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Desire Paths

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Desire paths Desire paths can be paths created as a consequence of erosion caused by human or animal foot-fall or traffic. The paths usually represent the shortest or most easily navigated routes between origins and destinations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desire_path

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[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

it shows that people tend to make things too straight and geometric, when they should instead be curvy and organic.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah, but if you make things too curvy they no longer fit together well. And can be hard to build depending on the construction methods used.