The New Yorker website is definitely among those well-designed news websites. The Gestalt Principle is applied throughout the site.

• proximity and alignment: achieved through dividing content into two/three columns and align them neatly.
• similarity: through placing images in square shapes of the same size within each section; same typeface among each section; unified format in each “story box”, following the rule of headline-author-brief summary-section name.
• visual hierarchy: achieved through smaller intro texts following bigger headlines; also achieved through use of difference sizes of images.

This designer of this website had gestalt principles in mind as he or she was designing. For one, there is figure and ground because the image of the bed stands out against the tan and dark green backgrounds surrounding it. In addition, there is proximity and alignment because the designer used the same typeface in the David’s Refuge logo and in the “Caring for the caregiver” tagline. Furthermore, there is continuation because the faded words “Retreat” and “Renewal” are placed on lines, which indicates continuation and connectedness. Lastly, there is visual hierarchy because the image of the relaxing bed is the first and most important thing that my eyes look at.

My love for Kit Kat aside, this website applies many gestalt principles. The Kit Kat bars stand out clearly from the background due to the color difference and three dimensionality aspect. The colors are very consistent on the page. They stick to the classic red and white colors that are associated with the Kit Kat brand. The font is aligned well and gives the look of an organized page. Lastly, the hierarchy is very apparent and visually appealing. The words at the top are the biggest, most bold, and italicized. The following line is much smaller and the following block of text is the smallest. Overall, this page is very appealing and applies the gestalt principles very well.