Aldo Novarese, “Eurostile, a Synthetic Expression of Our Times, Pagina, International Magazine of Graphic Design, No. 4, January 1964.
“The square shape with narrow curved angles is a typical architectural expression of our times, much as the round arch was of the Roman period, producing the inscriptional characters, or the ogive arch of the Gothic style, which in its turn produced medieval types.”
I have a UI question I'd like your thoughts on. (Yes, you, you magnificent specimen!)
The diagram below represents an expression of time. The units don't matter, but if you like you can think of each circle as one day.
Given only that, what do you think the diagram is showing? (I'm trying to leave the question as open as possible so as not to bias anyone, sorry)
My reason for asking is to evaluate if the picture is an intuitively obvious representation of what it is supposed to represent.
I’m only looking for your gut feeling, so don't think too much, just give me your first thought. If anyone is still interested, I'll give the background after I have enough responses.
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