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None of these is the main reason. Sharp corners feel artificial, round corners feel natural. You might find objects with a sharp edge but it is very abnormal fo
by _8j50 5y ago
None of these is the main reason. Sharp corners feel artificial, round corners feel natural. You might find objects with a sharp edge but it is very abnormal for a geometric object like a square wood or a three sided broken rock to have all the corners be sharp, at least one is chipped or worn out. They are also more comfortable to touch and interact with when round. This is why car stereo buttons aren't usually sharp cornered as well.
- pinephoneguy 5y agoIf I’m going to be honest: round corners on a computer feel unnatural. There’s skeuomorphism but it’s all a facade just like the second stories on strip malls in nicer suburbs.
- watersb 5y agoWell, yes, that was the point of the round rects in Macintosh 1984 design: change the perception of what a "computer" feels like. The rich, Corinthian leather in later Mac design... sigh. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinthian_leather https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinthian_leather https://www.cultofmac.com/189707/steve-jobs-himself-is-responsible-for-calendar-and-game-centers-hideous-skeuomorphic-designs/ https://www.cultofmac.com/189707/steve-jobs-himself-is-respo...
- talaketu 5y ago"round corners feel natural" is no better explanation than "round corners are smoother".
- Barrin92 5y agoIt's a pretty reasonable explanation for why they're popular. Something that looks artificial looks out of place and doesn't blend. It's aesthetically unpleasing. Just take a haircut. There's a reason rounded shapes on a beard or a hairline look better than cutting a 90 degree angle into your head which makes you look like Minecraft Steve. We're fine tuned to notice things that stand out as artificial and we usually respond to it in a negative way. The uncanny valley effect is another example.