Friday, February 2, 2007

Uniform Connectedness

Uniform connectedness is a organization, which can re-organize and can help to correct poorly designed configuration.
When organizaing a dots as an example can be a common regions, or Connecting lines. Dot is percieved as column when common regions or lines connect the dots vertically, and it is perceived as rows when common regions or lines connect the dots horizonatally.






There are two basic strategies for applying uniform connectedness in a design: Common regions and Connecting lines.


Common Regions: are formed when edges come together and bound a visual area, grouping the elements within the region. (Example: Remote Controls.)







Connecting Lines: are formed when an explicit lines joins elements, grouping the connected elements.
(Example: Connect elements that are not otherwise obviously grouped. Not located closly together.)


















Uniform connectedness is useful when connecting poorly designed configurations, that would otherwise be difficult to modify. (Example: Location of control panel is not easily modified, but a particular set of controls can be grouped by connecting them in a common region using paint or overlays.)



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