GESTALT LAWS ALEJANDRO GRIJUELA 2ºA INDEX Law of similarity 3-4
Law of proximity 5-6
Law of continuity 7-8
Law of closure 9 - 10
Law of figure/ground 11 - 12
Gestalt laws in our lives 13 - 18
The law of Similarity states that when items share visual characteristics, they LAW OF are perceived as more related than objects that are dissimilar. SIMILARITY For example, in this picture our eyes on which first focus or first see are the white dotes, because have a different color from the others EXAMPLES Elements that are close to each other are perceived to be related when compared LAW OF with elements that are separate from each other PROXIMITY
For example, in this drawing, our
eye groups the circles into different groups by their placement. And separate the image in 2 EXAMPLES The law of Continuity states that we are
LAW OF more likely to construct figures out of
visual elements that are more continuous, rather than ones that CONTINUITY contain lots of changes in direction.
For example, in this image we see 2
curved lines which are enlazed each other, not a lot of deformed ovals. That is because understand the lines is easier than the ovals EXAMPLES The law of closure sais that our eyes tend LAW OF to create non-existent lines that are not drawn in images with missing strokes CLOSURE For example, in this image what is drawn are 6 penthagons in different poses. But our eyes creates the missing lines, and following we have a soccer ball EXAMPLES: The law of figure/ground states that we LAW OF FIGURE create new forms or figures only by the ground and sometimes we have 2
& GROUND different drawings
For example, in this image the
principal form is the tree. But our eyes also see the lion and the gorila which are part of the ground but we see them as part of the image. EXAMPLES GESTALT LAWS IN REAL LIFE: LAW OF SIMILARITY LAW OF PROXIMITY LAW OF CONTINUITY LAW OF CLOSURE LAW OF FIGURE / GROUND