Asymmetry Is A Myth – That’s What It (the Left Brain) Said!

Picture this: Leonardo da Vinci unveils the Mona Lisa to his client. He’s glowing with Renaissance pride. The crowd is silent. Awed.
And then—someone clears their throat.

“Leo, love it, really. But… could you make her smile more? Maybe turn up the symmetry a bit? Her eyes feel… uneven?”

Cue internal screaming in Latin.

This, dear reader, is where we find ourselves. In the Great Tug-of-War between Left Brain and Right Brain. Logic and feeling. Metrics and magic. The science of spreadsheets and the poetry of pixels. And while the right brain pirouettes through ideas in glittery socks, the left brain is just trying to do its taxes in peace.

But here’s the kicker: there’s symmetry in asymmetry.

Balance in the offbeat. Harmony in the chaos.
And, ironically, the quest for perfect balance? That’s exactly what throws us off balance.

When the Line Blurs (and Blurs Again)
Enter: the stakeholders.
Bless them, every one. They mean well. But sometimes, in the great group chat of creativity, things get… complicated.

One wants more innovation. Another wants what worked last quarter. A third one wants it to “pop,” but not too much. (Let’s not scare the board.)
Suddenly, you’re not navigating creative ideas anymore. You’re herding vibes. Mediating between “Can we make it feel fresh?” and “Can we add a footer because Legal says so?”

The line between idea and approval, art and ask, becomes thinner than the client’s patience for a moodboard.

Right Brain Fatigue is Real

Meanwhile, your right brain—remember them? They’re in the back, drinking cold coffee, trying to count pixels and ROI.
They wanted structure. A roadmap. Maybe even a bar graph.
But all they got was “can we make the logo feel more… friendly?” followed by six rounds of feedback involving eleven people and a mysterious new stakeholder named Trisha from Procurement.

(Who, by the way, thinks the color blue is “a bit aggressive.”)

The Beauty of the Blur

And yet—somewhere in this glorious mess, something magic happens.
A little less symmetry. A little more soul.
The logo might be slightly off-center. The layout might break a few grid rules. But you know what? It feels right. Not perfect. Not symmetrical. But alive.

That’s the thing. The left brain might crave a clear formula, but the right brain thrives in the fuzzy edges.
And if we’re honest, the Mona Lisa’s smile works because it’s just the tiniest bit weird.

Final Thoughts (Before Another Round of Feedback)

In the end, the magic happens not in the perfect balance, but in embracing the wobble.
Designing for people means coloring outside the lines and explaining why to someone in a suit.
It means asymmetry with intention. Nuance with a nervous laugh. A left brain learning to trust the blur.

So yes — there is symmetry in asymmetry.

But don’t tell the right brain. It’s still recovering from Tina’s email.