CS5: An evolution of the designer’s toolbox

Adobe’s process behind the baffling CS5 splash screen designs: assume that the old ones were a problem, pick some random designer from the 70’s and draw inspiration from his oddly-shaped (and in my opinion, ugly) symbols, add some random-sized isometric blocks, throw them all together, and finally add gradients to complete the craziness.

Adobe, you’re trying too hard.