Facebook Classic' design set to disappear next month and much more

The classic Facebook web design with a blue navigation bar will no longer be available for desktop users from September and their Chief Marketing Officer Antonio Lucio has decided to leave the organization after two years.

San Francisco:According to a new report in Engadget, the classic Facebook web design with a blue navigation bar will no longer be available for desktop users starting September.

Meanwhile, we have also heard the news of Facebook Chief Marketing Officer Antonio Lucio who has decided to leave the social networking giant after two years. According to a report in Seeking Alpha, Lucio's departure comes at a time when Facebook is preparing steps to tackle fake news and misinformation before the US presidential election in November.

The design that Facebook announced at its developer conference last year has been the new default, since May. However, it still gives people the option to go back to the "classic" design if they want.

The social networking giant remains to ask the users questions if it finds people willing to switch to the old design to appear to improve the new design.

Facebook Classic' design set to disappear next month and much more

With the inclusion of tons of white space, the new look makes Facebook a way cleaner. There is also a dark mode that interested users can make use of.

The features that get more prominence within the new design include Facebook's Groups, Watch, and Gaming sections.

Facebook in August 2018 announced to hire Lucio, who was working as Global Chief Marketing & Communication Officer at HP Inc.

Lucio was reporting to Facebook Chief Product Officer Chris Cox and was part of Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg's leadership team.

"Facebook's story is at an inflection point. We have never faced bigger challenges, and that we haven’t had more opportunities to have a positive impact on the world by improving our products at their core," Cox said.

Lucio replaced Gary Briggs who had announced to step down. Lucio spent over three years with Palo Alto-based HP Inc following its separation from The Hewlett Packard Corporation.

(Inputs from IANS)