After giving "Parker" a little time I have to somewhat agree with shanna above.

The admin pages are actually harder to read and a strain on the eye with regular use.

As a little experiment to myself I have 3.7 and 3.8 both open and certainly the old one (designed by Elliot Jay Stocks I believe) is a much easier read.

Not a good sign when plugins are appearing to make the default dashboard different!

I hope 3.7.1 sorts these issues.

In fact, it's probably about time I contributed :o)