I get the idea, and I tend to agree with it, but I believe that in this particular case, he pushed things too far: the resulting checkbox is borderline baroque.

I get the idea, and I tend to agree with it, but I believe that in this particular case, he pushed things too far: the resulting checkbox is borderline baroque. Minimalism can sometimes also be very satisfying. I'd toss the 3D and the explosion-like fx.