More on From Guesswork to Gestalt: Designing for the Brain

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

Thanks to everyone who tuned in. Here are a few more great resources on this topic:

• http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/03/28/design-principles-visual-perception-and-the-principles-of-gestalt/
• http://www.andyrutledge.com/gestalt-principles-1-figure-ground-relationship.php

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