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  Art, Design and Gestalt theory - Gestalt psychology was founded in 1910 by three German psychologists, Max Wertheimer, Kurt Koffka and Wolfgang Köhler. The author discusses gestalt theory's influence on modern art and design, describes its resemblance to Japanese-inspired theories of aesthetics and finds evidence of a mutual, if limited, interest between the gestalt psychologists and certain artists
- Gestalt Theory: Society for Gestalt Theory and its Applications (GTA) - Gestalt theory is a broadly interdisciplinary general theory which provides a framework for a wide variety of psychological phenomena, processes, and applications. Human beings are viewed as open systems in active interaction with their environment. It is especially suited for the understanding of order and structure in psychological events, and has its origins in some orientations of Johann Wolfg
- Productive Thinking...the Gestalt Emphasis - Does the mind always represent the world accurately and unambiguously? Perceptual illusions and ambiguous figures were of special interest to the Gestaltists. Artists have also been fascinated by these perceptual phenomenon. Perceptual illusions and ambiguous figures are of special interest in the investigation of thinking
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