Figure and ground or Figure ground may refer to: *

Figure and ground (media) Figure and ground is a concept drawn from Gestalt psychology by media theorist Marshall McLuhan in the early 1970s. This concept underpins the meaning of his famous phrase, "The medium is the message". The concept was an approach to what was called ...

, a concept developed by media theorist Marshall McLuhan *

Figure–ground (perception) Figure–ground organization is a type of perceptual grouping that is a vital necessity for recognizing objects through vision. In Gestalt psychology it is known as identifying a ''figure'' from the back''ground''. For example, black words on a ...

, referring to humans' ability to separate foreground from background in visual images. Figure-ground perception is one of the main issues in gestalt psychology. *

Figure-ground in map design Figure and ground or Figure ground may refer to: * Figure and ground (media), a concept developed by media theorist Marshall McLuhan * Figure–ground (perception), referring to humans' ability to separate foreground from background in visual image ...

, the ability to easily discriminate the main figure from the ground *

Figure/Ground Figure/Ground is an open-source, para-academic, inter-disciplinary website that publishes in-depth interviews with scholars, researchers, and university professors. Artists, filmmakers, and creators of every stripe are also interviewed. Figure/G ...

, open-source para-academic website

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