Since the earliest days of Dropbox, we've tried to connect with users through illustration. Whether we're announcing a new product or fixing a pesky bug, we know users prefer to hear the news from fellow humans, not robots. Much of the Dropbox visual style has developed along those lines: personal, hand-drawn, playful. In many cases, we'll design several concepts before picking the option that's just right. Here are 10 illustrations the design team loved, even if they missed the final cut.