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First thought on the Website: Don't do that. Don't force me to go through lengthy animations, just show me your actual content and let me use it like I use the rest of the web.

Second: The 'Learn more' presentation actually says nothing, nevermind that the start page is equally uninformative. Not a single word about techniques used or what makes this service supposedly 'safe' or why I should trust it with my data.

I am highly suspicious of anything claiming to be "safe" or "secure", expecially when it is this dodgy around details. I'd not advise anyone to actually use this for anything sensitive.

EDIT: Just noticed the tiny light-grey 'About' link at the bottom, which gives a little more info. Still, I absolutely dislike the site design.

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thanks for the feedback! i don't disagree with you.

i designed the splash page to be very sparse because i wanted to minimize distractions and make it simple to just get started using the app. i figure most people don't like reading as much as they like looking at pictures.

for those who like to read (and have a discerning eye) the "about" link has all the gory details you're looking for.

it was a trade-off and there definitely could be a better result but this is what developed in the end. the splash page may change as more feedback rolls in.

Just to put my +1 here, I think the project looks great and the product itself seems good but that website is not good and is actually quite annoying.

1) No animations. Just get rid of them all.

2) Put a link on the 'Learn More' page that takes you back to the homepage. The 'Learn More' page only contains a link to the download page, no way to click back to homepage.

3) 6 click throughs to read 6 sentences on the About page is annoying. I don't need a single sentence stretched out across an HD screen (feels like I have to take a few steps back to read the massive text without panning my entire head left and right). Have all 6 of those on one long page instead.

4) I didn't even notice the tiny links on the front page at the far bottom left (probably because of how gigantic everything else is). Make those links more prominent and maybe also have those links as part of the footer of every page. The http://www.getsafe.org/about is especially useful and contains most of what I wanted to see.

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