Show pageBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ===== Gestalt ===== **Gestalt** - A German word that roughly translates as "whole" or "unified whole." Gestalt theory of visual perception was developed in the 1920s and describe the visual tendency to create groups. Gestalt emphasizes the relationships of shapes to the whole. The Gestalt principles are [[closure|closure]], [[proximity|proximity]], [[similarity|similarity]], [[continuity|continuity]], and [[common_fate|common fate]].