Some questions for the employees behind Google Docs

I have a lot of questions! | Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Why is the toolbar a different color? Why is it oval when the buttons it features are square? I have helpfully labeled my concerns. Are you aware that this is ugly? Seriously, what is the logic behind the oval / rectangle divide? Do you think it’s important for us to notice the toolbar? You know it’s kind of distracting to make it a different color, right? How many committee meetings went into that toolbar? Is anyone working on a Chrome extension to make Google Docs look less hideous? Are you evaluated for how many products you successfully ship, or are you evaluated on whether the products are good? How many people made this toolbar decision? Is this an act of aggression against your users? Do you resent us? Or,... Continue reading…