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an aesthetic assessment

Discover your unique design personality with just 3 shape-based questions.

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"The key to style is learning who you are, which takes years. There's no how-to road map to style."

— Iris Apfel

Iris was right, but we found a shortcut. Your subconscious speaks your style before your mind can put words to it — we just learned how to listen. Let us explain.

The Problem

You can't describe what you don't have words for

They show you photos and ask which one you prefer. They give you words — modern, traditional, eclectic — and ask you to choose. They rely on your conscious mind to articulate something it was never designed to express.

The result? You answer based on who you think you are. What you've been told you should like. What seems sophisticated or safe or aspirational.

They try to distill you down to just one style. But no one is just one thing. Your design style is just as unique as you are, and we're here to show you.

The Method

We don't ask. We observe.

Skraach shows you geometric shapes and measures your response. Circles, squares, triangles, crescents. Pure forms without priming or context.

Your preference happens in 50–100 milliseconds — before language kicks in, before your conscious filters engage. It's called somatic marking. Your body generates aesthetic judgment before your mind forms opinions. We're just listening to what it says.

The Foundation

Built on decades of research

Gestalt Psychology
Your brain seeks patterns and finds some forms easier to process than others. Preference follows fluency.
Embodied Cognition
How you move through space shapes what you find beautiful. Geometry speaks to this directly.
Somatic Markers
Your body generates feelings before your mind forms opinions. We're measuring that first response.
The Outcome

Three questions. Six selections. That's all.

This isn't a label someone gave you. It's a pattern you revealed about yourself, extracted from choices you made faster than conscious thought allows.

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Your Primary Styles

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The Science Behind Your Style

AN AESTHETIC ASSESSMENT

Why Shapes?

Most style quizzes show you endless pages of photos or ask you to describe yourself in words. The problem? Your conscious mind is a terrible judge of aesthetic preference. You answer based on who you think you are, not who you actually are.

We don't ask you anything. We show you geometric forms and measure your response. Shapes bypass language and access preferences formed before conscious filters develop.

What We're Measuring

When you select a square over a circle, you're revealing how your nervous system organizes spatial information. Angular shapes activate different neural pathways than organic shapes. Your preference happens in 50-100 milliseconds — before language kicks in.

The Research Foundation

This isn't something we made up. The method draws on decades of research into how humans actually experience space and beauty. Your body generates feelings before your mind forms opinions — that's somatic marking. The way you move through and relate to physical space shapes what you find beautiful — that's embodied cognition. Your brain seeks patterns and finds some easier to process than others — that's gestalt psychology. And different geometric forms literally activate different parts of your brain — angular shapes spark analytical processing, curves trigger emotional response. We're just measuring what's already happening.

The Algorithm

The assessment uses 20 carefully chosen geometric forms — each one mapped to specific style affinities based on 15 years of architectural study and thousands of real-world observations. When you answer the first question, the quiz adapts. Your second and third questions are selected based on what we've already learned about you, creating 1,728 possible paths through the assessment.

We're measuring two things: your geometric orientation (do you gravitate toward angular or organic forms?) and your style fluency (how focused or eclectic are your preferences?). These combine to place you in one of four quadrants — Purist, Explorer, Specialist, or Eclectic — each suggesting a different approach to curating your space.

Your results aren't guessed. They're measured.

Your Primary Styles

The Foundation of Your Space

Your primary styles dictate the major elements of your interiors — the furniture silhouettes, architectural finishes, and spatial arrangements that define a room's character.

Think of these as the bones of your design: the sofa you choose, the wood tones of your floors, the shape of your dining table.

Accent Styles

The Soul in the Details

If your primary styles are the architecture of your aesthetic — the bones, the structure, the big decisions — your accent styles are the poetry. They're how you finish a sentence. How you sign your name.

Accents don't compete with your primary styles; they complete them. They show up in the throw pillows you instinctively grab, the artwork that stops you mid-scroll, the ceramics you can't walk past. They're the reason two people with identical "Contemporary" results can create rooms that feel entirely different.

