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Round rects are better. Apple established that 30 years ago. Sharp corners are a fad that Microsoft(!) started with Windows Phone/10 just to be different from A
by hopler 8y ago
Round rects are better. Apple established that 30 years ago. Sharp corners are a fad that Microsoft(!) started with Windows Phone/10 just to be different from Apple (their chronic problem of trying to compete by doing randomly different things) and the Googlee going for it with cards, before they realized rounded rects are preferred for a reason. (And cards, what an innovation, copying the original desktop application GUI language from cascading/tiling window systems and HyperCard
- user5994461 8y agoWhy is it better? What is the reason it's preferred?
- Spooky23 8y agoIt’s less visually jarring and doesn’t feel malleable. Find another human interface that consists of sharp edged shapes. That design aesthetic is like brutalist UI. Pretty for the architect, but few others are moved.
- ferongr 8y agoPlease provide proof.
- renox 8y agoUh? The reasons you're giving don't feel very convincing.. (I have no opinion on what is better)
- speedplane 8y agoIt's not at all obvious that rounded rectangles are superior to sharp edges. Sharp edges convey precision, rounded edges convey approximation. Many mechanical knobs and buttons have clear notches and clicks to make clear to the user they are in control of the machine.
- speedplane 8y ago> Round rects are better. Apple established that 30 years ago. They did? Their iPhones went from rounded corners, to sharp corners, back to rounded corners again. Apple design is impressive, but I don't see any timeless consistency.