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On a related subject, are rounded rectangles so aesthetic to everyone? I think they used to be popular in the 50s, and apple revived them with brushed aluminum,
by zerostar07 14y ago
On a related subject, are rounded rectangles so aesthetic to everyone? I think they used to be popular in the 50s, and apple revived them with brushed aluminum, but now we see them all over the web too. They bring to my mind old CRT televisions which is kinda kitsch imho.
- jccc 14y agoApple revived them with the original Macintosh: http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Round_Rects_Are_Everywhere.txt http://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?story=Round_Rects_Are_E...
- jccc 14y ago(Not that I'm saying I like 'em.)
- esolyt 14y agoFor a tablet, rounded rectangle seems to be the best shape in my opinion. Because you wouldn't want sharp corners if you want to be able to hold it comfortably.
- zerostar07 14y agoSure, but apple's rounded corners are much larger than safety smoothing. Somebody likes those curves too much.