37signals goes Dirty
November 6th, 2007
I’ve a big fan of 37signals and I just wanted to check out Highrise to help me keep track of my personal professional network … It’s probably pretty cool - haven’t tried it yet … have you? If not, you probably should.
Anyway for me 37signals is all about simplicity and a getting things done attitude, a lot about beautifully executed communication, and some about producing solid web apps. But as I came to their website (I haven’t been there for a while) I was a little surprised seeing this:
Not much simplicity here. I think this piece of communication is too cluttered: Too many colors, font sizes/types, and areas of attention etc. I think it lacks a little priority and some clear decisions.
Well, I’m definitely not a web designer. I don’t know shit … I was just a little surprised. Guess I expected something a little more “awesomely simple” from 37signals - who I by the way respect more than most others, so don’t take this the wrong way anyone … e.g. buy their book!
November 6th, 2007 at 9:30 am
I tried it just when they released it, but was very dissapointed with the bad integration with Outlook. Also it a lot of trouble importing addresses, when the syntax was Danish… However, it was in the very first month of it’s existence, and I am sure they’ve improved a lot since then.
Looking forward to see your review.
November 8th, 2007 at 4:56 am
Maybe the good peeps at 37 was inspired by this site http://havenworks.com/ when the designed that page.