Over the past 9 months Andy Rutledge has been composing a series of articles on the Gestalt Principles of Perception. Andy’s articles are well written, easy to read and demonstrate the principles clearly with good examples on how they relate to web design. These are the principles that many designers use, even if they are not aware of it; they are well worth the time to read if you are new to design or just looking for a refresher (also see part 2, 3, 4 and 5).