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proximity

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Placing related items close together and unrelated items further apart so viewers instantly understand what belongs with what.

Synonyms

  • grouping

Related terms

In plain words

  • putting related things near each other
  • grouping by spacing

Usage example

By using proximity, the form paired each label tightly with its own input box.

Don't confuse with…

  • alignmentProximity groups items by how near they are to each other; alignment relates items by lining them up along a shared edge.

Categories

  • Layout & composition

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  • Relatedproximity related of alignment
  • Relatedproximity related of gestalt principles
  • Relatedproximity related of visual hierarchy
  • Relatedproximity related of white space
  • Relatedgestalt principles related of alignment
  • Relatedwhite space related of figure-ground
  • Relatedgestalt principles related of figure-ground
  • Relatedvisual hierarchy related of focal point
  • Relatedalignment related of grid
  • Relatedwhite space related of margin
  • Relatedgestalt principles related of proximity
  • Relatedvisual hierarchy related of reading order
  • Relatedgestalt principles related of visual hierarchy
  • Relatedwhite space related of visual hierarchy
  • Relatedalignment related of visual hierarchy

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