Fundamentals of Document Design

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Gestalt Principles for Document Design

7. The Reader May Add a Dimension: 2-D to 3-D

People tend to see two-dimensional drawings in three dimensions moving from the flatland of 2-D to the solid representation of 3-D. People have a strong inclination to translate 2-D representations into three dimensions even when those figures are formed by lines on a two-dimensional page or computer screen.

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