Space and unity, part 1

- [Instructor] There is one important design element…that we have yet to discuss in detail,…but it's an important one,…and that is the concept of unity in design.…Unity happens when all elements in a design, a slide,…and a presentation work together to create a cohesive whole.…Your viewers will glance at the whole slide…and then gradually try to make visual…and cognitive connections between…the individual pieces of content on that slide.…

We do this all the time, trying to derive meaning…from the parts to interpret the whole.…To achieve unity, there are several layers…to this in presentation design…from a strict individual slide design perspective.…We can work to achieve this through proximity,…repetition, alignment, and continuation,…four design principles that we've either already touched on…or will cover soon.…But first, the one that most closely relates…to what I want to focus on in this movie…is the idea of proximity.…

As far as our minds are concerned,…when we see two things very close together,…we assume that those two objects go together somehow.…