This is an interesting design... My one thought / concern is that the rectangles in the round globe might be too square looking. If there was a way to soften them up a bit that would be great.
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I like the subtle change - just adding the small radius made a difference. Is it possible to lengthen the center bar so it fills in the gap? There is a large black gap to the right of it.