make the theme fit.

I personally rather like Wikia's efforts to go modernize their design and website build, although users do have to go partially rebuild their customizations as they do it.