Continuity is the fifth aspect of Gestalt Psychology described in Launching the Imagination. Continuity is defined as " fluid connection among compositional parts" (p.70). When the shapes of the piece are touching, it means that the piece has actual continuity. However, when a piece has shapes that are not joined together, the continuity is implied because the brain makes the connections between them without the pieces actually having to touch. (p.70). An example of this is this figure of the different shapes conjoined by one wavy line.
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Closure is the last of the Gestalt Psychology aspects in design. Closure is "the mind's inclination to connect fragmentary information to produce a completed form" (p.71). An example is this picture of three circles with implied closure. It is implied because we mentally connect the three which shows a triangle in the middle.
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