Perception & Visual Processing
Figure-Ground
The perceptual tendency to separate the visual field into a dominant object (figure) and a background (ground). A foundational principle of visual design.
In plain language
The brain separates what it's looking at (figure) from the background (ground). Unclear figure-ground creates visual confusion.
In the wild
Implementations of this model aren’t wired to this view yet — they live in the implementations table.
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