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I was with them up until the diagram where the straight lines seemed much better. Not that it distracts from the main argument. It might just be that I expect
by keithnz 5y ago
I was with them up until the diagram where the straight lines seemed much better. Not that it distracts from the main argument. It might just be that I expect straight lines on diagrams like that and not curves
- elromulous 5y ago+1 The straight line diagram is easier to read for me as well. While I sometimes enjoy curved lines for diagrams, I think the ones the author chose were too curvy for my taste.
- gligorot 5y ago-1 from me then? I actually had a silent wow moment for that demonstration.
- ars 5y agoSame here - the rounded flowchart was much harder to read, with the rounded one my eyes got lost where the line split in half. The square rectangle pairing was also easier than the rounded one to match (there were fewer details to compare).
- wolpoli 5y agoIt's also trivial example with 3 boxes. A more complex diagram with curved lines will start to look very inconsistent without a graphics designer cleaning things up.
- donatj 5y agoI thought the same exact thing. I feel like if anything, it obscures the implied relationship between B and C
- systoll 5y agoI’d’ve gone the other way — the rounding makes clear that there is no direct link between b & c, where the orthogonal lines are suggestive of one. The orthogonal straight line diagrams create a phantom b-c connection whenever you connect a-b and a-c. Rounded diagrams can still have that b-c connection if it’s intended.