The term 'Gestalt' is a German word meaning ‘shape’ or ‘form’. Within the context of design, the term 'Gestalt principles' was coined in the early 1920s to describe a design’s wholeness: A design’s unity is more than the sum of its parts. In other words, each part of a design affects and is affected by what surrounds it. As a designer, you can apply these principles of perception to organise information and make sure that users will quickly make sense of the elements on-screen, understand what functionality or data they represent, and make informed decisions about their actions.
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