well, I am no expert in usability, but I can tell that the new design is not intuitive to me as much as the original design, leave alone improvement.. I am real

well, I am no expert in usability, but I can tell that the new design is not intuitive to me as much as the original design, leave alone improvement.. I am really wondering what was the motive of the designer to put on the top something so sparingly used like Tasks, Contact! Any views?