Welcome to Caedes, leo... and thanks a lot for the comment on "Component" - it's appreciated.
And to answer your question, the only thing going through my mind when I made it was my desire to give a slight mechanical feel to it, which I think I achieved to some extent with the repetition in the center shapes.
And to answer your question, the only thing going through my mind when I made it was my desire to give a slight mechanical feel to it, which I think I achieved to some extent with the repetition in the center shapes.