Gestalt’s Principles
Today’s class covered the Gestalt’s Principles which is built on the theory that “an organized whole, is perceived as greater than the sum of its parts”. Gestalt’s Principles is a theory of visual perception based on components of visual hierarchy.None of Gestalt’s principles are standalone, all of them work in unison.
The laws are-
Law of Similarity: Elements sharing similar visual characteristics are perceived to be more related than those not sharing similar characteristics.
Law of Proximity: Elements arranged close to each other are perceived as more related than those placed further apart. This way different elements are viewed mainly as a group rather than as individual elements.
Law of Continuity: Elements arranged in a line or a soft curve are perceived to be more related than those arranged randomly or in a harsh line.
Law of Closure: A group of elements are often perceived to be a single recognizable form or figure. The Closure also occurs when an object is incomplete, or parts of it are not enclosed.
Law of Figure ground: Figure ground perception refers to the tendency of the visual system to simplify a scene into the main object that we are looking at (the figure) and everything else that forms the background (or ground).
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