When you look at these two photos, how do you respond?
Do you find you prefer one to the other? Or do you like both, equally?
The design on the left is all straight lines and right angles, whereas the one on the right is of interlocking circles and loops.
Some people find straight lines and right angles somewhat aggressive. I seem to remember reading that the architecture of Waldorf Schools and other Steiner inspired buildings seeks to avoid these “harsher” lines and angles. The hospital where I worked for the last two decades of my career, “The NHS Centre for Integrative Care” (formerly, “Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital”) was designed to have as many curves, and as few right angles, as possible. The main reception desk was curved and open, and even the walls of the inpatient unit were a series of curves which evoked the image of gentle waves. I liked that.
As I was born and grew up in Scotland, the typical Celtic designs of knots and loops were familiar to me from an early age. Although the image on the left is also of intertwining lines, it isn’t typical of the Celtic drawings I know.
But maybe the straight lines and right angles are more appealing to you? If they are, why don’t you tell me about them? I’d be interested to hear what your preference is, and why.
Heroes Not Zombies 
Very interesting topic! In my job as personal stylist, I study the balance of curves and straight lines of our body and facial features to understand what kind of style, shapes and fabric is the best for each person. It’s called the Yin-Yang method (Yin= waves and curve lines, feminine energy; Yang= angles and straight lines, masculine energy), the author of it, H. McJimsey, has been inspired by architecture and nature. Everything around us is composed by curve or straight lines. Which ones I prefer? I don’t have a preference, I am more attractive by architecture that is able to create armony using both! 🙂