This reminds me of the time I watched the video about Uber's new logo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx1-im6i8uk
Seriously, who comes up with this stuff? It feels like a bad joke.
Evolving the Dropbox Brand
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#42Not sure I understand the strategy here, was under the impression that Dropbox wanted to move further into the enterprise (read:lucrative) space which would favor a constant, subtle, and functional "boring" scheme.
This seems like a tear in the opposite direction and I'm not sure which target user/market it was designed to appeal to. Maybe it's just a refresh to try and stay top-of-mind in the face of competition from Google, Microsoft, and Box.
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#43It's almost like they used a random color palette generator. The colors they chose look entirely random to my eyes.
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#44I get two scrollbars. First time I've seen that.
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#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
My initial impression was they were intentionally breaking color theory rules, maybe as a way to stand out. It gives off a trendy, hipster vibe. I can't imagine this aesthetic aging well.
it gives me a 'geocities' vibe.
That's a great way of describing it.
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#46That typeface is just dreadful. Dropbox is a utilitarian business product, not a mid-century art exhibit.
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#47Wow. that is (from my perspective - but only mine) terrible. Janky scrolling, things flying around, random animations that don't finish before you scroll past them. The left / right alternate scroll is .... unsettling.
I don't often agree with statements like this on HN, but this site probably the worst designed I have ever encountered that wasn't made that way intentionally. Seriously terrible. I can't imagine it's all that accessible for people with disabilities as well.
Re: Evolving the Dropbox Brand
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
My initial impression was they were intentionally breaking color theory rules, maybe as a way to stand out. It gives off a trendy, hipster vibe. I can't imagine this aesthetic aging well.
it gives me a 'geocities' vibe.
It give me a "I just discovered LSD" vibe.
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#49There are two scrollbars, and both of them don't work!
The left one doesn't scroll, the right one reveals some weird script tag.
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#50Wow. that is (from my perspective - but only mine) terrible. Janky scrolling, things flying around, random animations that don't finish before you scroll past them. The left / right alternate scroll is .... unsettling.
I thought something was wrong with my browser because it wouldn't scroll. How does a company with this much money fail so hard at web design?