This is a "less-is-more" approach and any designer worth their salt could come up with a similar design (if not 100 more).<p>The page feels like a page from a contemporary kitchen in architect digest - where you see a huge glass table with maybe one vase in the center.  It looks great but it misses out on some of the "roll-up-your-sleeves" and get thing done feel, which is what Google does best.