Teaching:TUW - UE InfoVis WS 2005/06 - Gruppe G7 - Aufgabe 1 - Relative Size

Relative Size

the term "relative size" refers to one of the Gestalt Laws of grouping, and describes how we perceive figures of different sizes.

Definition

The smaller components of a figure or pattern tend to be perceived as objects while the biggest are perceived as background

Sources

The smaller components of a figure or pattern tend to be perceived as objects while the biggest are perceived as background

http://www.infovis.net/printMag.php?num=19&lang=2

http://www.startphoto.com/learn/art/principles_of_design.htm

http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Modules/MC10220/visper02.html

http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Modules/MC10220/visper06.html

!http://www.uark.edu/misc/lampinen/PSYC2003_PERCEPTION.html

!http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~echi/tutorial/perception2000/2000-05-EdChi-VisualPatterns-CHI2000-notes.pdf

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!http://lifesciassoc.home.pipeline.com/instruct/percept/e_theory.htm

http://www.csusm.edu/iits/trc/training/lessons/graphicDesign/d2Perception/2_design_perception.htm

!http://www.sapdesignguild.org/resources/optical_illusions/optical_illusions.pdf

!http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/genpsyperception.html

http://www.headscape.co.uk/view_article.asp?PageId=5&ArticleId=54