Tip #31: Gestalt—Figure ground relationships

The first key to Gestalt is the idea of figure and ground. Basically, we naturally separate objects from their surrounding area, drawing lines around the object (figure) to distinguish it from the ground (background). This is even the case with …

Tip # 30: Know the Gestalt Principles

Gestalt psychological principles describe how we perceive the world—basically, they tell us how we group things. How humans group things is vital to design because it tells us how we separate things; i.e. how we create dimensions of contrast, something …