Composition

Theories

Gestalt Principles

Describe how human brain organizes and perceives visual elements

Law of Similarity: Shapes, Color and Scale

Law of Proximity: scatter things close to one to another.

Law of Continuity: for logos, branding or abstract design.

Law of Simplicity: recognize simple forms in complex designs

Law of Closure: Give meaning of an aproximate shape / Damien Hirst

Law of Figure/Ground: Shapes and forms recognized by reading patterns, not individual elements. Chuck Close’s work

Perception Models

Holistic: Recognize things as an integrated whole rather than a collection of individual parts.

Analytical: Breaking down a complex whole into its basic parts to understand it in detail.