Gestalt Assignment

For the closure symbols, I created two images that revealed a closure aspect (the first one is not that good).  I liked the second image, because by horizontally and vertically aligning 8 black, bold crosses, I also created three white rectangles, and this pattern could continue and continue.  The thematic goal was to create an image inside of an image, and in the second closure design, I created two different images, depending on the viewers perspective of the design (connotation).  The simple space and placement between each shape creates the entire image.

For the proximity design, we had to create two images that convey space and...proximity.  I created horizontally and vertically aligned bold circles to convey a bold statement and closeness.  Each placement of the circle is symmetrically identical to the next, creating a harmonious image.  For the second image, the squares are not bold, and they are more vertically aligned then he circles.  The two columns of squares are evenly spaced.  If I would have made the squares bold, the perception of the alignment and the proximity of the two images would have changed dramatically. 

I decided to make the background black, and the images white, to change the appearance of the design.  The dark background with the popping white, symmetrical circles changes the theme of the project, but not in a bad way.  The change of black and white makes the image more visually stimulating.  I created 13 identical circles that are spaced evenly in a circle.  The space between each circle, with the black space surrounding them, creates an extreme similarity in the design that is hard to miss.  A universal harmony is created by a circle.

This design is way too simple.  I could have created a more stimulating image for the continuity image.  The linework could have been changed (bolded, textured) to create different attributes to the image.  When I thought of continuity, I instantly thought of Algebra and the continuing lines we use in graphs.  Although the design is simple, the right angles created by the connecting and descending lines give the image a continuous feel.  The placement of the top "step" and the bottom "step" allow the eye to wander and continue the unseen path.  The concept was simple, but still follows the overall theme of the project.  The message is clearly demonstrated.  The lines look like descending steps, which in our society symbolizes continuity and walking, and the perspective changes with each viewer (connotation).