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by SebastianKra 1101 days ago
I don't think cuteness anything to do with it.

It's when style interferes with the functionality, that people start to get annoyed. But that applies to any aspect really: Animations, Minimalism / Skeuomorphism, Simplicity / Complexity...

Many apps successfully introduce cuteness through iconography and illustrations. Eg. Duolingo, Bear Notes, TunnelBear. Also look at Panic who have a (very mild) playful aesthetic in their power-user development tools: https://nova.app