An Open Look at Closure

A short presentation on the psychological idea of closure, and how it can be applied to design.

Transcript

1. CLOSURE. an open look at Chelsea Conrad Visual Literacy Leslie Jensen-Inman
2. CLOSURE. an open look at Chelsea Conrad Visual Literacy Leslie Jensen-Inman
3. CN YO REA THS SNTNCE? You can thank closure for that.
4. Closure / [kloh-zher] / n. 1. (psychology) In Gestalt psychology, a law of organization that assumes an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete, to close up or fill in gaps in sensory inputs, and to view asymmetric and unbalanced stimuli as symmetric and balanced.
5. Closure / [kloh-zher] / n. 1. (psychology) In Gestalt psychology, a law of organization that assumes an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete, to close up or fill in gaps in sensory inputs, and to view asymmetric and unbalanced stimuli as symmetric and balanced. .
6. Closure / [kloh-zher] / n. 1. (psychology) In Gestalt psychology, a law of organization that assumes an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete, to close up or fill in gaps in sensory inputs, and to view asymmetric and unbalanced stimuli as symmetric and balanced. . .
7. Closure / [kloh-zher] / n. 1. (psychology) In Gestalt psychology, a law of organization that assumes an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete, to close up or fill in gaps in sensory inputs, and to view asymmetric and unbalanced stimuli as symmetric and balanced. . . .
8. Closure / [kloh-zher] / n. 1. (psychology) In Gestalt psychology, a law of organization that assumes an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete, to close up or fill in gaps in sensory inputs, and to view asymmetric and unbalanced stimuli as symmetric and balanced. . . . or
9. Closure / [kloh-zher] / n. 1. (psychology) In Gestalt psychology, a law of organization that assumes an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete, to close up or fill in gaps in sensory inputs, and to view asymmetric and unbalanced stimuli as symmetric and balanced. . . . or People see things as a whole, even when all the information isn’t there.
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12. Austria
14. art + psychology = brilliance
15. Closure / [kloh-zher] / n. 1. (psychology) In Gestalt psychology, a law of organization that assumes an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete, to close up or fill in gaps in sensory inputs, and to view asymmetric and unbalanced stimuli as symmetric and balanced.
16. ? Closure / [kloh-zher] / n. 1. (psychology) In Gestalt psychology, a law of organization that assumes an innate tendency to perceive incomplete objects as complete, to close up or fill in gaps in sensory inputs, and to view asymmetric and unbalanced stimuli as symmetric and balanced.
22. It’s as easy as 1...2...3
23. kindergarten example #1 kindergarten example #2
24. kindergarten example #1
25. kindergarten example #1 kindergarten example #2
26. kindergarten example #1 kindergarten example #2
27. Alright....we’ve got it.
28. Alright....we’ve got it. Now what?
29. Useclosurewisely. Remember, Useclosurewisely. Remember,
30. Thank you.
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