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aka: Gestalt laws of grouping
First proposed by Gestalt psychologists to account for the observation that humans naturally perceive objects as organized patterns and objects. Gestalt psychologists argued that these principles exist because the mind has an innate disposition to perceive patterns in the stimulus based on certain rules.
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Figure/Ground: Seeing the figure stand out from the background of an image
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Similarity: Visually grouping similar objects together, by color, shape, size, etc.
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Proximity: Grouping objects together that are near in space, time or relationship
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Closure: Seeing an image that is incomplete, and the mind tries to complete or close the image
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Continuance: Continue to follow a series of images or objects
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Symmetric Operations
The result of two consecutive reflection operations in the same plane, so any new objects correspond to the original.
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The equilibrium or balance refers to the distribution of elements within the format. The arrangement of the compositional elements can result in visual stability that is either static or active.
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Symmetric Balance: Equal sides of an image with an axis in the center
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Asymmetric Balance: Unequal sides of an image, with a axis not in the center
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Neutral Balance: No balance of an image, everything is just scattered across the image
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desn 200 in the graphic design program at the kcai—michael kidwell, assistant professor.
Some neato really swell commentary about the process and or finished product would be nice to put in here buddies. Right in here add a couple of well-crafted thoughts ok that’s more than three sentence long ending with the blog url/tag of this project.
Brendan Smith
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