[all new phil]

When a new design of anything replaces something very familiar, human nature is that there very often tends to be an initial reaction, often negative, because whatever it is ‘doesn’t look right’.

Then as time goes on, and the more you experience it, it becomes as familiar as the old design, so those initial negative feelings tend to subside, and you might actually start to like it.

Suddenly, because you’re so familiar with the new design, the old design now ‘doesn’t look right’ and feels a bit dated. But that doesn’t mean the old design is necessarily old fashioned in terms of style or design, it’s just that it’s not what you’re now used to.

I don’t believe for a minute that the Gill blocks are actually dated or old fashioned in design terms, but I can understand why some might feel this in the face of a more recent design that’s now very familiar.

Get out of here with your sensible posting.