https://www.dropbox.com is in the same style and I find it looks very unprofessional, even if it is targeted to regular users. It looks like an art gallery? https://www.dropbox.com/business on the other hand looks clean and trustworthy.
So do I, but now I have a reason to finally finish that nextcloud VM I've been meaning to set up for ages :-)
Bold move, Cotton.
It's not URL hijacking.
They have an EV cert.
Ok, you got me, I have no idea how you're pulling it off. Some kind of silly hacker trickery must be the explanation, because there's absolutely no way that a company with such a long track record of tasteful design would intentionally put something that hideous into production. Right? Right??!
:/
Taking screenshots with different tools reveals two other pages (I assume the first is what you're seeing):
Reasons might be ui/startup designers being pushed into territory they dont know. It might be management dumbing down "too cool" design. But overall it feels like strange hybrid without much energy or appeal.
But i applaud them for trying something new.
Only corp that manages to sucessfuly bring this kind of design approach is bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/businessweek
> 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.
To me, it makes Dropbox seem like a place where people are encouraged to care about their craft!
The response from 'ordinary' users on Twitter has been tepid at best, I guess people just want their files reliably synced, rather than "inspiring creative energy" (Dropbox's word choice, not mine!).