RE-design?
according to the gestalt principles of perceptual organization/psychology, “the mind will automatically simplify the visual environment in order to understand it. given any composition of forms, we tend to reduce the subject matter in our visual field to the simplest and most regular shapes (ching).” (square, triangle and circle- all other shapes are based off of these three)
with that said, when one looks at a building they will break down the form into basic shapes; shapes that are familiar, regular and unoriginal. if everything is created from a square, triangle or circle, does that mean that there is no such thing as new design?
does that mean le corbusier’s notre dame du haut is nothing new, just because it is composed of elementary shapes?
but maybe it is in the way one alters, composes and juxtaposes these ordinary shapes that creates something entirely new, creative and unique.
with gestalt’s theory still being scientifically true, is it possible for someone to design something you have never seen before with elements that your mind inherently knows?
