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Evolving the Dropbox Brand | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15393684 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15393684 (Oct 2017, 67 comments) > mugsie: Wow.

by j_s 9y ago

Evolving the Dropbox Brand | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15393684 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15393684 (Oct 2017, 67 comments) > mugsie: Wow. that is (from my perspective - but only mine) terrible. > supernintendo: This is the worst UX I've seen in a long time. Not only that, it's visually garish. > chrissnell: That typeface is just dreadful.

crankylinuxuser 9y ago
Please for all that is holy, tell me they got hacked or something?
- goldenkey 9y ago
  Nope, goto their actual website, it's all there: https://www.dropbox.com/ https://www.dropbox.com/
  - detuur 9y ago
    For me it only shows up when I go to https://www.dropbox.com/creativeenergy https://www.dropbox.com/creativeenergy
    - goldenkey 9y ago
      You might be logged in. Shows up the same as the page you linked for me. Try opening in incognito tab.
      - detuur 9y ago
        Tried logging out as well. But didn't try incognito, admittedly.
  - tim333 9y ago
    for comparison here's May 2017's https://web.archive.org/web/20170513061525/https://www.dropbox.com https://web.archive.org/web/20170513061525/https://www.dropb...
- tylersmith 9y ago
  I really hope that whoever designed that trash is fired before the IPO. I would never want to invest in a company with such a horribly low bar of quality.
weaksauce 9y ago
It looks like a person from hot topic got inspired by the Apple iPod / iPhone commercials and decided to go crazy with it. Awful execution.
RileyJames 9y ago
The type is named “Sharp Grotesk”. Seriously... how many meetings involved lines like “We’re trying to decide between Grotesk and xxxx”, “what do you think of Grotesk”, “I need sign off on this Grotesk typeface”.
- AshleyGrant 9y ago
  Grotesque just means 'sans-serif'. https://creativemarket.com/blog/grotesque-fonts https://creativemarket.com/blog/grotesque-fonts
  - fny 9y ago
    But I'm damn certain the work was chosen with full awareness of the connotation...

by j_s 9y ago

crankylinuxuser 9y ago

Please for all that is holy, tell me they got hacked or something?

goldenkey 9y ago
Nope, goto their actual website, it's all there: https://www.dropbox.com/ https://www.dropbox.com/
- detuur 9y ago
  For me it only shows up when I go to https://www.dropbox.com/creativeenergy https://www.dropbox.com/creativeenergy
  - goldenkey 9y ago
    You might be logged in. Shows up the same as the page you linked for me. Try opening in incognito tab.
    - detuur 9y ago
      Tried logging out as well. But didn't try incognito, admittedly.
- tim333 9y ago
  for comparison here's May 2017's https://web.archive.org/web/20170513061525/https://www.dropbox.com https://web.archive.org/web/20170513061525/https://www.dropb...
tylersmith 9y ago
I really hope that whoever designed that trash is fired before the IPO. I would never want to invest in a company with such a horribly low bar of quality.

weaksauce 9y ago

It looks like a person from hot topic got inspired by the Apple iPod / iPhone commercials and decided to go crazy with it. Awful execution.

RileyJames 9y ago

The type is named “Sharp Grotesk”. Seriously... how many meetings involved lines like “We’re trying to decide between Grotesk and xxxx”, “what do you think of Grotesk”, “I need sign off on this Grotesk typeface”.

AshleyGrant 9y ago
Grotesque just means 'sans-serif'. https://creativemarket.com/blog/grotesque-fonts https://creativemarket.com/blog/grotesque-fonts
- fny 9y ago
  But I'm damn certain the work was chosen with full awareness of the connotation...