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title: Instagram Square
date: 2012-10-21T12:03:03+00:00
modified: 2012-10-21T12:03:03+00:00
permalink: https://kaspars.net/blog/instagram-square
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author:
  name: Kaspars
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category:
  - Design
post_format:
  - Aside
post_tag:
  - User Experience
---

# Instagram Square

Instead of making you to think about the way you hold your phone when taking a photo with Instagram, it enforces a 1:1 aspect ratio for all your photos. That is a simple design decision that allows you to concentrate on one thing only — composing the photo.