Specialization in Graphic Design and Visual Communication

Overview

“Now we are going to talk about how we perceive images. To do this, I will tell you about Gestalt, a famous school of psychological thought.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Laws of perception (Gestalt), which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Graphic Design and Visual Communication. Master's in Graphic Design: Master color, composition, and visual perception to create impactful and coherent visual identities..

Partial transcription of the video

“Everything we design is made up of a basic list of elements. The point, the line, the contour, the direction, the color, the textures, the dimension, scale or movement. But how can we make all these elements make sense in our brain? and not interpret them as a mishmash of things? Much of what we know about human perception of images we owe to a school of thought called Gestalt. They used psychological experimentation to see how humans deal with viewing images. One of the things he says is that all images are made up of small things that we can see in isolation. However, when we change one o...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Graphic Design and Visual Communication

• Level: Beginner
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• 16140 students
• 7 units
• 104 lessons (18h 15m)
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• Category

  Design

• Areas

  Branding & Identity, Color Theory, Design, Design Management, Digital Design, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Logo Design, Typography, Typography Design