Obviously, the nav bar has been internal for a while. I was not a big fan when I first saw it either, but now I've grown to quite like it. It's across all the p

Obviously, the nav bar has been internal for a while. I was not a big fan when I first saw it either, but now I've grown to quite like it. It's across all the products, and it sort of stamps the page as "you're at Google", much in the same way that you feel when you see the orange at the top of HN, or the blue at the top of Facebook. Even if you're tuned out, its in your peripheral vision and you get that sense of place. (DISCLAIMER: I'm an intern at Google)