Alignment, Repetition & Proximity — Roadmap Step & Resources
Grouping and aligning related elements so a layout feels intentional rather than accidental
- Level: beginner
- Estimated time: 1 days
- Roadmap: UI Design
Before this step
Interview questions
- Why does misaligned text or icons make a design feel unpolished even if nothing is technically wrong?
Study resources
- The Non-Designer's Design Book Principles (CRAP) (Article) — Explains Robin Williams' widely-taught CRAP principles: Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity.
- Alignment and Proximity in UI Design Explained (Video) — Covers how alignment and proximity communicate relationships between elements.
Part of
- Design Foundations — section
- UI Design roadmap — the full learning path