What is something you learned from this article? (3-4 sentences)

The four key ideas of Gestalt. Emergence: how people identify elements by the outlined. Reification: even if the object is missing some parts, humans can still recognize it. Multi-stability: for ambiguous objects, people tend to interpret them in different ways. Invariance: people recognize simple things no matter their ration, scale, and translation.

What was your favorite part of this article? (3-4 sentences)

The article starts with a hook by providing a psychological phenomenon that interests the reader. Furthermore, the author gives the principles of Gestalt and provides the details and applications afterward, which make it cohesive and easy to understand.

Copy and paste a quote you found compelling, interesting, or cool

“Great designers understand the powerful role that psychology plays in visual perception.”

On a scale from 1 to 10, how much did you enjoy reading this article? If you scored below a five, please briefly explain why.

9/10