<aside> ⭐ The human eye tends to perceive similar elements in a design as a complete picture, shape, or group, even if those elements are separated.

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Gestalt principles explain how humans simplify and organize complex images that consist of many elements, by subconsciously arranging the parts into an organized system that creates a whole, rather than interpreting them as a series of disparate elements. In other words, the gestalt principles for visual perception make users see some graphical user interface design elements as parts of a whole, and others as being separate, and thus different.

Gestalt Principles are principles/laws of human perception that describe how humans group similar elements, recognize patterns, and simplify complex images when we perceive objects. Designers use the principles to organize content on websites and other interfaces so it is aesthetically pleasing and easy to understand.

There are several Gestalt principles, including similarity, continuation, closure, proximity, common region, figure/ground, symmetry, and order. Proximity is especially important for UX — it refers to the fact that items that are visually closer together are perceived as part of the same group.

What are the Gestalt grouping principles?

The Gestalt principles are psychology laws that describe how the human brain processes and groups visual elements. In total, there are seven Gestalt principles:

• Continuity principle
• Similarity principle
• Proximity principle
• Closure principle
• Common region principle
• Figure-ground principle
• Focal point principle

Each of these principles expresses a unique way the human mind processes and interprets complex visual elements into more manageable patterns. Although these were originally coined by the Gestalt psychologists we mentioned earlier, these Gestalt laws are heavily relied on by UX designers today.

The 7 Gestalt principles are fundamental in the design world; thus, they influence the user's experience. If I had to explain them in one sentence, they help the human eyes fill in the 'gaps' and perceive separate elements as a whole"

— Emilia Negoescu, Growth Designer, Stoica.