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The illusion is caused by bright areas exciting retinal neurons while surrounding dark areas simultaneously inhibit them, causing bleed (lateral inhibition). Thus, the idea is to reduce the bright areas at the corners so that those neurons aren't excited as much. By putting the images closer together, you can lessen the illusion and use screen real estate more efficiently.

You can reduce the bright areas further by removing rounded corners at intersections. This practically eliminates the illusion.

You can extrapolate from the underlying neurological theory to create other possible solutions.

Reducing the contrast by coloring the background a darker avoids the conflicting bleed between those neurons, so that also eliminates the illusion. (Sorry for the poor editing in this one)

You can also move the images far enough apart that they go out of range of lateral inhibition.

Granted, not every solution will be good UX.

The illusion is caused by bright areas exciting retinal neurons while surrounding dark areas simultaneously inhibit them, causing bleed (lateral inhibition). Thus, the idea is to reduce the bright areas at the corners so that those neurons aren't excited as much. By putting the images closer together, you can lessen the illusion and use screen real estate more efficiently.

You can reduce the bright areas further by removing rounded corners at intersections. This practically eliminates the illusion.

You can extrapolate from the underlying neurological theory to create other possible solutions.

Reducing the contrast by making the background darker avoids the conflicting bleed between those neurons, so that also eliminates the illusion. (Sorry for the poor editing in this one)

You can also move the images far enough apart that they go out of range of lateral inhibition.

Granted, not every solution will be good UX.

The illusion is caused by bright areas exciting retinal neurons while surrounding dark areas simultaneously inhibit them, causing bleed (lateral inhibition). Thus, the idea is to reduce the bright areas at the corners so that those neurons aren't excited as much. By putting the images closer together, you can lessen the illusion and use screen real estate more efficiently.

You can reduce the bright areas further by removing rounded corners at intersections. This practically eliminates the illusion.

You can extrapolate from the underlying neurological theory to create other possible solutions. Reducing the contrast by coloring the background a darker would avoid the conflicting bleed between those neurons, so that would also eliminate the illusion. So would moving the images far enough apart that they go out of range of the lateral inhibition. Granted, not every solution will be good UX.

The illusion is caused by bright areas exciting retinal neurons while surrounding dark areas simultaneously inhibit them, causing bleed (lateral inhibition). Thus, the idea is to reduce the bright areas at the corners so that those neurons aren't excited as much. By putting the images closer together, you can lessen the illusion and use screen real estate more efficiently.

You can reduce the bright areas further by removing rounded corners at intersections. This practically eliminates the illusion.

You can extrapolate from the underlying neurological theory to create other possible solutions. 

Reducing the contrast by coloring the background a darker avoids the conflicting bleed between those neurons, so that also eliminates the illusion. (Sorry for the poor editing in this one)

You can also move the images far enough apart that they go out of range of lateral inhibition.

Granted, not every solution will be good UX.

The illusion is caused by bright areas exciting retinal neurons while surrounding dark areas simultaneously inhibit them. Thus, the idea is to reduce the bright areas at the corners so that those neurons aren't excited as much. By putting the images closer together, you can lessen the illusion and use screen real estate more efficiently.

You can reduce the bright areas further by removing rounded corners at intersections. This practically eliminates the illusion.

The illusion is caused by bright areas exciting retinal neurons while surrounding dark areas simultaneously inhibit them, causing bleed (lateral inhibition). Thus, the idea is to reduce the bright areas at the corners so that those neurons aren't excited as much. By putting the images closer together, you can lessen the illusion and use screen real estate more efficiently.

You can reduce the bright areas further by removing rounded corners at intersections. This practically eliminates the illusion.

You can extrapolate from the underlying neurological theory to create other possible solutions. Reducing the contrast by coloring the background a darker would avoid the conflicting bleed between those neurons, so that would also eliminate the illusion. So would moving the images far enough apart that they go out of range of the lateral inhibition. Granted, not every solution will be good UX.