Gestalt

Fritz Perls: Exploring Gestalt Therapy Fritz Perls, an innovative psychotherapist and one of the key figures in the development of Gestalt therapy, made significant contributions to the field of psychology. His innovative approach to therapy, grounded in the concept of Gestalt, and his pioneering use of chair work and psychodrama…

How designers use animation and motion creatively to group elements — Introduction When you watch a flock of birds soaring harmoniously across the sky, what do you notice? Likely, you perceive them as a single entity, moving in a coordinated, collective manner. This instinctive grouping is not a fluke, but a manifestation of a psychological principle known as…

Have you ever wondered how easy it is for us to scan grocery store aisles? Say, you’re looking for soap bars. You enter that particular aisle and scan until you find your desired brand. Why does it take so little time? For one, each brand of soap bar looks distinct…

Read Part 1 for context and Part 2 for build-up. So after my spiel for two whole posts, you’re convinced. Gestalt principles are the way to go. Now what? Where to get started? A cursory Google glance may show you any of the following: Law of Similarity Law of Proximity Law of Common…

Data visualization is an essential tool for presenting information in a way that is easy to understand and interpret. However, creating effective data visualizations requires more than just putting numbers and charts together. …

Existence is infused with a vibrant quality, pulsing with incomprehensible energies, suffusing everything with a lively force, constantly flowing, evolving, and breathing. And yet, to grasp it all we have is the “reading of dead.” I consider academic philosophy or religious studies to be a “reading of dead.” A normal…

A whole is more than the sum of its parts. What you see is what you get. Or is it? Figure-ground — Would You Look at That The foreground (figure) appears to be distinct from the background (ground) in a visual scene.

I sent my “Happy New Year!” email to my list at 2am instead of 2pm. Surprise upside: it got one of our highest open rates in recent years. (I resonate with my fellow insomniacs, I guess?) On the downside, I wasn’t quite done writing it. I left out a chunk…

I’m from the school of thought that says if something is not a “hell, yes!” then it’s a “hell, no.” This should be true at least for something like hiring a Pilates instructor. The right teacher makes you look forward to your sessions. …