Gestalt Grouping Principles

Figure-Ground

Objects are as distinct as their backgrounds

Common movement

Objects that move together are seen as a group

Connectedness

Of objects are connected we perceive them as a group

Closure

We tend to filling gaps to create a complete image

Proximity

We tend to group nearby figures together

Continuity

We tend to perceive smooth continuous patterns

Similarity

We usually group together figures that are similar to each other