I recently came across a collection of website navigation bars from a few years ago. I couldn’t help but wonder how those navbars looked today, and how the impact of site growth, redesigns, branding updates, etc. have affected them.
Here’s a comparison of the old versus the new (click on an image to view a larger version).
Old Navy
Old Navy: then
Old Navy: now
Shopping.com
Shopping.com: then
Shopping.com: nowAdobe
Adobe: then
Adobe: nowWeather Channel
Weather Channel: then
Weather Channel: nowREI
REI: then
REI: nowAmazon
Amazon: then
Amazon: nowApple
Apple: then
Apple: now
Google: then
Google: nowNetflix
Netflix: then
Netflix: nowExpedia
Expedia: then
Expedia: nowWalmart
Walmart: then
Walmart: nowPogo
Pogo: then
Pogo: nowAll Recipes
All Recipes: then
All Recipes: nowBank of America
Bank of America: then
Bank of America: now (it hasn’t changed!)Buy.com
Buy.com: then
Buy.com: now
