Gestalt Laws of Perceptual Organization
By Kendra Van Wagner, About.com
The law of continuity holds that points that are connected by straight or curving lines are seen in a way that follows the smoothest path. Rather than seeing separate lines and angles, lines are seen as belonging together.
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- What Are the Gestalt Laws of Perceptual Organization?
- Law of Similarity
- Law of Pragnanz
- Law of Proximity
- Law of Continuity
- Law of Closure
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