First off, the mouse pad is very nice to use. It feels smooth and sturdy, the mouse glides well across it, the rubber backing is attached nicely, all that.However, I just can't get over how poor quality the art on the surface is. The art seems low resolution and you can clearly see the aliasing along many of the curves. I've included a reference item to show what defects in the pictures are due my camera quality or Amazon's compression and what the mouse pad looks like.I wish I had ordered one without a design because the print is so bad that it cheapens the look by being there :/ I feel like a grid or something would be a much better design to print since a lot of it looks passable, but the dainty curves are all so weird looking. I think the company shot themselves in the foot by offering these designs that aren't the strong suit it the manufacturer, unfortunately.Four stars for the quality of the mouse pad, but it can't be a five at this quality of art. I'd be embarrassed if I ordered this as a gift for a friend. I'm pretty satisfied with this as a "cheap" ish, high quality mouse pad for personal use somewhere people wouldn't see it.