Illustration created by Christina Vlastiuk

‘Eyeballing’ or Optical Alignment in Design

Sergey Vlastiuk
Nov 4 · 6 min read

There is such a thing as an optical illusion. This is when our brain perceives information a little differently than it actually is in the real world. Likewise, this is characteristic in design. But in the design of websites and interfaces, it works in the opposite direction. You need to break the laws of physics and mathematics and slightly change how the elements look in order to create an optical illusion.

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