Mar 21, 2013
For my individual gestalt principle research, I decided to explore further the principle of figure/ground. This principle defines our tendency to separate figures from their backgrounds based on size, color, contrast, or other formal variables. Using an earlier image study from Graphic Design II, I altered my drawing into the image below as a study in the viewer’s ability to differentiate this solid figure from multiple shapes. The black squares influence the viewer to separate each cube apart from the figure as a whole.