Google's Data Fetish Drives Away Its Top Designer

I thought this article on Gawker.com was interesting. It supports my stereotype about Google being an amazing technical innovator, but a bit boring/confusing in the user interface realm.

“Yes, it's true that a team at Google couldn't decide between two blues, so they're testing 41 shades between each blue to see which one performs better. I had a recent debate over whether a border should be 3, 4 or 5 pixels wide, and was asked to prove my case. I can't operate in an environment like that. I've grown tired of debating such miniscule design decisions. There are more exciting design problems in this world to tackle.”