The gestalt 7 principles of design
In this article, I write about 7 Gestalt 7 principles of design and apply them in our designs.
In general, the Gestalt principles help us understand how we process visual information by either starting with the whole and then working our way to the parts or breaking a confusing whole into its simpler component parts.
What are Gestalt Principles?
The human brain is wired to see structure, logic, and patterns. It helps us make sense of the world. In the 1920s a group of German psychologists developed theories around how people perceive the world around them, called Gestalt principles.
These are 7 Gestalt Principles.
1. Closure
2. Proximity
3. Similarity
4. Common Fate
5. Figure-ground
6. Focal point
7. Continuity
Closure
It states that when we see any complex structure of visual elements, our brain looks for a single recognizable pattern.
Example:
Proximity
Things that are close together appear to be more related than things that are at a distance from each other.
Example:
Similarity
Objects that share visual properties (size, color, texture, dimension shape, or orientation) appear to be similar.
Common Fate
We perceive elements moving in the same direction as more related than elements that are moving in different directions or stationary.
Example:
Figure-ground
People perceive objects by focusing on either foreground or background.
Example:
Focal point
This principle states that our eye captures those elements which are different from their surrounding elements.
Example:
Continuity
Elements arranged in a line or curve seem to be more related than elements that are not arranged in the line or curve.
Example
Below some compositions is created by me by using all of the above principles with my perception.
Title: The building
The above design shows the buildings which join by another building. In this type pattern, you can see where multiple building stands together.
In my opinion, in this composition, there is continuity and similarity.
Title: Nuclear Explosion
In the above composition, there is a nuclear explosion, it looks like a chemical reaction of a nuclear explosion where one atom breaks into more atoms, and a chain reaction started.
In my opinion, there is continuity and similarity are used.
Title: Red dot
In the above design, there are two types of object which are triangles and one circle as you can see its looks like there is a tunnel or wormhole which open in a red dot. In my opinion, there is continuity, similarity, and focal point are used.
Title: Opposite Triangle
In the above design you can see there are two triangles that are opposite and look very simple but when you focus then you will realize there is the letter “N” create by a white background.
In my opinion, there is Figure-Ground and similarity are used.
Title: The Temple
In the above design you can see there is a reference to temple where chess-board like design looks like flower or plant wall in the rectangle you can see a wall and a gate which opens in downward in the center there is kind of Holy Tree may be Tulasi or Peepal something in upward black rectangle looks like Garbh Grah or main temple.
In my opinion, there is a similarity, Closure and proximity are used.
Title: Wormhole
In the above design, you can see a wormhole which is a tunnel between spaces. In this design there are similarities and focal point are used.
Thank you for reading
Rajat Kumar
