After Effects GUI appearance

After watching a VideoCopilot video, I noticed that the GUI that their version of after effects had was much more stylish and visually appealing then the traditional black and orange. When searching help, I also noticed that some of the images in there had some of the same attributes. I was wondering how to make mine look this way. is there a settings tab for it? Or is a plugin or update that I don't have? Just wondering. I have AE CC 2014.0.2 Relase V. 13.0.2.3.

Szalam wrote:
Those changes came in the 13.1 update. (Make sure you're on 13.1.1 as there were some vital bug fixes in that update.)
You're way behind the times, Sz! I've got AEv13.1.1.3.

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