Very good post. I think if TWDB just cropped the photo into a square for the front page view instead of the center of a 3x3 grid square it would help a lot. I also think fftpv/FFV view should be the default when browsing a specific model even if it's a bit less space efficient: https://i.imgur.com/0jqx7CN.jpeg

For some reason it's only available to Typewriter Hunters.

The images on TWDB already get compressed down to 630x630px, just feels like it's a waste to crop those images in a way that forces users to devote 85% of that space to something other than the typewriter if they want the machine to be presented in a useful manner.