Hands-On UX Design for Developers

Shape usage in visual design

Shapes are used to add and sustain specific interest inside our product design. Using the shape properly, we can create specific focal points inside our design and direct the user's flow inside the design.

We have already mentioned that shapes organize the elements and parts of our product design by separating or grouping specific objects or elements.

We can play around with shape sizes, colors, depth, and so on. For example, the larger the shape size, the nearer it will be to access; the smaller the shape, the farther away it will look.

Note the following examples:

So, we can see in the preceding diagram that ...