I love the answers. My wife loves them also. The preponderance appear to support her view. Then again, I like the answers that suggest the new design element will anchor the view as to direction. I think that the slight difference in colors, is placing a visual neutrality(whatever that means) to the perspective. If it were the standard large difference in colors that go to making up the block, then the flow would be more evident. The subtlety of color variation introduces a curious visual perspective. You are unsure of how the flow is portrayed. Top left or top right to opposing bottom corner. Either way I think it will be interesting, when it is finished. I hope. It is going to be set into a black background, of a 4" border surrounded by a narrow piping outline of mottled yellow-gold around that, and then an outside border of more black about 4-6" and the final binding. As yet unchosen. At the bottom of all this is the mystery design element. You will have to wait and find out what it is.
John