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Page 1: Gestalt Theory - WordPress.com · Gestalt Psychology • The Idea that visual informaon is understood ... REPETITION • To use the same visual element or effect over and over again

GestaltTheory

PrinciplesofGestaltastheyapplyto2DComposi7on

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GestaltPsychology

•  TheIdeathatvisualinforma7onisunderstoodholis7callybeforeitisexaminedseparately.

•  Wescanapain7ngfirstandthenanalyzethespecificparts.

•  The6aspectsofGestaltTheoryareSIMILARITY/CONTAINMENT/REPETITION/

CONTINUITY/PROXIMITY/CLOSURE

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SIMILARITY

Whenpresentedwithagroupofseparatevisualunits,wetrytocreateorderandmake

connec7ons.Wegroupthesesimilarconnec7onsorvisualunitsbyloca7on,orienta7on,shapeandcolor.

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CONTAINMENT

•  Isaunifyingforcecreatedbytheouteredgeofacomposi7on

orbyaboundarywithinacomposi7on

•  A“container”encouragesyoutoseektheconnec7onamongvisualunitsandaddsdefinin7ontothenega7vespacearound

eachposi7vespace

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REPETITION

•  Tousethesamevisualelementoreffectoverandoveragain.

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PROXIMITY

•  Thedistancebetweenvisualelements•  Closeproximityhelpsincreaseunity•  Distantshapesreadasseparateevents

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CONTINUITY

•  Afluidconnec7onamongcomposi7onalparts•  Con7nuitycanaddvisualmovementtoa

composi7on

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CLOSURE

Themindsinclina7ontoconnectfragmentaryinforma7ontoproduceacompletedform.

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CLOSURE

•  Closureallowsanar7sttocarryanideathroughsugges7onratherthandescrip7on

•  ThismethodisoWenmorememorablethananimagethatleavesnoroomforpar7cipa7on.

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Inconclusion

Usedincombina7onwiththebasicprinciplesofdesign,theGestaltTheorieshelpyoutocreate

“GOOD”designthroughUNITYandVARIETY