Yay! Obligatory stab at Dribbble! Honestly, if you look at Dribbble and get the rage for the lack of context or UX sensibilities then you've missed the whole point of Dribbble.
The Dropbox example was a bit meh, and as pointed out by others, iconography can help with scanning things, differentiation and association. Surely three things that can only help with the UX.
The 'sugar' when used wisely can delight and add flavour.
Yay! Obligatory stab at Dribbble! Honestly, if you look at Dribbble and get the rage for the lack of context or UX sensibilities then you've missed the whole point of Dribbble.
The Dropbox example was a bit meh, and as pointed out by others, iconography can help with scanning things, differentiation and association. Surely three things that can only help with the UX.
The 'sugar' when used wisely can delight and add flavour.