Gestaltprinsippene
Gestalt principles, also known as gestalt laws or gestalt principles of perception, are a set of rules that describe how humans perceive and organize visual information. These principles were first formulated by German psychologists in the early 20th century and have since been widely applied in various fields, including art, design, and psychology. The term "Gestalt" is German for "shape" or "form," reflecting the focus of these principles on the overall structure and organization of visual stimuli.
The gestalt principles are based on the idea that the whole is greater than the sum of
1. Proximity: Objects that are close to each other are perceived as belonging to the same group.
2. Similarity: Objects that are similar in shape, size, or color are perceived as belonging to the
3. Continuity: We tend to perceive continuous patterns rather than discontinuous ones.
4. Closure: We tend to fill in gaps to perceive a complete object or shape.
5. Figure-ground: We perceive objects as distinct from their background.
6. Common fate: Objects that move or change in the same way are perceived as belonging to
These principles have been used to explain a wide range of perceptual phenomena and have been applied