While delivering the webinar From Guesswork to Gestalt: Designing for the Brain, I discussed how knowledge of theories of visual perception can optimize your design eye and help you provide more helpful feedback. We explored concepts like similarity, proximity, figure/ground relationships, and symmetry and discussed how these principles contribute to successful design.
The backchannel was very busy! Here are a few great insights selected from amongst the hundreds of participants who joined in the conversation.
Give users clear space on your website — it allows our brain to create order. #mstonernow pic.twitter.com/HCe55q2aEM
— Janet Roy (@commgrl) September 10, 2014
OMG. You don’t know how much I have to preach from the mountain tops about “clear space”. Glad you’re covering it. @saraheva #mstonernow — treshea wade (@TresheaWade) September 10, 2014
Symmetry and order can help communicate equal hierarchy. #mStonerNow pic.twitter.com/j9wL1EB4Yr
— Mallory Wood (@MalloryWood) September 10, 2014
If someone looks at your communication for 2 seconds, what would their takeaway be? #mStonernow @saraheva — treshea wade (@TresheaWade) September 10, 2014
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