Facebook Messenger and Instagram shows all user thumbnails in circles. Popularized by Google+ and improved by Path in some respects, this UI design pattern is gaining popularity although it’s benefit over the traditional square thumbnail is not clear other than adding variety, the unequivocal “spice of life.” We’ve included similar example of this design pattern below using UXPin.
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