I HATE the animation of the up arrow. I'm reading an article and the arrow slides in my peripheral vision and draws my eye to it every single time. It would be much better to have it's position static and fade it in. As far as the redesign as a whole, while it's "prettier", it's also seems to me less functional. Far…

I'm a bit too banged up for an articulate response, but a B is FAR too generous. It's  painful to watch at points.