Your accents emerged from the secondary patterns in your shape selections — the quieter signals beneath the dominant theme. Think of them as the spices in your design palette: used sparingly, they add depth and intrigue. Overused, they overwhelm.

Where Accents Live
Textiles Throw pillows, blankets, rugs, curtains — the soft layers
Objects Vases, sculptures, bookends, decorative bowls
Artwork Paintings, prints, photography, wall hangings
Lighting Table lamps, pendants, sconces — mood setters

Your Style Helix

How you see, not just what you like

Your design intuition has two intertwined strands — like a double helix of aesthetic DNA. Understanding how tightly each strand is wound reveals not just what you're drawn to, but how you process beauty itself.

The Form Strand measures your instinctive response to geometry. When you selected shapes, were you consistently drawn to angular forms (squares, triangles, stars) or organic ones (circles, crescents, waves)? A tight form strand means your nervous system has a clear preference for one geometric language. A loose strand means you're equally fluent in both.

The Style Strand measures how focused your aesthetic identity is. Did your selections cluster around a single design philosophy, or scatter across multiple traditions? A tight style strand indicates a coherent vision; a loose strand suggests either genuine eclecticism or an aesthetic identity still taking shape.

Neither tight nor loose is better — they simply suggest different approaches to curating your space.

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Privacy Policy

Last updated: December 2024

Our Philosophy

At skraach, we believe your design preferences are deeply personal. That's why we've built our platform with privacy at its foundation — not as an afterthought.

Your Data Stays With You

Your DesignDNA results, quiz history, and profile information are stored locally on your device using browser storage. We don't maintain databases of your personal aesthetic preferences. Your "sketchbook" lives on your device, and you control it.

What We Collect

Information you provide: If you choose to create a profile, we may collect your first name and email address. This information is used solely to enhance your experience and is never sold to third parties.

Anonymous usage data: We may collect anonymous, aggregated data about how the assessment is used (such as completion rates) to improve our methodology. This data cannot be traced back to individual users.

What We Don't Do

  • We don't sell your personal information to advertisers or data brokers
  • We don't build profiles to target you with ads
  • We don't share your aesthetic preferences with retailers without your explicit consent
  • We don't track you across other websites

Sharing Your DNA

When you share your DesignDNA via QR code or link, you're choosing to share that information. Recipients can view your style identity and selected shapes, but cannot access your quiz history or profile details.

Data Deletion

You can delete all your data at any time through the "Delete My Data" option in the app. This removes all locally stored information immediately and cannot be undone.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as we evolve. Significant changes will be communicated within the app.

Contact

Questions about your privacy? Reach us at [email protected]

Terms of Service

Last updated: December 2024

Agreement to Terms

By accessing or using skraach, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you disagree with any part, you may not access the service.

Description of Service

skraach provides an aesthetic assessment tool that helps users discover their design preferences through geometric shape selection. The assessment generates a "DesignDNA" profile based on your responses.

User Responsibilities

You agree to:

  • Provide accurate information when creating a profile
  • Use the service for personal, non-commercial purposes
  • Not attempt to reverse-engineer, copy, or redistribute our assessment methodology
  • Not use the service for any unlawful purpose

Intellectual Property

The skraach assessment methodology, including shape-to-style mappings, scoring algorithms, and style identity system, is proprietary. All content, design, graphics, and interfaces are owned by skraach and protected by intellectual property laws.

Your Content

You retain ownership of any personal information you provide. By using our sharing features, you grant us permission to display your DesignDNA results to your intended recipients.

Disclaimer of Warranties

skraach is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind. While our assessment is grounded in research on embodied cognition and aesthetic preference, results are for informational and entertainment purposes. We do not guarantee that results will perfectly predict your satisfaction with any design choices or purchases.

Limitation of Liability

skraach shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the service, including but not limited to design decisions or purchases made based on your results.

Modifications

We reserve the right to modify or discontinue the service at any time. We may also update these terms, with continued use constituting acceptance of changes.

Governing Law

These terms shall be governed by the laws of the United States, without regard to conflict of law provisions.

Contact

For questions about these terms, contact us at [email protected]