The new Google Plus design looks a little like Facebook's Timeline

You’ve probably started seeing tweets and posts about the new Google+ design. It’s live on my profile and this is what it looks like for me:

The new Google+ design feels a little claustrophobic. The top and left bars seem to make the middle panel that much smaller. I also can’t help but notice the similarities with my Facebook Timeline. The main banner image is a little narrow on Google+, though.

Here is the promo video. I like the direction and probably need to spend more time with it getting used to it all.