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Proximity

What is it?

  • Grouping and making the relationship of objects in a composition.
NO PROXIMITY
  • Elements are scatted 
  • No clear relationship between an element in this layout.
WITH PROXIMITY
  • Elements with close proximity create proximity.

Why Proximity?

  • Create a relationship between visual elements.
  • Break the relationship, structure, organization.
PROXIMITY USED FOR 2 REASON
To create connection
To dispel connection
  • Objects are moving together
  • Objects are moving further apart.
Comparision with Proximity:
No clear ralation
Proximity in a clear order

Use of Proximity

  • In web design, Unrelated elements should have distance and should not be in close proximity to each other.
  • Objects or shapes that are close to one another appear to form groups.
  • Audiences will assume that elements that are not near each other in a design are not closely related.
  • In real time, we make a group of same objects.
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