Gestalt Laws

Question 0

What’s figure and ground

Answer 0

When we are looking at a scene it’s made up of objects against backgrounds

Question 1

What are gestalt laws

Answer 1

When we look at something and organise it but are looking at something else which we are focused on

Question 2

What is the law of similarity

Answer 2

Similarity helps us group together things with the same characteristics

Question 3

What is the law of proximity

Answer 3

We see things as grouped together because they are close together

Question 4

What is the law of continuity

Answer 4

When we link things together which follow a predictable pattern

Question 5

Law of closure?

Answer 5

Instead of seeing lines we complete them ourselves into a complete edge. So we know what the image is without it being complete

Question 6

What’s the difference between continuity and closure

Answer 6

Closure we close a gal to make a whole figure and continuity we find a flowing continuous pattern to link separate things together