“Alright, folks! Buckle up for another mind-bending episode of Hidden By Design, where we unravel the mysteries of perception with a dash of humor and a sprinkle of wit. Prepare to have your mind blown!
According to the legendary words of Gustave Flaubert, ‘There is no truth. There is only perception.’
In this episode we talk about the fascinating concept of perception from the angle of “Gestalt laws of perceptual organization”.
Your brain is like a supercomputer, taking in the world around you and serving up a customized reality that suits your taste. It’s like your brain is the ultimate DJ, remixing the chaos of the world into a catchy tune that you can groove to.
We will be taking on the laws one by one. From the intriguing ‘Figure Ground’ to the difficult to pronounce ‘Law of Prägnanz,’ we’ll break them down and make them as easy to digest as your favorite snack.
Once you learn these laws, you’ll never look at the world the same way again.
By the time this episode wraps up, you’ll have basic knowledge of the 8 Gestalt laws—Figure Ground, Law of Prägnanz, Uniform Connectedness, Good Continuation, Proximity, Closure, Common Fate, and Similarity.
Thorbjørn ask Martin a LOT of interesting questions and the conversation gets a little be off track, when Martin mentions is Squad cage.. witch for some reason sends Thorbjørn into a “hard to control giggle” – he never knew that there was such a thing!
This brings us to the big takeaway. The world is a crazy place, and our brains are the ultimate simplifiers, which is really good as it enables us to comprehend, but also a thing that is good to be aware of as it will often result in us misleading ourselves.
Join us on this episode, and have some “perception party time!”
Disclaimer: No brains were harmed during the making of this episode. We promise.
There is a lot of references to other episodes, but in particular Episode 3 – The Brain is used as a reference point.
References
https://www.nngroup.com/videos/figure-ground-gestalt/
https://www.andyrutledge.com/gestalt-principles-1-figure-ground-relationship.html