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Apple's rounded corners: "Closer to the human, the rounder it is"
- whywhywhywhy 3y agoIsn't it just a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superellipse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superellipse which is very common in physical product design.
- Someone 3y agoFrom that page: “Squircle, the superellipse with n = 4, a = b = 1” So, yes, a squircle is a superellipse with n = 4, Also, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squircle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squircle: “A squircle is a shape intermediate between a square and a circle. There are at least two definitions of "squircle" in use, the most common of which is based on the superellipse.” So, squircle isn’t tightly defined. It also says: “Apple uses an approximation of a squircle (actually a quintic superellipse) for icons in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and the home buttons of some Apple hardware.” So, that claims Apple uses n = 5. However, https://applypixels.com/blog/the-hunt-for-the-squircle https://applypixels.com/blog/the-hunt-for-the-squircle seems to indicate that’s close to, but may not be the exact shape of iOS icons (They’re approximating that curve with quadratic or cubic splines. That may be the sole cause of discrepancies) Of course, they may use different values of n elsewhere.
- mackross 3y agoThe Apple TV is round…