Not everyone can be a professional designer with years worth of design experience. But you could learn some basic gestalt principles to create designs that have maximum impact. Here are 8 Gestalt Design Principles that you could learn to make better designs. If you would like to learn more about these principles, read our special guide: https://visme.co/blog/gestalt-design-principles/

1. HOW TO APPLY
TO YOUR DESIGNS FOR
MAXIMUM IMPACT

2. Before After
Simplicity
People will perceive and interpret
ambiguous or complex images as the
simplest forms possible.

3. Similarity
Based on Shape
Before After
Objects that look similar in shape, size
or color are perceived as being grouped
together or related.

4. Based on Size
Before After

5. Based on Color
Before After

6. Proximity
Before After
Elements that are placed closer together
are perceived as being more related than
those spaced further apart.

7. Closure
Before After
Our minds tend to fill in missing
information and ignore gaps to
create familiar shapes and images.

8. Figure and Ground
Before After
We tend to perceive an object either as the
element of focus in the foreground or as part
of the background. In the image below, do you
see two faces or a green vase?

9. Continuity
Before After
We perceive lines as part of a continuous movement in
order to minimize abrupt changes. In this composition, we
perceive two overlapping wavy lines instead of three
shapes linked together.

10. Order and Symmetry
Before After
Objects that are balanced and symmetrical
are seen as complete or whole.

11. Synchrony
Before After
Elements that move in the same direction are
perceived as more related than objects that
move in different directions.

12. Created With Visme
Source:
http://blog.visme.co/gestalt-
design-principles/