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Common region

Meaning in graphic design, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In graphic design, common region means: The tendency to perceive elements inside one boundary as a group.

In Turkish: ortak bölge ilkesi

How it is used

Use when containers or background areas establish visual grouping.

Example sentences

  1. Common region groups the contact details inside the pale panel.

    A shared enclosure signals a relationship between separate items.

  2. We removed a border that created a misleading common region.

    A container can suggest a connection that the information does not support.

Common collocations

  • principle of common region
  • group by common region
  • proximityThe design principle that related items should be placed close together and unrelated items further apart, so readers understand at a glance what belongs together.
  • white spaceThe empty areas around and between elements in a design. It does not have to be white; it is any space left free so the design can breathe and the content is easier to read.

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