User blog comment:Rupert Giles/Introducing Updated Global Navigation/@comment-6532857-20141204013504/@comment-1224793-20141204032117

I agree, the color and size is very distracting for users. We need to have the option of switching back, that way it gives users the choice of keeping this setting or reverting to the style of preference. I myself would prefer to keep the original setting over this "global navigation" bar for sure.