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 studies, 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 w ...

, 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 ...

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

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