law of continuation

• Principe de la psychologie de la Gestalt selon lequel l'esprit humain tend à percevoir des lignes, des motifs ou des mouvements comme se poursuivant dans une direction fluide et continue, plutôt que de changer brusquement de trajectoire.

A principle in Gestalt psychology stating that the human mind tends to perceive lines, patterns, or movements as continuing in a smooth, flowing direction rather than abruptly changing course.

1. Gestalt principle of continuityC1formal

   A principle of perceptual organization stating that the human eye tends to perceive continuous, smooth lines or patterns rather than disjointed or abrupt changes.

   loi de continuation

   • In this logo, the law of continuation makes the curved line appear as a single flowing shape.
   • The designer used the law of continuation to guide the viewer's eye along the page.
   • According to the law of continuation, we perceive the dotted line as a continuous path.