Gestalt Principles
The rules your eye follows automatically when grouping things.
Definition
A set of perceptual principles describing how the visual system groups elements into wholes.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
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In plain language
The rules your eye follows automatically when grouping things.
Example
Two elements placed close together read as related, before anything is read.
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TERM·056 · Region X · Grid D6
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Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- Law of PrägnanzLAW·017 · Law
- Common RegionFND·006 · UI foundation
- ProximityFND·004 · UI foundation
- SimilarityFND·005 · UI foundation
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