Gestalt Principles. Law of Similarity

Gestalt Principles. Law of Similarity 🔄

Courtesy of @tomkoszyk
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Gestalt principles, or gestalt laws, are a set of rules describing how humans typically perceive objects by grouping similar elements, identifying patterns, and simplifying complex images.
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Gestalt laws are pivotal in UX, especially when it comes to interface design.
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After all, users must be able to understand what they see! 👀
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❕ Law of Similarity — when elements appear to be similar to each other, we tend to group them together and give them the same function.

Law of Similarity

When elements appear to be similar to each other, we tend to group them together and give them the same function.

Although those elements looks the same and are evenly spaced, we tend to group them by colour.

Here’s an example of a simple sign in form. All the elements (input fields and button) looks exactly the same.

They should not! Cause we tend to perceive them as elements with the same function, thus interpreting inputs and a button as elements that work the same way.

In this example, there’s a clear visual distinction between input fields and a button.

When elements appear to be similar to each other, we tend to group them together and give them the same function.

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