Just went to plus.google.com - was surprised by the new design.
IMHO: Everything seems to be fine, but the icons on the left are too boring and simple.
Searched the news did not find, published. Sorry if this is old news.
UPD1: As noted by a1exDi11, a
link to the announced interface on a Google blog
UPD2: Many people do not like that on wide screens the tape is not centered, for them the user style:
#contentPane { text-align: center } .uohZhe, .RazREb, .L9ru2b { text-align: left }
