They even psychobabble together: "We achieved what I call gestalt," says Gore. From Wordnik.com. [Friends For Now] Reference
The gestalt is just as important as the elements, though. From Wordnik.com. [Interview on Book Cover Design - Susan Wenger - by The Creative Penn | The Creative Penn] Reference
The gestalt is what you really wanted to transmit, not the specific picture. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Pondering Images] Reference
But — one might coldly ask, with a certain gestalt bent — don’t the miserable survivors at least make better widgets?. From Wordnik.com. [The Drama of the Gifted Parent] Reference
Such visibility strengthens a show's "gestalt"; gives it more vitality in the minds of the viewers. From Wordnik.com. [GALACTICA PRIMED] Reference
When considered as a 'gestalt', a body of work, do the stories convey the original intention of the editor?. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: Behind the Scenes...How the Hottest Short Fiction Anthologies Are Created (Part 3)] Reference
Nada -- not the radiosity or whatever, not my "gestalt" impression, and, no, not even Mac's own expert judgment. From Wordnik.com. [Posthuman Blues] Reference
The creative energy this kind of gestalt entity can generate when well motivated and well managed - it's exhilarating. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
Instead, Rabb aims to represent a book's "gestalt," as he puts it. From Wordnik.com. [PersonaNonData] Reference
Despite these individual features, babyface is a 'gestalt' or whole that is easily recognizable by people. From Wordnik.com. [India eNews] Reference
Emergence, which sounds like the whole 'gestalt' thing applied to something other than human consciousness. From Wordnik.com. [Pharyngula] Reference
He rejected Darwinism, evolution and social Darwinism and instead emphasized "gestalt" which he said derived from Goethe. From Wordnik.com. [Pharyngula] Reference
In design school the concept of "gestalt" was hammered into our heads where the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts. From Wordnik.com. [The Mac Observer] Reference
A "gestalt" is a configuration of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described as merely the sum of its parts. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
When I studied psychology, we learned about a concept called "gestalt," meaning the "whole is greater than the sum of its parts.". From Wordnik.com. [The Daily News - News] Reference
But anyway ... in 3e D&D, one of the variant rules allowed for "gestalt" characters which were essentially characters with two classes. From Wordnik.com. [EN World D&D / RPG News] Reference
It's the quick way of tapping into the social gestalt. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
GUPTA: A lot is based on you and your sort of gestalt. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 29, 2009] Reference
GUPTA: A lot of it is based on you and your sort of gestalt?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 29, 2009] Reference
It touches on so many points of passion in the American gestalt. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Stark: Satire? Sincere? Brilliant!!!] Reference
My gestalt organism was at the point of death from that security. From Wordnik.com. [Science Fiction Hall of Fame]
The whole gestalt says, "This is not for kids, I'm a big boy now.". From Wordnik.com. [Robert Rosenthal: Don't Turn Drinking Into a Responsibility] Reference
"It is a highly intense, fast-paced, efficient and energized gestalt.". From Wordnik.com. [Johnnie Cochran's Odd Libel Suit Hits Post Tough Gal Andrea Peyser] Reference
GUPTA: A lot of it's based on you and your gestalt, you're good instinct. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 30, 2009] Reference
Make no mistake: The gestalt behind the SEC case is that short selling is bad. From Wordnik.com. [The War on Shorts, Cont.] Reference
Barack is risking his life and his family to try and change the gestalt of America. From Wordnik.com. [Carter: It Would Be A "Very Serious Mistake" For Super-Delegates To Overturn The Primaries] Reference
Mr. Klee, a lawyer, is concerned with the legalese of the deal, not its larger gestalt. From Wordnik.com. [Zell's Hell] Reference
I am struck by a contrast between Obama and Hillary Clinton in terms of gestalt theory. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Obama: Reagan Changed Direction Of Country In Way Bill Clinton Didn't] Reference
“Did it occur to you that maybe this — gestalt organism of yours is already dead?”. From Wordnik.com. [Science Fiction Hall of Fame]
I know, after eight years, I have to give the new uber-bipartisan gestalt a chance to work. From Wordnik.com. [Kate Clinton: Shut Up Cheney] Reference
This global apprehension is not experienced as an additive summation but rather as a gestalt. From Wordnik.com. [Humanistic Nursing] Reference
Still and all, I have to say that the Jump, Little Children gestalt has been a great boon to me. From Wordnik.com. [anne-jumps Diary Entry] Reference
The gestalt of suffering threatened to topple Anna's carefully maintained defenses and she had to escape. From Wordnik.com. [Firestorm]
Morton Albaek of the Danish wind energy company Vestas perhaps sums up the gestalt of the new decade best. From Wordnik.com. [Making Money In The Reputation Economy] Reference
TAYLOR: Yes, well the gestalt of the face, the overall holistic grasp of the face is what we tend to capture in memory. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 22, 2002] Reference
"In places like Aureole," Tihany says, "design is a gestalt, conveying symbolically a lifetime of achievement by a four-star chef.". From Wordnik.com. [Performance Cuisine] Reference
Maybe we should add "album" topics to this discussion, so that the gestalt of songs on any given studio album can be explored in context. From Wordnik.com. [The WELL: Row Jimmy] Reference
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