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Just to break up the homogeneity of this thread: I like it.
by vernie 9y ago
Just to break up the homogeneity of this thread: I like it.
- hansjorg 9y agoIt's beautiful, fun and quite daring. I would generally opt for the 'straightforward and professional looking' solution, but that might be because I'm boring and generally unimaginative. Kinda sad realizing that you prefer this, but would chose boring just because it's somehow more safe.
- vernie 9y agoMoreover none of their actual apps (web, desktop, mobile) have adopted this aesthetic, so what's everyone on about?
- briankelly 9y agoI think it's a little bit more about honesty than safety. Sort of like the advice pounded into us in our teenage years to "just be yourself" because people can smell insecurity from a mile away.
- lobster_johnson 9y agoI don't think it's the aesthetics that people react to. The aesthetics are a little on the 1980s neon retro side, but personally, I find this almost creepily dissonant purely in how far the message is from the product. Nobody would deny that lots of people use Dropbox for "creative" work. But Dropbox itself has nothing to do with creativity -- there's no sense in which Dropbox itself can be a fun, zany, kinetic kind of experience. It's not GoPro. It's a folder that syncs. This design reeks of someone uncool trying to appeal to a young, fashion-conscious demographic, with cringeworthy results. It's as transparently cynical as any attempt Microsoft (for example) have ever made to appeal to anyone younger than 30.