Thanks, Patricio.. for reminding me about this great TedTalk!

My Illustrator 2 class had a lively philosophical discussion about Gestalt Theory this week and I wanted to share some resources.

Comes from Gestalt Psychology

Summarized extremely simply: “the whole is greater than the sum of the parts”

Gestalt principles can be applied to design, human behavior/psychology and mindfulness/awareness.

5 principles: similarity, continuation, closure, proximity, figure/ground, and symmetry & order

Great video

Great link and another

In honor of National Disability Month, here a great article of artists who are disabled as well as artists who are making work about disabilities. And another here

Great examples of negative space

The Power of Negative Space

This article is about why YOU (not your designs) also need “whitespace”. Let’s breathe and keep open the element of possibility! It’s mid-way through the semester this week – let’s get some headspace (and if you aren’t familiar with this app, I highly recommend it for dealing with anxiety. You can get 14 days for free to see if you like it!)

Why You Need “White Space” in Your Daily Routine