I was looking up web developer portfolios on (( the other site )) and came across this one: https://m7mad.dev/
It has a target for the cursor instead of a mouse. While I think most modern web developers do a lot of unnecessary bullshit to “show off” and justify their existence, this particular design got me thinking.
Why do we have a “mouse” for a cursor? Does it really make more sense than have a target similar to the one on this site?
I think most of us don’t even bother to question it, myself included, but it might just be one of those weird relics of the past that we accepted because we thought others knew more than us.
The off center asymmetric design makes it easier to locate on screen as it does not blend into other background patterns as easily as a cross. I imagine that was the initial design idea.